Don Graves Akin Gump

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* Tracking Number: DOC-OS-2022-001459
* Requester Name:
Jimmy Tobias
* Date Submitted: 04/26/2022
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description:
To Whom It May Concern:

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

Any and all written or electronic communications, including email attachments, between Deputy Secretary Don Graves and any lobbyists, lawyers or other staffers affiliated with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.

This requests seeks records produced since January 20, 2021.

I am a reporter for The Guardian and The Nation, among other outlets.

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

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The FOIA request DOC-OS-2022-001459 has had its Tracking Number changed to DOC-IOS-2022-001459. 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:
DOC-OS-2022-001459
* New Tracking Number:
DOC-IOS-2022-001459
* Requester Name:
Jimmy Tobias
* Date Submitted:
04/26/2022
* Long Description:
To Whom It May Concern:

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

Any and all written or electronic communications, including email attachments, between Deputy Secretary Don Graves and any lobbyists, lawyers or other staffers affiliated with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.

This requests seeks records produced since January 20, 2021.

I am a reporter for The Guardian and The Nation, among other outlets.

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

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Your request for Fee Waiver for the FOIA request DOC-IOS-2022-001459 has been
denied.
Additional details for this request are as follows:

* Request Created on:
04/26/2022
* Request Description:
To Whom It May Concern:

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

Any and all written or electronic communications, including email attachments, between Deputy Secretary Don Graves and any lobbyists, lawyers or other staffers affiliated with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.

This requests seeks records produced since January 20, 2021.

I am a reporter for The Guardian and The Nation, among other outlets.

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

Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/
* Fee Waiver Original Justification:
I am a reporter for The Guardian and The Nation, among other outlets.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
* Fee Waiver Disposition Reason:
Requester has not demonstrated how this request concerns the operations or activities of the Government; nor has the requester demonstrated how the requested information is “likely to contribute” to an increased understanding by the public of the Department’s operations nor how disclosable portions of the requested information will be meaningfully informative in relation to the subject matter of the requests; nor has the requester demonstrated how disclosure of agency records will contribute “significantly” to public understanding of agency operations or activities.

Good Afternoon Mr. Tobias:
Attached, please find correspondence regarding your FOIA request.
Thank you,
Latita M. Cooper
FOIA Analyst (Contractor)
Office of Privacy and Open Government
U. S. Department of Commerce
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Good Afternoon:

Please be advised that potentially responsive records have been located and are the subject of review and processing. Upon completion, you will be notified.

Thank you and have a pleasant day.

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FOIA Analyst
Office of Privacy and Open Government (OPOG)
U. S. Department of Commerce
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