FOIA March Madness 2019 - FOIA funding, staffing, and activities (Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
| Tracking # |
NRC-2019-000244 |
| Multi Request | FOIA March Madness 2019 - FOIA funding, staffing, and activities |
| Submitted | March 22, 2019 |
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From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
The following materials related to the funding, staffing, and activities of this FOIA office:
***Budget materials***
- - - > > > for the years 2017, 2018, and 2019, all budget materials or plans applicable to offices responsible for processing and response to FOIA requests and appeals submitted to this Bureau and its offices.
***Staffing orders/reports/contacts***
- - - > > > for the years 2017 and 2018, staffing reports and plans, including the count of employee numbers and for offices responsible for processing and responses to FOIA requests and appeals submitted to this Bureau and its offices.
- If this report is available in a form that includes the total number of hours worked for FOIA personnel, that version would be preferred.
- If reports are available for each month, that version is preferred.
- According to this agency’s “About Us” website (https://www.doi.gov/foia/About-Us):
“The Department has decentralized its FOIA operations among 13 bureaus and offices, each of which has a Bureau/Office FOIA Officer leading its separately managed and resourced FOIA Program. Secretarial Order 3244 (November 12, 2002) anchored Bureau/Office FOIA Offices within their respective CIOs' Offices. That order was superseded by Secretarial Order 3309 (December 14, 2010), which replaced Bureau/Office CIOs with Assistant Directors for Information Resources and initiated a series of significant ongoing organizational changes as part of the Department's IT Transformation.
Bureau/office FOIA Officers are responsible for tracking, managing and responding to FOIA requests for records in their organization's possession and control, and administering their organization's FOIA programs. In addition to Bureau/Office FOIA Officers, some bureaus/offices also have Regional FOIA Coordinators and Field Offices that process requests. Some bureaus/offices have their program offices (i.e., the offices whose records are the subject of the requests) prepare the responses to FOIA requests. These responses are reviewed by the FOIA Officer or Regional FOIA Coordinator and the appropriate FOIA attorney (when the decision is to withhold information, make a discretionary release, or deny a fee waiver).”
- - - > > > all staffing reports and plans for the year 2019
- If reports are available for each month, such a version is preferred.
- - - > > > contact information, including email addresses and phone numbers (if available), for each FOIA officer currently tasked with an open public records request
***FOIA requester categories***
- - - > > > for the years 2017 and 2018, the designated category of each requester of a FOIA request to this office, including those assigned to the following categories:
* commercial;
* educational and noncommercial scientific institutions;
* representative of news media requester;
* all other requesters
- If this information is kept in an aggregate form including the number of requesters by fee category by year, a copy of this report will suffice to fulfill this element of the request.
***FOIA fee waivers***
- - - > > > for the years 2017 and 2018, the number of fee waivers granted by this office and, if available, the tracking numbers for the FOIA requests to which waivers were granted
***FOIA fee collection***
- - - > > > for the years 2017 and 2018, any report capturing the following information:
* total estimated processing and copy fees quoted to FOIA requesters
* total processing and copy fees collected by this Bureau from each fee category
- If this information is kept in an aggregate form, such as a FOIA log, that material would be sufficient to satisfy the bullet points “FOIA requester categories” and “FOIA fee collection” if it captures the following information:
* FOIA tracking number
* requester fee category
* amount processing and copy fees associated with the request
* the status of the requester’s payment for the request
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: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
This message is to confirm your request submission to the FOIAonline application: View Request. Request information is as follows: (https://www.foiaonline.gov/foiaonline/action/public/submissionDetails?trackingNumber=NRC-2019-000244&type=request)
* Tracking Number: NRC-2019-000244
* Requester Name: Beryl Lipton
* Date Submitted: 03/25/2019
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description: - - - > for the years 2017, 2018, and 2019, all budget materials or plans applicable to offices responsible for processing and response to FOIA requests and appeals submitted to this Bureau and its offices.
- - - > for the years 2017 and 2018, staffing reports and plans, including the count of employee numbers and for offices responsible for processing and responses to FOIA requests and appeals submitted to this Bureau and its offices.
- If this report is available in a form that includes the total number of hours worked for FOIA personnel, that version would be preferred.
- If reports are available for each month, that version is preferred.
- - - > all staffing reports and plans for the year 2019
- If reports are available for each month, such a version is preferred.
