Deregulation task force materials (Department of the Interior)
| Tracking # |
OS-2017-00483 |
| Submitted | April 25, 2017 |
| Est. Completion | April 2, 2018 |
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From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
Any and all materials related to any and all "deregulation task force" organization, considerations, recommendations, and determinations related to divisions within this agency. On February 28, 2017, President Donald Trump, in a speech before members of Congress, stated: "We have undertaken a historic effort to massively reduce job-crushing regulations, creating a deregulation task force inside of every Government agency; imposing a new rule which mandates that for every 1 new regulation, 2 old regulations must be eliminated...."
By Executive Order, issued February 25, 2017, President Donald Trump ordered that within 60 days of the date of this order, a time period that concludes today, the head of each agency "shall designate an agency official as its Regulatory Reform Officer (RRO)."
Please include all communications, databases, organizational charts, evaluations, reports, audits, or any other materials related to the following elements:
• All organizational and structural materials related to the set up of the task force, including the names of all members and responsibilities.
• All materials related to meetings between members or auxiliary members of the task force, including notes, meeting minutes, agendas
• All available lists and related materials regarding regulations to be kept and regulations to be cut, as well as any notes, reports, or other materials being used to support or inform the assignments
Please provide materials on a rolling basis.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Beryl Lipton
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: OS, OS FOIA
Dear Ms. Lipton,
Please find attached the acknowledgment letter for FOIA request
OS-2017-00483.
Thanks,
Cindy
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Department of the Interior
Office of the Secretary, FOIA Office
1849 C Street, NW, MS-7328
Washington, D.C. 20240
os_foia@ios.doi.gov
(202) 513-0765 - phone
(202) 219-2374 - fax
From: OS, OS FOIA
Dear Ms. Lipton,
We have received your request. We are currently waiting on records for
this request. Unfortunately, I do not have time line as we do not retain
records in this office. As soon as we the receive records, we will get
this information to you as quickly as possible. Have a great day!
Thanks,
Cindy
--
Department of the Interior
Office of the Secretary, FOIA Office
1849 C Street, NW, MS-7328
Washington, D.C. 20240
os_foia@ios.doi.gov
(202) 513-0765 - phone
(202) 219-2374 - fax
From: Beryl Lipton
Hi Cindy,
Thank you so much for the update! Hope you have a great long weekend!
Best,
Beryl
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: OS, OS FOIA
Dear Ms. Lipton,
We have received your request. We are currently waiting on records for this
request. As soon as we the receive records, we will get this information
to you as quickly as possible. Have a great day!
Thanks,
Cindy
--
Department of the Interior
Office of the Secretary, FOIA Office
1849 C Street, NW, MS-7328
Washington, D.C. 20240
os_foia@ios.doi.gov
(202) 513-0765 - phone
(202) 219-2374 - fax
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: OS, OS FOIA
Dear Ms. Lipton,
RE: FOIA Request, OS-2017-00483
Thank you for your inquiry. We are currently waiting on the records . We
are working arduously to get the information to you as quickly as possible.
Thank you for contacting our office.
-Karmen
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Department of the Interior
Office of the Secretary, FOIA Office
1849 C Street, NW, MS-7328
Washington, D.C. 20240
os_foia@ios.doi.gov
(202) 513-0765 - phone
(202) 219-2374 - fax
From: Beryl Lipton
Hi Karmen,
Thanks so much for the update. I really appreciate it.
Best wishes,
Beryl
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: OS, OS FOIA
Dear Ms. Lipton,
We are still coordinating and waiting for records. Please be assured we
are following up regularly and will begin processing as soon as we have all
potentially responsive records.
Thanks,
Cindy
--
Department of the Interior
Office of the Secretary, FOIA Office
1849 C Street, NW, MS-7328
Washington, D.C. 20240
os_foia@ios.doi.gov
(202) 513-0765 - phone
(202) 219-2374 - fax
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: OS, OS FOIA
Dear Ms. Lipton,
Currently we are still waiting for responsive records from program
offices. Once we receive these records, we can begin reviewing for
release. Please be assured we will process and provide any records as
promptly as possible.
V/r,
Leah
--
Department of the Interior
Office of the Secretary, FOIA Office
1849 C Street, NW, MS-7328
Washington, D.C. 20240
os_foia@ios.doi.gov
(202) 513-0765 - phone
(202) 219-2374 - fax
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of the Interior
Ms. Lipton,
We are still coordinating the collection of records for request and unable
to provide a timeline. We are following-up regularly and will begin
processing as soon as we have all records.
