Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council and Treasury IG Communications
| Submitted | Oct. 18, 2017 |
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Communications
From: Michael Morisy
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
All letter and email correspondence between the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council and the Department of the Treasury Office of Inspector General from January 1, 2017 until the date this request is processed.
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,
Michael Morisy
From: Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
I am in receipt of your request and starting the search necessary to
provide the records you've requested
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*Buck Sutter*
Deputy Executive Director/Program Director
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Buck.Sutter@RestoreTheGulf.gov
504-444-3511
From: Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Mr. Morisy,
The RESTORE Council has been processing your Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) request of October 3, 2017 for “[a]ll letter and email
correspondence between the *Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council* and
the *Department of the Treasury* *Office of Inspector General* during
Calendar Year 2017 to date (i.e., since January 1, 2017)”. Because
Treasury’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) may have a substantial
interest in the request, the Council must consult with the OIG before
responding to the request. Therefore we estimate that the Council will be
unable to make a determination on the request within 20 business days.
Based on a preliminary review of the number of potentially responsive
documents and the need to consult with the Treasury OIG, we estimate that
it will take 120 business days to make a determination on the request.
Please note that the Council’s consultation process with the Treasury OIG
will be our initial consultation, so the timing estimate may change.
Given this estimate and in accordance with 40 CFR 1850.6(c)(2), would you
like to narrow your request, for example to a particular subject matter of
correspondence or to a more specific date range, which may allow the
Council to make its determination more quickly? If you decide not to narrow
the request, the Council will continue processing the request and make all
efforts to provide the determination expeditiously.
Please note that you have the right to seek assistance from the Council's
FOIA Public Liaison, who is David Gilliland. Please contact Dave at David
Gilliland <david.gilliland@restorethegulf.gov> if you have any questions or
concerns.
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*Buck Sutter*
Deputy Executive Director/Program Director
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Buck.Sutter@RestoreTheGulf.gov
504-444-3511
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 18, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Dear Mr. Morisy,
Thank you for your note. In our October 23, 2017 response, we stated that
because the Office of Inspector General (OIG) may have a substantial
interest in the request and the Council must consult with the OIG, the
Council will be unable to make a determination within 20 business days.
We estimated that it would take 120 business days to make a determination
on the request, which would be approximately May 14, 2019. We noted that
the Council's consultation process with the Treasury OIG will be our
initial consultation so the timing estimate may change.
In the October 23, 2017 response, we asked whether you would like to narrow
your request, for example to a particular subject matter or correspondence
with the OIG or to a more specific date range, which may allow the Council
to make its determination more quickly. Of course, if you decide not to
narrow the request, the Council will continue processing the request and
make all efforts to provide the determination expeditiously.
As far as we know, we have not yet received a response from you. Please let
us know of your decision so that we may proceed with your request.
--
*Buck Sutter*
Deputy Executive Director/Program Director
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Buck.Sutter@RestoreTheGulf.gov
504-444-3511
From: Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Dear Mr. Morisy,
The RESTORE Council continues to process your our Freedom of Information
Act (FOIA) request of October 18, 2017 for “[a]ll letter and email
correspondence between the *Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council* and
the *Department of the Treasury* *Office of Inspector General* during
Calendar Year 2017 to date (i.e., since January 1, 2017)”. Unfortunately,
the review and consultation process is taking longer than we predicted. We
estimate that it will take an additional 90 business days to finalize the
review and provide responsive documents.
We apologize for the delay and will continue to work diligently to provide
documents responsive to your request.
Please note that you have the right to seek assistance from the Council's
FOIA Public Liaison, who is David Gilliland. Please contact Dave at David
Gilliland
(david.gilliland@restorethegulf.gov) if you have any questions or concerns.
--
*Buck Sutter*
Deputy Executive Director/Program Director
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Buck.Sutter@RestoreTheGulf.gov
504-444-3511
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 Oct. 18, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 Oct. 18, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
As stated in our April 17, 2018 reply, the complexity of of the request has
required extensive search and coordination with the Treasury Office of
Inspector General and would need an additional 90 business days to finalize
the
review and provide responsive documents. Therefore, we anticipate
transmitting responsive documents by approximately August 2018.
