Deregulation task force materials (Department of the Interior)

Beryl Lipton filed this request with the Department of the Interior of the United States of America.
Tracking #

OS-2017-00483/DOI-OS-2017-000091

OS-2017-00483

Est. Completion April 2, 2018
Status
Fix Required

Communications

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: 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

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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 Cindy,

Thank you so much for the update! Hope you have a great long weekend!

Best,
Beryl

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: 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: 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

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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,

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
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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: 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: 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: 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

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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: 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: 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

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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: 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

From:

Dear Ms. Lipton,

We are reaching out to you today to discuss your pre-October 1, 2019 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with the Department of the Interior’s Office of the Secretary’s FOIA Unit. Please find below a chart listing your requests, including each request’s original and current tracking number.

Tracking Number
Legacy Tracking Number
Requester Name
Requester Organization
Submitted Date
Original Description
Did you subsequently narrow the request?
DOI-OS-2017-000091
OS-2017-00483
Beryl Lipton

MuckRock

4/25/2017

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…(cont’d below).

No
DOI-OS-2019-000581
OS-2019-00587
Beryl Lipton

MuckRock

3/15/2019

The following materials related to the funding, staffing, and activities of this FOIA office: ***Budget materials***

• For the years 2017, 2018, and 2019, all budget materials or plans applicable to offices responsible for processing and response to FOIA requests and appeals submitted to this Bureau and its offices…(cont’d below).

No

We would like to set up a meeting at your convenience to discuss the requests, please let us know what times and dates would work well for you.

Thank you,

FOIA Support Team

From: Department of the Interior

Dear Ms. Lipton,

We are following up on our email from October 5, 2023 regarding your open FOIA requests. Please see the email below.

Thank you and we look forward to speaking with you.

FOIA Support Team

From: Beryl Lipton

Hello,

Thank you for following up on your earlier message and for your willingness to set up a conversation about my requests. I will be unavailable next week. Does your team have time to talk during the week of October 30?

Many thanks,
Beryl

From: Department of the Interior

Ms. Lipton,

Thank you for your replies. We have availability on the following dates and times:

Monday, October 30 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. EDT
Tuesday, October 31 at 12:00 p.m. or 3:00 p.m. EDT
Wednesday, November 1 at 2:30 p.m. EDT

Please let us know which date and time would be best and we will send you the Teams Meeting information. If the dates listed above do not work for you, we are happy to look at additional dates.

Thank you,

FOIA Support Team

From: Department of the Interior

Ms. Lipton,

We are following up on our email below. Do you have availability to meet with a member of our team next week or the week after? Please let us know a date and time that would work well for you.

Thank you,

FOIA Support Team

From: Department of the Interior

Dear Ms. Lipton,

Please find attached a letter concerning Freedom of Information Act request number OS-2017-00483/DOI-OS-2017-000091.

Thank you,

FOIA Support Team

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