FOIA March Madness 2017 - IV - Appeal logs, procedures, letters, opinions (Peace Corps)
| Tracking # |
17-0083 |
| Submitted | March 14, 2017 |
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From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
1. Any available log of appeals submitted to this agency or the agency tasked with processing Freedom of Information Act appeals for this division. Please provide such logs for the period from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2016. Please, if possible, include with the log the following items:
• the request number associated with the FOIA in question
• the appeal number assigned to the appeal
• the description of the subject matter addressed by the request
• the division or office of initial receipt
• the date on which the appeal was received
• the date on which the appeal was closed
• the determination or final disposition status of the appeal
2. All appeal letters and opinion letters associated with appeals for which the determination was to reverse, in whole or in part, the decision of the initial request agency. Please provide such letters for appeals closed during the period from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2016.
3. All appeal letters and opinion letters associated with appeals for which the determination was to remand the request to the appropriate agency. Please provide such letters for appeals closed during the period from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2016.
4. All appeal letters and opinion letters associated with appeals for which the determination was to affirm the decision of the initial agency. Please provide such letters for appeals closed during the period from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2016.
5. Any instructive or guiding materials provided to and/or utilized by employees of this department’s Freedom of Information Act office. Please include any manuals, procedural materials, reference guides, checklists, training materials, flow charts, directives, memorandums, legal decisions, presentations, or similar material used in the process of an appeal by this office or the office tasked to process FOIA appeals for this office. Any guiding materials used for the preparation of an appeal package should be considered responsive to, though not the entirety of, this element of this request.
6. The name and contact information for the appropriate appeal authority to whom appeals for this agency should be directed. If such information exists as part of a template letter sent to requesters, provision of this document will be considered satisfactory.
Please provide responsive materials on a rolling basis.
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,
Beryl Lipton
From: FOIA
Dear Ms. Lipton,
This serves as acknowledgement of your FOIA request which has been assigned tracking number 17-0083.
This request is assigned to Candice Allgaier, you will receive a response within 20 business days. If you have any questions, please contact Candice at (202) 6921-1181 or FOIA@peacecorps.gov<mailto:FOIA@peacecorps.gov>.
Sincerely,
Chanel Diggs
FOIA/PA Specialist
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 14, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #17-0083.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 14, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #17-0083.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: FOIA
Ms. Lipton,
Here is the current status update of FOIA 17-0083.
I am processing your request. It requires additional time to complete.
I will provide you a response or another status update by June 12, 2017.
Sincerely,
Candice Allgaier
FOIA/PA Specialist
RPCV China 2007-2010
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 14, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on June 12, 2017. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #17-0083.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: FOIA
Ms. Lipton,
I am writing to provide a status update for your request, FOIA 17-0083.
After submitting a draft response, I received feedback with changes to be made. I am preparing a revised draft response.
I anticipate you will have either a response or another status update by July 21, 2017.
Sincerely,
Candice Allgaier
FOIA/PA Specialist
RPCV China 2007-2010
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From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 14, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on June 12, 2017. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #17-0083.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 14, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on June 12, 2017. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #17-0083.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: FOIA
Ms. Lipton,
Please see the attachments.
There are more, and you will have a second email.
Sincerely,
Candice Allgaier
FOIA/PA Specialist
RPCV China 2007-2010
From: FOIA
Ms. Lipton,
Please see the attachments, which complete the response.
Sincerely,
Candice Allgaier
FOIA/PA Specialist
RPCV China 2007-2010
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