- - - > contact information, including email addresses and phone numbers (if available), for each FOIA officer currently tasked with an open public records request
- - - > for the years 2017 and 2018, the designated category of each requester of a FOIA request to this office, including those assigned to the following categories:
* commercial;
* educational and noncommercial scientific institutions;
* representative of news media requester;
* all other requesters\ - If this information is kept in an aggregate form including the number of requesters by fee category by year, a copy of this report will suffice to fulfill this element of the request.
- - - > for the years 2017 and 2018, the number of fee waivers granted by this office and, if available, the tracking numbers for the FOIA requests to which waivers were granted
- - - > for the years 2017 and 2018, any report capturing:
* total estimated processing and copy fees quoted to FOIA requesters
* total processing and copy fees collected by this Bureau from each fee category
- If an aggregate form contains the tracking number, requester fee category, processing fees, and payment status, that will be sufficient
From: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
The FOIA request - NRC-2019-000244 description has been modified. Additional details for this item are as follows:
* Tracking Number: NRC-2019-000244
* Requester: Beryl Lipton
* Submitted Date: 03/25/2019
* Description: For 2017, 2018, and 2019, all budget materials or plans applicable to offices responsible for processing and response to FOIA requests and appeals; for 2017 and 2018, staffing reports and plans, including the count of employee numbers and for offices responsible for processing and responses to FOIA requests and appeals submitted to this Bureau and its offices; all staffing reports and plans for 2019; contact information, including email addresses and phone numbers (if available), for each FOIA officer currently tasked with an open public records request; and for 2017 and 2018, the designated category of each requester of a FOIA request and the number of fee waivers granted by this office, if available, the tracking numbers for the FOIA requests to which waivers were granted, and any report capturing the total estimated processing and copy fees quoted to FOIA requesters and the total processing and copy fees collected by this Bureau from each fee category
From: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Your request for Expedited Processing for the FOIA request NRC-2019-000244 has been denied. Additional details for this request are as follows:
* Request Created on: 03/25/2019
* Request Description: - - - > for the years 2017, 2018, and 2019, all budget materials or plans applicable to offices responsible for processing and response to FOIA requests and appeals submitted to this Bureau and its offices.
- - - > for the years 2017 and 2018, staffing reports and plans, including the count of employee numbers and for offices responsible for processing and responses to FOIA requests and appeals submitted to this Bureau and its offices.
- If this report is available in a form that includes the total number of hours worked for FOIA personnel, that version would be preferred.
- If reports are available for each month, that version is preferred.
- - - > all staffing reports and plans for the year 2019
- If reports are available for each month, such a version is preferred.
- - - > contact information, including email addresses and phone numbers (if available), for each FOIA officer currently tasked with an open public records request
- - - > for the years 2017 and 2018, the designated category of each requester of a FOIA request to this office, including those assigned to the following categories:
* commercial;
* educational and noncommercial scientific institutions;
* representative of news media requester;
* all other requesters\ - If this information is kept in an aggregate form including the number of requesters by fee category by year, a copy of this report will suffice to fulfill this element of the request.
- - - > for the years 2017 and 2018, the number of fee waivers granted by this office and, if available, the tracking numbers for the FOIA requests to which waivers were granted
- - - > for the years 2017 and 2018, any report capturing:
* total estimated processing and copy fees quoted to FOIA requesters
* total processing and copy fees collected by this Bureau from each fee category
- If an aggregate form contains the tracking number, requester fee category, processing fees, and payment status, that will be sufficient
* Expedited Processing Original Justification: *
* Expedited Processing Disposition Reason: justification will be provided in your acknowledgement letter.
From: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Your request for Fee Waiver for the FOIA request NRC-2019-000244 has been determined to be not applicable as the request is not billable.
* Fee Waiver Original Justification: This request is being made as part of journalistic research.
* Fee Waiver Disposition Reason: N/A
From: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Dear Ms. Lipton:
Please see attached acknowledgement letter to your recent FOIA request, referenced above to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. If you have any questions please contact me.