Please be assured that we do have a clear understanding of your request for
government records and are working as expeditiously as possible.
We appreciate your patience and thank you for contacting our office.
-Karmen
--
Department of the Interior
Office of the Secretary, FOIA Office
1849 C Street, NW, MS-7328
Washington, D.C. 20240
os_foia@ios.doi.gov
(202) 513-0765 - phone
(202) 219-2374 - fax
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Jan. 2, 2018. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of the Interior
Ms. Lipton,
RE: FOIA Request, OS-2017-00483
Our office is still waiting for all records from the program office before
we can begin processing. We are unable to provide an estimated date of
completion.
We appreciate your patience and contacting our office.
If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
-Karmen
--
Department of the Interior
Office of the Secretary, FOIA Office
1849 C Street, NW, MS-7328
Washington, D.C. 20240
os_foia@ios.doi.gov
(202) 513-0765 - phone
(202) 219-2374 - fax
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 2, 2018. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of the Interior
Dear Ms. Lipton,
We have received the records for this request. Due to the amount of
requests we have received and our small staff, we have this one queued up
to start processing as the next processor becomes available. We are
working to get these records to you as promptly as possible.
Thanks,
Cindy Sweeney
--
Department of the Interior
Office of the Secretary, FOIA Office
1849 C Street, NW, MS-7328
Washington, D.C. 20240
os_foia@ios.doi.gov
(202) 513-0765 - phone
(202) 219-2374 - fax
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 2, 2018. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 2, 2018. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 2, 2018. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 2, 2018. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of the Interior
Dear Ms. Lipton,
At this time, we are still processing your request. While we do not have a
time line for this process please know that we are working to get these
records to you as soon as possible. Hope that you have a wonderful day!
Thanks,
Cindy Sweeney
--
Department of the Interior
Office of the Secretary, FOIA Office
1849 C Street, NW, MS-7328
Washington, D.C. 20240
os_foia@ios.doi.gov
(202) 513-0765 - phone
(202) 219-2374 - fax
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 2, 2018. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 2, 2018. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 2, 2018. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 2, 2018. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 2, 2018. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 2, 2018. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 2, 2018. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 2, 2018. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 2, 2018. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 2, 2018. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 2, 2018. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 2, 2018. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 2, 2018. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 2, 2018. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 2, 2018. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 2, 2018. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 2, 2018. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 2, 2018. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 2, 2018. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 2, 2018. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 2, 2018. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 2, 2018. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 2, 2018. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 2, 2018. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 2, 2018. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of the Interior
Dear Ms. Lipton,
The FOIA Support Team is currently providing assistance to OS FOIA for this request. We have CC'd them here so they can respond to your inquiry and so you have their contact information.
Thanks,
Cindy Sweeney
--
Department of the Interior
Office of the Secretary, FOIA Office
1849 C Street, NW, MS-7328
Washington, D.C. 20240
os_foia@ios.doi.gov
(202) 513-0765 - phone
(202) 219-2374 - fax
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 2, 2018. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 2, 2018. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 2, 2018. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #OS-2017-00483.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of the Interior
Dear Ms. Lipton, Ms. Feinberg, Mr. Sewell, Mr. Kaplan, Ms. Best, Mr. Amarel, Ms. Grubb, Mr. Spies, Mr. Sherwood, Ms. McLean, Mr. Hoppock, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Scott,
Last year, the Department of the Interior transitioned to FOIAonline, a secure web-based tracking and case-management system. As part of the transition, new tracking numbers were generated for many open FOIA requests. As you have five or more open FOIA requests, please find attached a chart with your requests pending in the Office of the Secretary’s FOIA Unit, including each request’s original and corresponding FOIAonline request numbers. We hope you find this helpful in any future correspondence with the Office of the Secretary’s FOIA Unit.
If, upon review, you are no longer interested in any of these requests, we would be happy to assist you in closing them in FOIAonline or you can withdraw them directly in FOIAonline. Please note that unless and until you contact the Office of the Secretary’s FOIA Unit and ask for a particular request or requests to be withdrawn, we will continue processing all of these requests.
Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions.
Thank you,
Leah Fairman
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Department of the Interior
Office of the Secretary, FOIA Office
1849 C Street, NW, MS-7328
Washington, D.C. 20240
os_foia@ios.doi.gov
(202) 513-0765 - phone
(202) 219-2374 - fax
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