EPA communications re: Paul Gunning

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* Tracking Number: EPA-HQ-2018-005849
* Requester Name: Touche Howard
* Date Submitted: 03/27/2018
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description: To Whom It May Concern: Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records: 1. Any and all electronic communications produced from September 2013 through the present between Paul Gunning and the following persons: Paul Gunning, Alexis McKittrick, David Allen, Eben Thoma, Matthew Harrison, Karin Ritter, Adam Pasci, Ramon Alvarez, Steven Hamburg, Drew Nelson, Mark Brownstein, Melissa Weitz, and David Lyon. 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, Touche Howard

Re: Freedom of Information Act Request No. EPA-HQ-2018-005849
Dear Touche Howard:
This letter concerns the above-referenced Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, received by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) on March 27, 2018.
The Agency is diligently processing your FOIA request.  However, we have questions with respect to the scope of your request and the overlap with other requests you have submitted.
We would like to provide you the opportunity to clarify the records that you are seeking.  This FOIA request is tolled until we receive your clarification or modification.  Please respond to this request for clarification or modification within ten calendar days from the date of this letter.  Once we receive your clarification or modification, we will continue processing your FOIA request.  If we do not receive a response from you within this time period, we will consider your request to be voluntarily withdrawn.
Please contact Jonathan Lubetsky at (202) 564-3166 or (https://foiaonline.regulations.gov/foia/action/agency/request/detail/caseFileCorrespondence#) to set up a time to further discuss your request. (mailto:lubetsky.jonathan@epa.gov) lubetsky.jonathan@epa.gov

04/05/2018 10:23 AM FOIA Request: EPA-HQ-2018-005849

Mr. Howard:
Please see the attached follow-up letter concerning a request for clarification for multiple FOIA requests you submitted to the Agency on March 27, 2018.
The Agency is asking that you contact Jonathan Lubetsky at lubetsky.jonathan@epa.gov or (202) 564-3166 before April 10, 2018. (mailto:lubetsky.jonathan@epa.gov)
Sincerely,

Sabrina Hamilton, FOIA Coordinator
EPA's Office of Air and Radiation

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Re: Freedom of Information Act Request No. EPA-HQ-2018-005849
Dear Mr. Howard:
This letter concerns the above-referenced Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, received by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on March 27, 2018. In reviewing the record in FOIAonline before it is migrated to an updated system, the below letter was not sent to you as intended in April due to a system error. Since the date that you should have recieved this letter on, you have had communications regarding your request that have infromed you of the number of documents collected that are potentially responsive, and the likely timely for review of those documents. We anticipate sending the first release in July, and completion of review of all documents by January 1, 2019. Once you recieve your first production, we are hoping to discuss with you any potentially narrowing of the review of the remaining documents.
"Given the scope of the request, EPA anticipates thatthe response will require significant amount of EPA’s resources and time to search for, and appropriately examine the voluminous amount of records to complete this request to search for and collect the requested records from multiple EPA offices that are separate from the office processing the request.
Pursuant to 40 C.F.R. § 2.104(d), and extension of time required to respond to your request is necessary.  The new due date is May 10, ten working days from March 27, 2018 For an update on the status of your FOIA request, please call me at (202) 564-3166 or access FOIAonline.
If you would like to modify or narrow your request so that it may be processed sooner, please contact Larry Weinstock who can be reached at (202) 564-9226 or weinstock.larry@epa.gov." (mailto:weinstock.larry@epa.gov)
Thank you,
Jonathan Lubetsky

The FOIA request - EPA-HQ-2018-005849 has been supplemented with additional supporting files. Additional details for this item are as follows:
* Tracking Number: EPA-HQ-2018-005849
* Requester: Touche Howard
* Submitted Date: 07/05/2018
* Description: I would like to amend the above FOIA request as follows: To Whom It May Concern: Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records: 1. Any and all electronic communications produced from September 2013 through the present between these EPA employees: Paul Gunning Alexis McKittrick (while at EPA) Eben Thoma Melissa Weitz David Allen (while acting as chair of the EPA Science Advisory Board) and the following persons: Paul Gunning -- EPA Melissa Weitz -- EPA Eben Thoma -- EPA David Allen (whether as chair of the EPA Advisory Board or as a professor at University of Texas (allen@che.utexas.edu)) Alexis McKittrick (whether as an EPA employee or since she left the EPA, possibly as an employee of the Institute for Defense Analyses (amckittr@ida.org) Ramon Alvarez -- Environmental Defense Fund (RAlvarez@edf.org) Steven Hamburg -- Environmental Defense Fund (shamburg@edf.org) Drew Nelson -- Environmental Defense Fund (dnelson@edf.org) Mark Brownstein -- Environmental Defense Fund (mbrownstein@edf.org) David Lyon -- Environmental Defense Fund (dlyon@edf.org) Dan Zimmerle -- Colorado State University (Dan.Zimmerle@colostate.edu) Anthony Marchese -- Colorado State University (Anthony.Marchese@colostate.edu) Allen Robinson -- Carnegie Mellon University (alr@andrew.cmu.edu) Matthew Harrison -- while at URS and AECOM (matt.harrison at urs.com; matt.harrison@aecom.com) Karin Ritter -- American Petroleum Instiute (ritterk@api.org) Adam Pasci while at University of Texas and at Chevron (adam.pacsi@chevron.com) Potential relevant key words may include: methane, methane emissions, instrument problems, meters, calibration, calibration problems, Bacharach Hi-Flow sampler, Hi-Flow sampler, high flow sampler, EDF, Environmental Defense Fund, Inspector General, Touche, Touché, Touche Howard, Touché Howard, and any of the names on the queried list of senders or receivers, even if they are not directly on the

