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* Tracking Number: DOC-OS-2022-001641
* Requester Name:
Jimmy Tobias
* Date Submitted: 05/16/2022
* 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 Under Secretary Diane Farrell and any officials, lobbyists, representatives or other staffers or agents affiliated with the American Clean Power Association and/or the Solar Energy Industries Association. This includes any communications between Lago and Katharine MacGregor, the former Interior DepSec and now a lobbyist. This request seeks records produced since January 20, 2020.

I am a reporter for The Nation magazine

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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Good Afternoon Mr. Tobias,

Please see attached acknowledgment letter for your FOIA Online request.

Your request seeks: Any and all written or electronic communications, including email attachments, between Deputy Under Secretary Diane Farrell and any officials, lobbyists, representatives or other staffers or agents affiliated with the American Clean Power Association and/or the Solar Energy Industries Association. This includes any communications between Lago and Katharine MacGregor, the former Interior DepSec and now a lobbyist. This request seeks records produced since January 20, 2020.

This request needs to be narrowed - modification comments - please provide American Clean Power Association and/or the Solar Energy Industries Association email addresses or the domain name so that OCIO can conduct the search. "Any and all written or electronic communications" is very broad description. Let me know if you are willing to modify the request to seek electronic communications waiving attachments and news clips. Waiving attachments and news clips will not prevent you from making a FOIA request for a particular attachment if it is of interest. Also, modification will likely return faster results.

Thank you,

Olga Colacicco
Sr FOIA Analyst
U.S. Department of Commerce| International Trade Administration
Olga.Colacicco@trade.gov<mailto:Olga.Colacicco@trade.gov>
1401 Constitution Ave, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230

Hi Mr. Tobias,

Thank you for your email following up on your FOIA request DOC-ITA-2022-001641 (previously DOC-OS-2022-001641).

Your request is being handled by our International Trade Administration. I have cc'd them on this "thank you" email and I will ask them to send you a status today.

Have a great day.

Thank You,
Bobbie

Bobbie Parsons
FOIA Officer, Immediate Office of the Secretary
Office of Privacy and Open Government
Phone: 202-482-3257
Email: BParsons@doc.gov

Good afternoon Mr. Tobias,

Thank you for your email for status of your FOIA requests DOC-ITA-2022-001641 and DOC-ITA-2022-001217. Both of the requests are currently being processed by the International Trade Administration (ITA). As soon as we have more information on those requests, I will send you an update.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me.

Thank you,
Olga

Your request for Fee Waiver for the FOIA request DOC-ITA-2022-001641 has been
denied.
Additional details for this request are as follows:

* Request Created on:
05/16/2022
* 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 Under Secretary Diane Farrell and any officials, lobbyists, representatives or other staffers or agents affiliated with the American Clean Power Association and/or the Solar Energy Industries Association. This includes any communications between Lago and Katharine MacGregor, the former Interior DepSec and now a lobbyist. This request seeks records produced since January 20, 2020.

I am a reporter for The Nation magazine

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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* Fee Waiver Original Justification:
I am a reporter for The Nation magazine

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:
The statement provided in your request for a fee waiver pursuant to 15 C.F.R. § 4.11(l) did not contain sufficient evidence to support a finding that such factors exist. Therefore, your fee waiver is denied.

Good Afternoon,

Please see the attached final response.

Bianca Kegler, Esq.
FOIA Analyst
U.S. Department of Commerce
International Trade Administration
1401 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230