DOJ COPS FOIA Logs 2021, 2022

Good afternoon,

Thank you for your FOIA request to the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office). It is our understanding that you are requesting copies of fiscal year 2021 and 2022 COPS Office FOIA Request logs. The logs will include (1) request date; (2) description of records requested; (3) requester organization (if applicable); and (4) current status of the requests.

Please be advised, our request logs do not contain a description of records requested or requesters organization and the FOIA does not require agencies to create new records, therefore we can only provide records that are available. To assist with the processing of your request, would you accept copies of fiscal year 2021 and 2022 COPS Office FOIA Request logs. The logs will include (1) requester name; (2) date of request; (3) date request was closed; and (4) request disposition.

Please confirm that our understanding of your FOIA request is accurate.

The COPS Office FOIA reference number for this request is COPS-2023-FOI-0155. Please refer to this number when contacting our office about this request.
Best,

Nicole Lee

Government Information Specialist

August 21, 2023

COPS-2023-FOI-0155

Via Email (requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>)

Kevin Hawkins

Dear Mr. Hawkins:

This responds to your Freedom of Information Act request to the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) dated August 15, 2023. In an email dated August 21, 2023, you agreed to accept copies of fiscal year 2021 and 2022 COPS Office FOIA Request logs. The logs will include (1) requester name; (2) date of request; (3) date request was closed; and (4) request disposition.

We completed our search for records responsive to your request. We located 15 pages that may be responsive to your request. I have determined that the enclosed pages are appropriate for release without redactions.

For your information, Congress excluded three discrete categories of law enforcement and national security records from the requirements of the FOIA. See 5 U.S.C. § 552(c). This response is limited to those records that are subject to the requirements of the FOIA. This is a standard notification that is given to all our requesters and should not be taken as an indication that excluded records do, or do not, exist.

You may contact the COPS Office FOIA Public Liaison at 202-514-1873 to discuss any aspect of your request. Additionally, you may contact the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) at the National Archives and Records Administration to inquire about the FOIA mediation services they offer. The contact information for OGIS is as follows: Office of Government Information Services, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road-OGIS, College Park, Maryland 20740-6001, e-mail at ogis@nara.gov<mailto:ogis@nara.gov>; telephone at 202-741-5770; toll free at 1-877-684-6448; or facsimile at 202-741-5769.

If you are not satisfied with my determination in response to this request, you may administratively appeal by writing to the Director, Office of Information Policy (OIP), United States Department of Justice, 441 G Street, NW, 6th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20530, or you may submit an appeal through OIP's FOIA STAR portal by creating an account following the instructions on OIP’s website: https://www.justice.gov/oip/submit-and-track-request-or-appeal. Your appeal must be postmarked or electronically transmitted within 90 days of the date of my response to your request. If you submit your appeal by mail, both the letter and the envelope should be clearly marked "Freedom of Information Act Appeal."

If you would like further information about the COPS Office, please visit our Internet site at https://www.cops.usdoj.gov.

Sincerely,

Nicole Lee

Government Information Specialist