Emails between the Kootenai County Sheriff’s department and ATF in August 2000

11/01/2022 REFER TO: 2023-00156 Runa SandvikMuckRock News, DEPT MR136002263 Huntington AveBoston, Massachusetts, 02115Dear Ms. Sandvik:This is to acknowledge receipt of your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated 11/1/2022, and received by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) on 11/1/2022, in which you requested records concerning documents related to FBI/ATF federal agents posing as photojournalists to monitor protesters. The records you seek require a search in at least one other office within ATF, and so your request presents “unusual circumstances” under the FOIA. See 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(6)(B)(iii)(I). Because of these unusual circumstances, we are extending the time limit to respond to your request beyond the ten additional days provided by the statute. We have not completed a search to determine whether there are records within the scope of your request. The time needed to process your request will depend on the complexity of our records search and on the volume and complexity of any records located. For your information, this office assigns incoming requests to one of three tracks: simple, complex, or expedited. Each request is then handled on a first-in, first-out basis in relation to other requests in the same track. Simple requests usually receive a response in approximately one month, whereas complex requests necessarily take longer. At this time, your request has been assigned to the Simple track. Your request has been placed in chronological order based on the date of receipt and will be handled as quickly as possible when it is assigned for processing. A tracking number has been assigned to your request and is set forth above. Please refer to this number in any future communications regarding this request.Because this Office is not assessing any fees in connection with the processing of your request, there is no need for us to determine whether your request qualifies for a waiver of fees.If you have any questions regarding the status of your request, you may contact our FOIA Public Liaison at 202-648-7390 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; telephone at 202-741-5770; toll free at 1-877-684-6448; or facsimile at 202-741-5769. Sincerely,Adam C. SipleChiefInformation & Privacy Governance Division Ms.
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January 31, 2023 REFER TO: 2023-00156Ms. Runa SandvikMuckRock News, DEPT MR136002263 Huntington AvenueBoston, Massachusetts 02115Dear Ms. Sandvik:This responds to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated November 1, 2022, and received by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) on November 1, 2022, in which you requested records concerning emails between ATF and Kootenai County Sheriff's Department. Your request has been assigned number 2023-00156. Please refer to this number on any future correspondence. Please be advised that a search has been conducted in the Office of Science and Technology and based on the information you provided to us, we were not able to locate any responsive records subject to the Freedom of Information Act.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 our FOIA Public Liaison or Zina Kornegay, at (202) 648-7390, for any further assistance and 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, Room 2510, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, Maryland 20740-6001, e-mail at 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 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://doj-foia.entellitrak.com/etk-doj-foia-prod/login.request.do. 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." Adam C. Siple Chief Information and Privacy Governance Division
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Runa Sandvik-

Please see your email dated 01/23/2023 from Zina Kornegay. Your case has been closed with our office, due to no responsive records being located.

Thank You,

Q. Sharvon Tyler (Contractor)
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Information & Privacy Goverance Division
U.S. Department of Justice
99 New York Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20226
Desk: (202) 648-7371

Good morning,

Your case was closed on 1/31/2023, we sent out a no records response through our portal.

Zina Kornegay
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Public and Governmental Affairs (PGA)
Information and Privacy Governance Division (IPG)
*202-648-7372
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