Harley Lappin, post-employment materials

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* Tracking Number: NARA-NGC-2017-000681
* Requester Name: Beryl Lipton
* Date Submitted: 07/03/2017
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description: Any and all materials submitted by, related to, or mentioning Harley Lappin, former head of the Bureau of Prisons and any and all post-employment activities.

July 3, 2017
Mr. Beryl Lipton DEPT MR 38867
Somerville, MA 02144-2516

Re: Freedom of Information Act Request: NGC17-458
Dear Mr. Lipton:
This is in response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated June 20, 2017 and received in our office on June 25, 2017, via email.  Your request has been assigned the above internal tracking number in addition to your FOIAonline tracking number NARA-NGC-2017-000681.  In your request you stated the following:
“Any and all material submitted by, related to, or mentioning Harley Lappin, former head of the Bureau of Prisons and any and all post-employment activities.  For reference:   https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/search/pagedetails.action?collectionCode=CFR&browsePath=Title+5%2FChapter+Xvi%2FSubchapter+B%2FPart+2637%2FSubpart+B%2FSection+2637.207&granuleId=CFR-2002-title5-vol3-sec2637-207&packageId=CFR-2002-title5-vol3&collapse=true&fromBrowse=true”
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the nation's record keeper.  Millions of documents and materials are created in the course of business conducted by the United States Federal government.  However, only 1 to 3 percent is maintained permanently for legal or historical purposes.  Federal agency records transferred to NARA’s custody are typically received no earlier than 15 years from the date of creation, but most are received by NARA well after 30 years from the date of creation.
After conducting a search with the Federal Register, we were unable to locate any post-employment activity information for Mr. Lappin.  We invite you to also conduct searches on Federal Register documents and Public Inspection Notices by following this link:  https://www.federalregister.gov/
If you have not already done so, you may want to further your research with Bureau of Prisons (BOP).  Please see the following link on how to submit your FOIA request with the BOP:  https://www.bop.gov/foia/#tabs-5
If you’re interested in Mr. Lappin’s Official Personnel File (OPF), you may submit your FOIA request with the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC).  Please visit the following link relating to who can access Federal Personnel Files and how to request OPF’s:  https://www.archives.gov/st-louis/civilian-personnel
You can submit your FOIA request to the NPRC by mail or fax to:
National Personnel Records Center, Annex 1411 Boulder Boulevard
Valmeyer, IL 62295
Fax: 618-935-3014

This completes the processing of your request.
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