DHS UAS conops (CBP)

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

Copies of the following CONOPS documents:

-Joint OAM-USCG Maritime UAS CONOPS
-CONOPS for OAM P-3 Airborne Early Warning (AEW) and Long Range Tracking Aircraft
-USCG CONOPS for a Land-Based UAS
-USCG CONOPS for a Cutter-Based UAS
-National CONOPS for MDA
-Broad Area Maritime Surveillance UAS CONOPS
-DOD Joint CONOPS for UASs
-DOD Joint Integrated Product Team Unmanned AIrcraft System Airspace Integration CONOPS
-Joint Planning and DEvelopment Office CONOPS for the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen)

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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,

Shawn Musgrave

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 8, 2013. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 8, 2013. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 8, 2013. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

CBP FOIA Office:

According to Angela Washington of the DHS Privacy Office, the request below was forwarded to your attention on September 10, 2013. Please confirm, and provide a tracking number.

Thank you,
Shawn Musgrave

Hello,

There has never been an acknowledgement of the below request, which Angela Washington of the DHS Privacy Office indicated was forwarded to CBP's attention on September 10, 2013. Please advise.

Respectfully,
Shawn

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 10, 2013. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

Hello,

Please confirm that CBP-2014-019835 is with regard to the DHS UAS CONOPS.

Thank you!

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 10, 2013. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had seemingly assigned it reference number #CBP-2014-019835, although the subject matter has never been confirmed.

Thank you for your help.

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 10, 2013. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #CBP-2014-019835.

Thank you for your help.

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 10, 2013. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #CBP-2014-019835.

Thank you for your help.

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 10, 2013. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #CBP-2014-019835.

Thank you for your help.

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 10, 2013. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #CBP-2014-019835.

Thank you for your help.

FOIA Appeals, Policy and Litigation Branch
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
90 K Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20229

October 23, 2014

To Whom It May Concern:

This is an appeal of constructive denial for the below request, CBP-2014-044308, which was originally submitted to DHS in July 2013 and then transferred to CBP in September 2013 (see attached and below message from Angela Washington of DHS FOIA on Oct. 21, 2013). The CBP FOIA staff has since assigned several tracking numbers and provided little substantive update on the status of the request.

I request that you remand this FOIA to CBP for good faith search and provision of responsive documents, which have been outlined by title.

Respectfully,

Shawn Musgrave
MuckRock

Hello,

CBP has provided documents in response to two sections of my request (namely for the CONOPS for OAM P-3 Airborne Early Warning (AEW) and Long Range Tracking
Aircraft and for the Concept of Operations for CBP’s Predator B Unmanned Aircraft System), but has not responded to the remaining portions that are relevant to CBP, in particular:

-Joint OAM-USCG Maritime UAS CONOPS
-National CONOPS for MDA

Please advise immediately as to these portions of this FOIA request.

Respectfully,

Shawn Musgrave
MuckRock

Hello,

Please advise as to the estimated completion date for the remainder of this request.

Thank you,
Shawn Musgrave
MuckRock

The FOIA request CBP-OAM-2014-019835 has had its Tracking Number changed to CBP-2014-019835. This is normally due to the request being transferred to another agency (for example, EPA to Dept. of Commerce) or to a sub-agency to process it. Additional details for this request are as follows:
* Old Tracking Number:
CBP-OAM-2014-019835
* New Tracking Number:
CBP-2014-019835
* Requester Name:
Shawn Musgrave
* Date Submitted:
02/12/2014
* Long Description:
Copies of the following CONOPS documents: -Joint OAM-USCG Maritime UAS CONOPS
-CONOPS for OAM P-3 Airborne Early Warning (ABW) and Long Range Tracking Aircraft
-USCG CONOPS for a Land-Based UAS
-USCG CONOPS for a Land-Based Cutter-Based UAS
-National CONOPS for MDA
-Broad Area Maritime Surveillance UAS CONOPS
-DOD Joint CONOPS for UAS
-DOD Joint Integrated Product Team Unmanned Aircraft System Airspace Integration CONOPS
-Joint Planning and Development Office CONOPS for the Next Generation Air Transportation System (Next Gen)

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 10, 2013. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #CBP-2014-019835 ; CBP-2014-044308 ; CBP-OAM-2014-044308 ; CBP-2014-044308 ; CBP-2014-019835.

Thank you for your help.