Scott David Britt
Senior FOIA Analyst (Qual X Contractor)
OCIO/GEMS/Information Services Branch
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Mail Stop T-6A60
Rockville, Maryland 20555-0001
Telephone #: (301) 348-5764
From: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
The FOIA request - NRC-2019-000244 has been supplemented with additional supporting files. Additional details for this item are as follows:
* Tracking Number: NRC-2019-000244
* Requester: Beryl Lipton
* Submitted Date: 03/25/2019
* Description: For 2017, 2018, and 2019, all budget materials or plans applicable to offices responsible for processing and response to FOIA requests and appeals; for 2017 and 2018, staffing reports and plans, including the count of employee numbers and for offices responsible for processing and responses to FOIA requests and appeals submitted to this Bureau and its offices; all staffing reports and plans for 2019; contact information, including email addresses and phone numbers (if available), for each FOIA officer currently tasked with an open public records request; and for 2017 and 2018, the designated category of each requester of a FOIA request and the number of fee waivers granted by this office, if available, the tracking numbers for the FOIA requests to which waivers were granted, and any report capturing the total estimated processing and copy fees quoted to FOIA requesters and the total processing and copy fees collected by this Bureau from each fee category
From: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Hello Mr. Lipton,
We need further clarification of your request which seeks the following: For 2017, 2018, and 2019, all budget materials or plans applicable to offices responsible for processing and response to FOIA requests and appeals; for 2017 and 2018, staffing reports and plans, including the count of employee numbers and for offices responsible for processing and responses to FOIA requests and appeals submitted to this Bureau and its offices; all staffing reports and plans for 2019; contact information, including email addresses and phone numbers (if available), for each FOIA officer currently tasked with an open public records request; and for 2017 and 2018, the designated category of each requester of a FOIA request and the number of fee waivers granted by this office, if available, the tracking numbers for the FOIA requests to which waivers were granted, and any report capturing the total estimated processing and copy fees quoted to FOIA requesters and the total processing and copy fees collected by this Bureau from each fee category.
Please inform if you are requesting records for fiscal years or calendar years.
Also, for "all staffing reports and plans for the year 2019, are you referring to reports for the entire agency or particularly FOIA reports?
Thank you,
Tina Ennis
FOIA Analyst (QualX Contractor)
OCIO/GEMS/ISB
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Location: T-6A75A | Mailstop: T-6A60M
301-415-5616 [email] Tina.Ennis@nrc.gov<mailto:Tina.Ennis@nrc.gov>
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From: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Ennis, Tina would like to recall the message, "NRC-2019-000244 Request Clarification".
From: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Please provide your response by no later than Friday, April 26, 2019.
Thank you,
Tina Ennis
FOIA Analyst (QualX Contractor)
OCIO/GEMS/ISB
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Location: T-6A75A | Mailstop: T-6A60M
301-415-5616 [email] Tina.Ennis@nrc.gov<mailto:Tina.Ennis@nrc.gov>
From: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Dear Mr. Lipton,
This is another attempt in trying to contact you regarding the subject FOIA request (as described below) so that we may gain clarification, in order to continue processing your request. Again, we are asking you to provide the following:
1. Please inform if you are requesting records for fiscal years or calendar years; and
1. For "all staffing reports and plans for the year 2019, are you referring to reports for the entire agency, or particularly FOIA reports?
If we do not receive your response to this email by May 6, 2019, we will administratively close your request.
Thank you,
Tina Ennis
FOIA Analyst (QualX Contractor)
OCIO/GEMS/ISB
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Location: T-6A75A | Mailstop: T-6A60M
301-415-5616 [email] Tina.Ennis@nrc.gov<mailto:Tina.Ennis@nrc.gov>
From: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Dear Mr. Beryl Lipton:
Please find attached a copy of NRC's final response to your FOIA request, NRC-2019-000244.
Thank you,
Tina Ennis
FOIA Analyst (QualX Contractor)
OCIO/GEMS/ISB
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Location: T-6A75A | Mailstop: T-6A60M
301-415-5616 [email] Tina.Ennis@nrc.gov<mailto:Tina.Ennis@nrc.gov>
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From: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC-2019-000244 has been processed with the following final disposition: Records Not Reasonably Described
From: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
The FOIA request - NRC-2019-000244 has been supplemented with additional supporting files. Additional details for this item are as follows:
* Tracking Number: NRC-2019-000244
* Requester: Beryl Lipton
* Submitted Date: 03/25/2019
* Description: For 2017, 2018, and 2019, all budget materials or plans applicable to offices responsible for processing and response to FOIA requests and appeals; for 2017 and 2018, staffing reports and plans, including the count of employee numbers and for offices responsible for processing and responses to FOIA requests and appeals submitted to this Bureau and its offices; all staffing reports and plans for 2019; contact information, including email addresses and phone numbers (if available), for each FOIA officer currently tasked with an open public records request; and for 2017 and 2018, the designated category of each requester of a FOIA request and the number of fee waivers granted by this office, if available, the tracking numbers for the FOIA requests to which waivers were granted, and any report capturing the total estimated processing and copy fees quoted to FOIA requesters and the total processing and copy fees collected by this Bureau from each fee category
From: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC-2019-000244 has been processed with the following final disposition: Records Not Reasonably Described
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