Disaster Recovery Centers
| Submitted | April 14, 2023 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Johanna Rayl
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Opening dates, closing dates, and locations of Disaster Recovery Centers for the years 2000-2022, or whenever FEMA began opening Disaster Recovery Centers.
If these data are unavailable for the entire period, I am requesting data for the largest number of years available.
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,
Johanna Rayl
From: Federal Emergency Management Agency
04/18/2023 SENT VIA E-MAIL TO: 144556-56763654@requests.muckrock.comRe: FOIA Request Number 2023-FEFO-00558 Acknowledgment Dear Johanna Rayl:This email acknowledges receipt of your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), dated 4/16/2023 and received in this office on 4/17/2023. You are seeking the following records regarding Disaster Recovery Centers from 2000 (or whenever FEMA began opening DRC) through 2022.
- Opening dates
- Closing dates
- Locations of Disaster Recovery Centers
If these data are unavailable for the entire period, you would like data for the largest number of years available. Your request has been assigned the following tracking number 2023-FEFO-00558. We may contact you again about more information about your FOIA request. You have been placed in the fee requester category “All Other” requester, pursuant to the DHS FOIA Regulations, 6 CFR §5.11. Provisions of the FOIA allow us to recover part of the cost of complying with your request. We shall charge you for records in accordance with the DHS FOIA regulations as they apply to "All Other" non-commercial requesters for the information that is not considered your Privacy Act information. As a non-commercial requester of this type of information, you may be charged 10 cents per page for duplication; the first 100 pages are free, as are the first two hours of search time, after which you will pay the per quarter-hour rate ($4.00 for clerical personnel, $7.00 for professional personnel, $10.25 for managerial personnel) of the searcher. We will construe the submission of your request as an agreement to pay up to $25.00. This office will contact you before accruing any further fees.We will query the appropriate offices within FEMA who may have the records you are seeking to determine if fees will apply. Then we will contact you again once our calculations are completed and notify you before proceeding further with the processing of your FOIA request.In the event that you are charged fees, we invite you to reach out to our Office to discuss how to narrow your request and reduce the fees assessed. We appreciate your patience. If you have any questions or would like to discuss this matter, please contact the assigned FOIA specialist directly at, juan.vegasandoval@fema.dhs.gov and reference the request number 2023-FEFO-00558. Again, if you require additional support, you may also contact FEMA’s Public Liaison at FEMA-FOIA@fema.dhs.gov. If you need to contact FEMA’s FOIA Public Liaison, then please reference the FOIA request number and address your email to “Attn: FEMA’s Public Liaison” and summarize your concerns. You may also contact FEMA at (202) 646-3323, or you may contact FEMA’s Public Liaison in the same manner. Please reference FOIA request number 2023-FEFO-00558. For a faster response please communicate by email. Thank you for your interest in FEMA. Sincerely, Disclosure BranchInformation Management DivisionOffice of the Chief Administrative OfficerFederal Emergency Management AgencyU.S. Department of Homeland Security
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From: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Dear Johanna Rayl:Attached is our final response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request numbered 2023-FEFO-00558. If you need to contact our office concerning this request, please email me directly and reference your FOIA tracking number 2023-FEFO-00558. You may also send an e-mail to FEMA-FOIA@fema.dhs.gov, or call (202) 646-3323, and you may contact our FOIA Public Liaison in the same manner. For a faster response please contact me directly by email.Regards,Disclosure BranchInformation Management DivisionOffice of the Chief Administrative OfficerFederal Emergency Management AgencyU.S. Department of Homeland SecurityTelephone: (202) 646-3323 FEMA-FOIA@fema.dhs.gov
This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and any disclosure, copying, or distribution
of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, by you is strictly prohibited.
Deloitte refers to a Deloitte member firm, one of its related entities, or Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited ("DTTL"). Each Deloitte member firm is a separate legal entity and a member of DTTL. DTTL does not provide services to clients. Please see www.deloitte.com/about
to learn more.
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