FBI Drone Procedures
| Submitted | Dec. 5, 2013 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Shawn Musgrave
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
SOP EC dated 10/28/2010
SOP ED dated 11/10/2010 (or 11/10/2011)
Bureau Aviation Regulations Manual (2011 and 2013)
These procedures are noted in documents released in 1218544-00.
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.
In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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,
Shawn Musgrave
From: Sobonya, David P.
Dear Mr. Musgrave,
The FBI has received your Freedom of Information Act/Privacy (FOIPA) request and it will be forwarded to Initial Processing for review. Your request will be processed under the provisions of FOIPA and a response will be mailed to you at a later date.
Requests for fee waivers and expedited processing will be addressed once your request has been assigned an FOIPA request number. You will receive written notification of the FBI’s decision.
Information regarding the Freedom of Information Act/Privacy is available at http://www.fbi.gov/ or http://www.fbi.gov/foia/. If you require additional assistance please contact the Public Information Officer.
Thank you,
David P. Sobonya
Public Information Officer/Legal Admin. Specialist
Record/Information Dissemination Section (RIDS)
FBI-Records Management Division
170 Marcel Drive, Winchester, VA 22602-4843
PIO: (540) 868-4593
Direct: (540) 868-4286
Fax: (540) 868-4391/4997
From: Saunders, Vanessa
Good Morning Mr. Morisy and Mr. Musgave,
We currently received a request from Mr. Musgrave seeking the responsive documents from the CREW request. Mr. Musgrave, we will administratively close FOIA 1196039-1, as all the information will be included in the responsive documents from the CREW request. However, the first release has already been released to the public. Are you also requesting a copy of the first release or releases thereafter? Because the CREW request is currently in litigation, it may or may not be possible to receive the documents concurrent with the CREW releases.
Mr. Morisy, I have also noticed that the information you have requested is also a part of the CREW FOIA request on UAS. Would you like to receive those responsive documents as well? If so, we will administratively close your FOIA request and combine yours with Mr. Musgrave and mail a copy of the release to you as well. If you chose to receive the responsive documents from the CREW request, are you also requesting a copy of the first release or releases thereafter?
We currently have the following opened:
FOIA 1210694-000, Requester: Michael Morisy
Requesting information on (1) Use of UAVs (2) Report or sighting of UAVs
FOA 1196039-1, Requester: Shawn Musgrave
Requesting information on (1) Contracts/Proposals (2) Policies (3) Use of UAVs
New request, Requester: Shawn Musgrave
Requesting information on (1) SOP EC dated 10/28/2010 (2) SOP EC dated 11/10/2010 or 11/10/2011 (3) BAR Manual (2011 and 2013)
New request, Requester: Shawn Musgrave
Requesting to receive responsive documents from the CREW request
Thank you.
Vanessa-FBI HQ RMD
(540) 868-4434
From: Shawn Musgrave
Ms. Saunders,
This is a new request, not to be combined with FOA 1196039-1 or the CREW request. I would, however, request expedited processing in light of the mounting public interest into FBI deployment of UAVs as well as my status as a journalist.
Just today I published an article reviewing the FBI's released policy guidelines on UAV surveillance: http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/revealed-the-fbis-internal-guidelines-for-warrantless-drone-surveillance
Best,
Shawn
From: Saunders, Vanessa
Mr. Musgrave,
I am the LAS processing the UAS requests. Your new request seeking (1) SOP EC dated 10/28/2010 (2) SOP EC dated 11/10/2010 (3) BAR Manual (2011 and 2013) are all being processed in the CREW request. In fact, they all are currently being processed for the second release to CREW. You will be able to receive the documents concurrent with the CREW release. However, your request for a fee waiver will be denied, due to, the fact the documents are already being released to a representative of the news media.
So, the FBI is going to administratively close your open request. Open a new FOIA and preprocess it to the CREW request. You will receive a letter informing you of the admin close. You will also receive a cost letter (release will be made on 15 CDs, the estimated cost to receive the release on CD will be $215.00) or you can agree to pay within this email.
Thanks and hope this helps.
Vanessa-FBI HQ RMD
(540) 868-4434
From: Shawn Musgrave
Ms. Saunders,
I agree to close this request and receive documents concurrent with CREW. I agree to pay fees for CD release, but please consult with me if the fees are estimated to exceed $215.
Thank you for your assistance.
Best,
Shawn
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
A letter stating the requester must agree to or prepay assessed or estimated fees in order for the agency to continue processing the request.
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