A copy of documents responsive to the request.

EPA-HQ-2018-005849 has been approved for an interim release. Records were released to the public as a result of this request. You may retrieve these records immediately using the following link: View Records. Over the next 2 hours, these records are also being added to FOIAonline's search pages, further enabling you to retrieve these documents associated with your FOIA request at any time. (https://www.foiaonline.gov/foiaonline/action/public/submissionDetails?trackingNumber=EPA-HQ-2018-005849&type=request)

The FOIA request - EPA-HQ-2018-005849 has been supplemented with additional supporting files. Additional details for this item are as follows:
* Tracking Number: EPA-HQ-2018-005849
* Requester: Touche Howard
* Submitted Date: 07/05/2018
* Description: I would like to amend the above FOIA request as follows: To Whom It May Concern: Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records: 1. Any and all electronic communications produced from September 2013 through the present between these EPA employees: Paul Gunning Alexis McKittrick (while at EPA) Eben Thoma Melissa Weitz David Allen (while acting as chair of the EPA Science Advisory Board) and the following persons: Paul Gunning -- EPA Melissa Weitz -- EPA Eben Thoma -- EPA David Allen (whether as chair of the EPA Advisory Board or as a professor at University of Texas (allen@che.utexas.edu)) Alexis McKittrick (whether as an EPA employee or since she left the EPA, possibly as an employee of the Institute for Defense Analyses (amckittr@ida.org) Ramon Alvarez -- Environmental Defense Fund (RAlvarez@edf.org) Steven Hamburg -- Environmental Defense Fund (shamburg@edf.org) Drew Nelson -- Environmental Defense Fund (dnelson@edf.org) Mark Brownstein -- Environmental Defense Fund (mbrownstein@edf.org) David Lyon -- Environmental Defense Fund (dlyon@edf.org) Dan Zimmerle -- Colorado State University (Dan.Zimmerle@colostate.edu) Anthony Marchese -- Colorado State University (Anthony.Marchese@colostate.edu) Allen Robinson -- Carnegie Mellon University (alr@andrew.cmu.edu) Matthew Harrison -- while at URS and AECOM (matt.harrison at urs.com; matt.harrison@aecom.com) Karin Ritter -- American Petroleum Instiute (ritterk@api.org) Adam Pasci while at University of Texas and at Chevron (adam.pacsi@chevron.com) Potential relevant key words may include: methane, methane emissions, instrument problems, meters, calibration, calibration problems, Bacharach Hi-Flow sampler, Hi-Flow sampler, high flow sampler, EDF, Environmental Defense Fund, Inspector General, Touche, Touché, Touche Howard, Touché Howard, and any of the names on the queried list of senders or receivers, even if they are not directly on the

EPA-HQ-2018-005849 has been approved for an interim release. Records were released to the public as a result of this request. You may retrieve these records immediately using the following link: View Records. Over the next 2 hours, these records are also being added to FOIAonline's search pages, further enabling you to retrieve these documents associated with your FOIA request at any time. (https://www.foiaonline.gov/foiaonline/action/public/submissionDetails?trackingNumber=EPA-HQ-2018-005849&type=request)