--
*Buck Sutter*
Deputy Executive Director/Program Director
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Buck.Sutter@RestoreTheGulf.gov
504-444-3511
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 Oct. 18, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
As stated in our April 17, 2018 and June 18, 2018 replies to your FOIA
request, the complexity of of the request has
required extensive search and coordination with the Treasury Office of
Inspector
General and would need an additional 90 business days to finalize the review
and provide responsive documents. Therefore, we anticipate transmitting
responsive documents by approximately August 2018.
thank you
--
*Buck Sutter*
Deputy Executive Director/Program Director
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Buck.Sutter@RestoreTheGulf.gov
504-444-3511
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 Oct. 18, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Please see our previous response, thank you.
--
*Buck Sutter*
Deputy Executive Director/Program Director
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Buck.Sutter@RestoreTheGulf.gov
504-444-3511
From: Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Dear Mr. Morisy,
Thank you for your patience as we process your FOIA request. We are
releasing the first round of documents responsive to your request in a
series of approximately four emails. If the attachments are too large, I
may have to resend, so please bear with me.
The first attachment to this email summarizes each responsive document and
the reason any documents were withheld or redactions were made.
The second round of responsive documents will follow shortly.
Please let me know if you have any questions at all,
Jamie
Jamie Lipsey, Esq.
Expert Consultant
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
jamie.lipsey@restorethegulf.gov
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This email message and any attachments are intended only for the named
recipients, are confidential and may be privileged as attorney-client
communications, attorney work product and/or deliberative process
information, or otherwise exempt from disclosure under Federal and/or state
law. If you are not an intended recipient, then any review, reproduction,
disclosure, distribution, storage or other use of this message or its
contents is strictly prohibited.
From: Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Dear Mr. Morisy,
Attached is the second email of responsive documents. Please the the first
email for a summary of each responsive document and the reason any
documents were withheld or redactions were made.
Please let me know if you have any questions at all,
Jamie
Jamie Lipsey, Esq.
Expert Consultant
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
205/352-4572
jamie.lipsey@restorethegulf.gov
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This email message and any attachments are intended only for the named
recipients, are confidential and may be privileged as attorney-client
communications, attorney work product and/or deliberative process
information, or otherwise exempt from disclosure under Federal and/or state
law. If you are not an intended recipient, then any review, reproduction,
disclosure, distribution, storage or other use of this message or its
contents is strictly prohibited.
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From: Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Dear Mr. Morisy,
Third email of responsive documents. Please the the first email for a
summary of each responsive document and the reason any documents were
withheld or redactions were made.
Please let me know if you have any questions at all,
Jamie
Jamie Lipsey, Esq.
Expert Consultant
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
205/352-4572
jamie.lipsey@restorethegulf.gov
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This email message and any attachments are intended only for the named
recipients, are confidential and may be privileged as attorney-client
communications, attorney work product and/or deliberative process
information, or otherwise exempt from disclosure under Federal and/or state
law. If you are not an intended recipient, then any review, reproduction,
disclosure, distribution, storage or other use of this message or its
contents is strictly prohibited.
From: Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Dear Mr. Morisy,
Fourth email of responsive documents. Please the the first email for a
summary of each responsive document and the reason any documents were
withheld or redactions were made.
Please let me know if you have any questions at all,
Jamie
Jamie Lipsey, Esq.
Expert Consultant
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
205/352-4572
jamie.lipsey@restorethegulf.gov
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This email message and any attachments are intended only for the named
recipients, are confidential and may be privileged as attorney-client
communications, attorney work product and/or deliberative process
information, or otherwise exempt from disclosure under Federal and/or state
law. If you are not an intended recipient, then any review, reproduction,
disclosure, distribution, storage or other use of this message or its
contents is strictly prohibited.