List of researchers with access to "COVID-19 Case Surveillance Restricted Access Detailed Data"

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

1. A list of all researchers granted access to the "CDC COVID-19 Case Surveillance Restricted Access Detailed Data" and details of their proposed study, as of the date that this request is fulfilled. Please include the name, email, github account, affiliation, affiliation mailing address and phone number for all requestors and co-requestors as well as text fields describing the proposed course of research: "Title of Analysis", "Brief description of proposed analysis", "Purpose of analysis/Public health significance","Describe the intended products from this analysis" and any additional information provided in the "notes" field.

2. Please provide a "copy of any presentations, publications, or other material shared with the public" based on study of this data. CDC requests that researchers provide copies of their presentations generated from this data to CDC "no later than 4 weeks post-publication/event". CDC also asks that this material be sent to eocevent394@cdc.gov.

3. Any reports of "loss or misuse of this data". CDC requires that these be reported to eocevent394@cdc.gov "within three (3) business days after the loss or misuse is discovered."

The restricted use dataset is described in more detail here: https://data.cdc.gov/Case-Surveillance/COVID-19-Case-Surveillance-Restricted-Access-Detai/mbd7-r32t .

The data request and registration process is available here: https://app.smartsheetgov.com/b/form/20e9cf9b42d04a92a67585043cf34fbe . That page notes:

"Access to COVID-19 restricted access case surveillance detailed data is maintained by the Surveillance Review and Response Group (SRRG) in CDC’s COVID-19 Emergency Response. Access is provided to the primary requester and all co-requesters based on submission of registration information and agreements to the data use restrictions. Access is intended for those who have reviewed the dataset description, data dictionary, and the data release guidelines, and who have provided the information requested below."

Please waive any applicable costs. Requestor has worked in media for the last decade and this is not sought for commercial purposes. Moreover, there's a considerable public benefit in making public the research presentations created from this data, which is collected at taxpayer expense.

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,

Jacob Fenton

Hi:

There are numerous errors of fact in your response. It appears that your system has identified me as working for MuckRock. That's not correct. It appears you have not correctly associated the relevant metadata to the request.

Please withdraw this request and I will refile.

--Jacob Fenton