The FOIA request - EPA-HQ-2018-005849 has been supplemented with additional supporting files. Additional details for this item are as follows:
* Tracking Number: EPA-HQ-2018-005849
* Requester: Touche Howard
* Submitted Date: 07/05/2018
* Description: I would like to amend the above FOIA request as follows: To Whom It May Concern: Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records: 1. Any and all electronic communications produced from September 2013 through the present between these EPA employees: Paul Gunning Alexis McKittrick (while at EPA) Eben Thoma Melissa Weitz David Allen (while acting as chair of the EPA Science Advisory Board) and the following persons: Paul Gunning -- EPA Melissa Weitz -- EPA Eben Thoma -- EPA David Allen (whether as chair of the EPA Advisory Board or as a professor at University of Texas (allen@che.utexas.edu)) Alexis McKittrick (whether as an EPA employee or since she left the EPA, possibly as an employee of the Institute for Defense Analyses (amckittr@ida.org) Ramon Alvarez -- Environmental Defense Fund (RAlvarez@edf.org) Steven Hamburg -- Environmental Defense Fund (shamburg@edf.org) Drew Nelson -- Environmental Defense Fund (dnelson@edf.org) Mark Brownstein -- Environmental Defense Fund (mbrownstein@edf.org) David Lyon -- Environmental Defense Fund (dlyon@edf.org) Dan Zimmerle -- Colorado State University (Dan.Zimmerle@colostate.edu) Anthony Marchese -- Colorado State University (Anthony.Marchese@colostate.edu) Allen Robinson -- Carnegie Mellon University (alr@andrew.cmu.edu) Matthew Harrison -- while at URS and AECOM (matt.harrison at urs.com; matt.harrison@aecom.com) Karin Ritter -- American Petroleum Instiute (ritterk@api.org) Adam Pasci while at University of Texas and at Chevron (adam.pacsi@chevron.com) Potential relevant key words may include: methane, methane emissions, instrument problems, meters, calibration, calibration problems, Bacharach Hi-Flow sampler, Hi-Flow sampler, high flow sampler, EDF, Environmental Defense Fund, Inspector General, Touche, Touché, Touche Howard, Touché Howard, and any of the names on the queried list of senders or receivers, even if they are not directly on the

EPA-HQ-2018-005849 has been approved for an interim release. Records were released to the public as a result of this request. You may retrieve these records immediately using the following link: View Records. Over the next 2 hours, these records are also being added to FOIAonline's search pages, further enabling you to retrieve these documents associated with your FOIA request at any time. (https://www.foiaonline.gov/foiaonline/action/public/submissionDetails?trackingNumber=EPA-HQ-2018-005849&type=request)

The FOIA request - EPA-HQ-2018-005849 has been supplemented with additional supporting files. Additional details for this item are as follows:
* Tracking Number: EPA-HQ-2018-005849
* Requester: Touche Howard
* Submitted Date: 07/05/2018
* Description: I would like to amend the above FOIA request as follows: To Whom It May Concern: Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records: 1. Any and all electronic communications produced from September 2013 through the present between these EPA employees: Paul Gunning Alexis McKittrick (while at EPA) Eben Thoma Melissa Weitz David Allen (while acting as chair of the EPA Science Advisory Board) and the following persons: Paul Gunning -- EPA Melissa Weitz -- EPA Eben Thoma -- EPA David Allen (whether as chair of the EPA Advisory Board or as a professor at University of Texas (allen@che.utexas.edu)) Alexis McKittrick (whether as an EPA employee or since she left the EPA, possibly as an employee of the Institute for Defense Analyses (amckittr@ida.org) Ramon Alvarez -- Environmental Defense Fund (RAlvarez@edf.org) Steven Hamburg -- Environmental Defense Fund (shamburg@edf.org) Drew Nelson -- Environmental Defense Fund (dnelson@edf.org) Mark Brownstein -- Environmental Defense Fund (mbrownstein@edf.org) David Lyon -- Environmental Defense Fund (dlyon@edf.org) Dan Zimmerle -- Colorado State University (Dan.Zimmerle@colostate.edu) Anthony Marchese -- Colorado State University (Anthony.Marchese@colostate.edu) Allen Robinson -- Carnegie Mellon University (alr@andrew.cmu.edu) Matthew Harrison -- while at URS and AECOM (matt.harrison at urs.com; matt.harrison@aecom.com) Karin Ritter -- American Petroleum Instiute (ritterk@api.org) Adam Pasci while at University of Texas and at Chevron (adam.pacsi@chevron.com) Potential relevant key words may include: methane, methane emissions, instrument problems, meters, calibration, calibration problems, Bacharach Hi-Flow sampler, Hi-Flow sampler, high flow sampler, EDF, Environmental Defense Fund, Inspector General, Touche, Touché, Touche Howard, Touché Howard, and any of the names on the queried list of senders or receivers, even if they are not directly on the

EPA-HQ-2018-005849 has been approved for an interim release. Records were released to the public as a result of this request. You may retrieve these records immediately using the following link: View Records. Over the next 2 hours, these records are also being added to FOIAonline's search pages, further enabling you to retrieve these documents associated with your FOIA request at any time. (https://www.foiaonline.gov/foiaonline/action/public/submissionDetails?trackingNumber=EPA-HQ-2018-005849&type=request)

Dear. Mr. Howard:
Please find attached the Agency's final response to your FOIA request. You will receive another email from FOIAonline notifying you tha tthe case is officially closed.
We appreciate the opportunity to be of service and hope the information provided is helpful.
Sincerely,
Sabrina Hamilton, FOIA Coordinator
Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. EPA

EPA-HQ-2018-005849 has been processed with the following final disposition: Partial Grant/Partial Denial

A copy of documents responsive to the request.