Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice (Department of Housing and Urban Development)

Graham Kates filed this request with the Department of Housing and Urban Development of the United States of America.
Tracking #

18-FI-HQ-00653, 17-FI-HQ-01458

18-FI-HQ-00653

Est. Completion None
Status
Fix Required

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From: Graham Kates

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

All emails, memorandums or reports that reference the "Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice" or "EJ IWG", produced during the year 2016, and between January 1, 2017 and June 25, 2017.

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,

Graham Kates

From: Department of Housing and Urban Development

Hello,

You submitted a request asking for "all emails, memorandums or reports that reference the "Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice" or "EJ IWG", produced during the year 2016, and between January 1, 2017 and June 25, 2017."

The request is still being reviewed and you will receive a response once review is complete.

From: Department of Housing and Urban Development


From: Department of Housing and Urban Development

The request is still being reviewed and you will receive a response once review is complete.

From: Department of Housing and Urban Development

Hello,

Request 18-653 is still being processed and you will receive a response once processing is completed.

From: Department of Justice - FOIA/PA Mail Referral Unit

Hello,

Attached is the response to your FOIA request.

From: Department of Housing and Urban Development

Mr. Kates,

Please see the attached request for a response regarding your FOIA Request. Please direct your response to Mr. McGirt. Thank you.

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From: Department of Housing and Urban Development

Hello,

Sorry for the delay in processing your FOIA request. HUD has experienced changes that have contributed to a tremendous backlog and extensive delays in the ability to process incoming requests in a timely manner.

Management wanted me to check with you again regarding this request.

Do you still need the information?

From: Graham Kates

Hi,

Thanks for letting me know. What kind of changes have contributed to the backlog? And yes, I am still interested in receiving this information.

Thank you,

Graham

From: Graham Kates

Hi,

Thanks for letting me know. What kind of changes have contributed to the backlog? And yes, I am still interested in receiving this information.

Thank you,

Graham

From: Department of Housing and Urban Development

Diminished personnel and increased volume of FOIA requests.

From: Department of Housing and Urban Development

Diminished personnel and increased volume of FOIA requests.

From: Department of Housing and Urban Development

Attached is the response to 18-FI-HQ-00653.

From: Department of Housing and Urban Development

Requests 18-FI-HQ-00653 and 17-FI-HQ-01458 are duplicative.

Meaning, the response for 18-FI-HQ-00653 satisfies 17-FI-HQ-01458.

From: Department of Housing and Urban Development

Requests 18-FI-HQ-00653 and 17-FI-HQ-01458 are duplicative.

Meaning, the response for 18-FI-HQ-00653 satisfies 17-FI-HQ-01458.

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