Gov't shutdown impact on FOIA (U.S. Department of Education)
| Multi Request | Gov't shutdown impact on FOIA |
| Submitted | Jan. 29, 2019 |
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From: Emma North-Best
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Copies of emails, memos, letters, reports, statistics and other records mentioning or describing the 2018–19 United States federal government shutdown (2018 December 22 - 2019 January 25) on the processing of FOIA requests or handling of FOIA-related litigation, as well as on other public transparency, disclosure or declassification programs.
Please see attached for fee category information and a waiver 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,
Emma Best
From: U.S. Department of Education
Dear Emma Best,
This is the Department's acknowledgment of your request for information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552. Your request was forwarded to the primary responsible office(s) for action.
Any future correspondence or questions regarding your request, please contact the FOIA Public Liaison at 202-401-8365 or Thank you. (mailto:EDFOIAManager@ed.gov) EDFOIAManager@ed.gov
ED FOIA Manager
FOIA Service Center
U.S. Department of Education
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 29, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: U.S. Department of Education
Good Morning,
This e-mail is in response to your request for a status on the subject FOIA requests: # 18-00797-F
Status: In Review
Conducting Search for responsive records is still pending. The program office assigned to search for records responsive to your request is still conducting its search. Once the search for responsive records has been completed the status will be updated accordingly. In the interim, you can monitor the status of your request via email to EDFOIAManager@ed.gov<mailto:EDFOIAManager@ed.gov>.
We understand how important your FOIA Request is to you and want to handle it as soon as possible but we must process all FOIA request in their order of receipt. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience.
The analyst that has been assigned to your request has been notified in hopes to provide you with additional information when possible.
If you would like to call us and reach out for more information regarding your case please feel free to do so.
Thank you for contacting the U.S. Department of Education FOIA Service Center
ED FOIA Manager
U.S. Department of Education
FOIA Service Center
400 Maryland Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20202
FSC Hotline: (202) 401-8365
FSC Fax: (202) 401-0920
EDFOIAManager@ed.gov<mailto:EDFOIAManager@ed.gov>
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From: U.S. Department of Education
Good afternoon Ms. Best,
Attached you will find the Department’s final response to your FOIA request.
Thanks,
Robert Wehausen
Team Lead
FOIA Service Center
U.S. Dept. of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-4510
202.205.0733<tel:202.205.0733>
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