MuckRock emails (Department of Health and Human Services)
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| Tracking # |
2018-01031-FOIA-OS |
| Multi Request | MuckRock emails |
| Submitted | May 29, 2018 |
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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 all emails containing the terms "MuckRock", "Muck Rock" or "MuckRock.com", excluding emails sent to or from a MuckRock.com email address. Please include the complete email exchange for each email, including any emails that are being replied to as well as any subsequent replies.
I am a member of the news media and request classification as such. I have previously written about the government and its activities. I have a reasonable expectation of publication and my editorial and writing skills are well established. I discuss and comment on the files online and make them available through non-profits such as the Internet Archive and MuckRock, disseminating them to a large audience. While my research is not limited to this, a great deal of it, including this, focuses on the activities and attitudes of the government itself. As such, it is not necessary for me to demonstrate the relevance of this particular subject in advance.
Additionally, case law states that “proof of the ability to disseminate the released information to a broad cross- section of the public is not required.” Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Dep’t of Justice, 365 F.3d 1108, 1126 (D.C. Cir. 2004); see Carney v. U.S. Dep’t of Justice, 19 F.3d 807, 814-15 (2d Cir. 1994). Further, courts have held that "qualified because it also had “firm” plans to “publish a number of . . . ‘document sets’” concerning United States foreign and national security policy." Under this criteria, as well, I qualify as a member of the news media.
Additionally, courts have held that the news media status "focuses on the nature of the requester, not its request. The provision requires that the request be “made by” a representative of the news media. Id. § 552(a)(4)(A)(ii)(II). A newspaper reporter, for example, is a representative of the news media regardless of how much interest there is in the story for which he or she is requesting information." As such, the details of the request itself are moot for the purposes of determining the appropriate fee category. As my primary purpose is to inform about government activities by reporting on it and making the raw data available, I request that fees be waived.
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:
RE: 2018-01031-FOIA-OS
Dear Ms. Best:
This is in response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, dated: May 29, 2018, concerning emails. We received your request on
May 29, 2018. Please see attached for additional information.
Sincerely,
Natasha Taylor
Government Information Specialist
Main Office Line: 202-690-7453
From: Department of Health and Human Services
RE: FOIA Request # 2019-01003-FOIA-OS
June 26, 2019
Dear Ms. Emma Best,
Attached is the acknowledgment letter to your FOIA Request received June 24, 2019.
Sincerely,
Kaira Wells
From: Department of Health and Human Services
Case No.2019-00953-FOIA-OS September 09, 2021 Emma Best
Journalist
MuckRock.com
DEPT MR 54994
411A Highland Avenue
Somerville, MA 02144-2516 Dear Ms. Best: This office is presently conducting a review of our pendingFreedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to ascertain if the information subjectto the request is still desired. YourMay 30, 2019 FOIA request is a part of this review (copy enclosed). We apologize for the delay in responding to yourrequest. However, because of theincreasing number of requests received by the Department of Health & HumanServices, we found it necessary to adopt the ruling in the case of OpenAmerica v. Watergate Special Prosecution Force, 547 F.2d 605 (D.C. Cir.1976) and exercise due diligence by following a first-in, first-out FOIAprocessing. If you are still interested in pursuing this request, pleaserespond to this e-mail and we will complete the processing of your request. If we have not received any communication from you within 30working days from the date of this communication, we will assume you are no longerinterested in continuing to pursue the request and it will be administrativelyclosed. For further information concerning this matter, please contactEmily Blitzer, Government Information Specialist, at Emily.Blitzer@HHS.gov. (mailto:Emily.Blitzer@HHS.gov) Sincerely yours, Arianne Perkins Director, Initials FOIA Requests FOI/Privacy Acts Division
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Freedom of Information Act Request Anonymous + general hacktivists 2009-2018 (Department of Health and Human Services)
From: Department of Health and Human Services
2019-00952-FOIA-OS Copies of emails sent to or from either the director's office (or equivalent) as well as their chief of staff (or equivalent) and executive director (or equivalent) containing any of the following 50 (non-case sensitive) words between 1 January 2018 and the present. (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2018 To 6/12/2019)
Dear . Emma Best, I am writing in regard to your above referenced Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated: June 13, 2019 I apologize for the delay in responding to your request as we have a backlog of files.
I’m writing now to ask if you are still interested in pursuing your request. Please let me know by June 26, 2022, whether you are. If we have not heard from you by that date, we will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing your request and the file will be closed.
Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact this office at: FOIArequest@hhs.gov
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Freedom of Information Act Request 50 More Fun Words (2018) (Department of Health and Human Services)
From: Department of Health and Human Services
Hello, Emma Best Attached is the final response to your FOIA request 2018-01186-FOIA-OS. If you have any questions, please contact Nida Habib Nida.Habib@hhs.gov. Thank You
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2018-01186-FOIA-OS
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