DOE Origins Assesment Post-Declass 2 (Department of Energy Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

Any and all records, including email communications, scientific papers and materials, underlying documentation, memos, briefings, text messages, etc, that are related to, refer to, or otherwise informed or influenced in any way the updated DOE assessment of the origin of COVID-19 as described in the following Wall Street Journal article: https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-origin-china-lab-leak-807b7b0a

Among other things, the above request seeks records in the possession of the approximately 8 person cohort at DOE responsible for Covid-related intelligence analysis. See attached document for more details on this 8 person team.

I am a reporter for The Intercept, The Nation, The Guardian and other outlets, and I am resubmitting this request in light of the statutorily-required declassification of information related to the origin of COVID-19, as per the Covid Origins Act of 2023. For more information related to the legal requirements of that declassification, please see the following information: https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-covid-origins-bill-signed-law

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,

Jimmy Tobias

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,

Jimmy Tobias