EPA Administrator housing records

This message is to confirm your request submission to the FOIAonline application: View Request. Request information is as follows: (https://foiaonline.regulations.gov:443/foia/action/public/view/request?objectId=090004d2818a0c59)
* Tracking Number: EPA-HQ-2018-006233
* Requester Name: Nick Surgey
* Date Submitted: 04/05/2018
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description: To Whom It May Concern: On behalf of Documented, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following: All records in the possession of Matthew Z. Leopold (EPA General Counsel), Kevin Minoli (EPA Principal Deputy General Counsel), Jahan Wilcox (EPA spokesman), or Scott Pruitt (EPA Administrator) that relate to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's housing/accommodation situation in Washington D.C., including any records that relate to Pruitt's lease of a room/property from Vicki and Steven Hart. A search may be limited to records created between January 20, 2017 and the date that this request is processed. 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, Nick Surgey Co-Director Documented

04/19/2018 08:39 AM FOIA Request: EPA-HQ-2018-006233

Your request for Fee Waiver for the FOIA request EPA-HQ-2018-006233 has been determined to be not applicable as the request is not billable. Additional details for this request are as follows:
* Request Created on: 04/05/2018
* Fee Waiver Disposition Reason: N/A
* Request Long Description: To Whom It May Concern: On behalf of Documented, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following: All records in the possession of Matthew Z. Leopold (EPA General Counsel), Kevin Minoli (EPA Principal Deputy General Counsel), Jahan Wilcox (EPA spokesman), or Scott Pruitt (EPA Administrator) that relate to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's housing/accommodation situation in Washington D.C., including any records that relate to Pruitt's lease of a room/property from Vicki and Steven Hart. A search may be limited to records created between January 20, 2017 and the date that this request is processed. 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, Nick Surgey Co-Director Documented

EPA-HQ-2018-006233 has been processed with the following final disposition: Partial Grant/Partial Denial.

Records responsive to your request have previously been produced and are publicly available at the following link:

https://foiaonline.gov/foiaonline/action/public/submissionDetails?trackingNumber=EPA-HQ-2018-006474&type=request

Portions of these records are being withheld pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(5), the Deliberative Process Privilege, 552(b)(6) Personal Privacy Information, 552(b)(7)(c) Law Enforcement-Personal Privacy and 552(b)(7)(f) Law Enforcement-Life or Physical Safety of an Individual. The portions of records are exempt from disclosure because they are predecisional and deliberative and would harm agency decision-making if released or contain personal information which would and/or could be an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy if released or which could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical safety of an individual.

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