Nancy Beck
| Tracking # |
2017-009767 |
| Submitted | July 24, 2017 |
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From: Working Narratives
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
All correspondence between the email address Beck.nancy@Epa.gov and email accounts including the domain name "@americanchemistry.com" since January 20, 2017. This is to include but not be limited to correspondence referencing the American Chemistry Council. We seek the initial correspondence as well as any response, follow-up, or attachment to the correspondence.
If it is your position that any portion of the requested records is exempt from disclosure, we request that you provide it with an index of those documents as required under Vaughn v. Rosen, 484 F.2d 820 (D.C. Cir. 1973), cert. denied, 415 U.S. 977 (1972).
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,
Working Narratives
From: foia_hq@epa.gov
This message is to confirm your request submission to the FOIAonline application: View Request. Request information is as follows: (https://foiaonline.regulations.gov:443/foia/action/public/view/request?objectId=090004d28146b49e)
* Tracking Number: EPA-HQ-2017-009767
* Requester Name: * *
* Date Submitted: 07/25/2017
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description: Requesting all correspondence between the email address Beck.nancy@Epa.gov and email accounts including the domain name "@americanchemistry.com" since January 20, 2017.
From: FOIA HQ
Please provide a name to associate with this request. Thank you.
FOIA Team
FOIA, Libraries & Accessiblity Division
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(202) 566-1667
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From: Working Narratives
Ren Smith. Thnx.
From: Working Narratives
Hi, Wondering what the eta of the requested data is. Much thanks.
From: Latham, John
Good morning:
I would like to schedule a time with you to discuss your request.
Best regards,
John Latham Jr.
OCSPP Continuity of Operations Planner (COOP)
WJC East Building Occupant Emergency Coordinator
OPPT Audit Follow-up Coordinator
OCSPP/OPPT/EAD/OB (7408M)
1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20460
Ph: 202-564-6754
Fax: 202-564-8197
From: Rend Smith
Hi John, Sure. When is the best time to reach you?
From: Latham, John
I’m checking the availability of my colleagues and will touch base with you tomorrow morning.
From: Latham, John
Good morning,
Are you available 11:30 am this morning for a conference call?
From: Working Narratives
Morning John, Sounds fine. Your number the one to call?
From: Latham, John
It would be easier if I called you and conference in my colleague. What’s your contact number?
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From: Working Narratives
202.596.7363
From: Working Narratives
Hi John, As per our phone conversation, I ask that you first fulfill whatever portion of EPA-HQ-2017-009767 you can fulfill within 20 business days and then fulfill the remainder of the request as promptly as possible. As a nonprofit located in Wilmington, North Carolina, a community currently facing a drinking water crisis brought on by expulsions of chemical waste, we see the nature of this request as time sensitive and in the public interest. Much thanks.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 24, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2017-009767.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From:
Hi John, The due date for this request is today and we're wondering when we
can expect it. Thanks!
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Rend Smith, Communications Director
Working Narratives
Work: (202) 596-7363
Email: rend@workingnarratives.org
Visit our Website: http://www,workingnarratives.org |
http://www.nationinside.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/workingnarratives/
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nationinside <http://facebook.com/nationinside>
Home base: North Carolina
Working Narratives
PO BOX 448
Wilmington, NC 28401
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 July 24, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2017-009767.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Environmental Protection Agency
Good morning,
We're in the process of searching emails.
Best regards,
John Latham Jr.
Environmental Protection Agency
12000 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC. 20460
(202) 564-6754
From: Working Narratives
Hi John, Thanks. What's your time frame?
From: Working Narratives
Also, in order to complete this request as quickly and efficiently as possible, we request the EPA utilize its "e-discovery tools kit" to locate the relevant records. According to a statement made to the IT trade journal GCN by an EPA representative, the EPA's "email system is a cloud-based application, and our current suite of [e-discovery] tools does collect relevant data from email." https://gcn.com/Articles/2014/06/12/EPA-ediscovery.aspx?Page=2
We prefer the use of e-discovery tools to asking EPA Deputy Assistant Administrator Nancy Beck to conduct a search of her own email records, as that approach is likely to be time consuming and yield less accurate and comprehensive results.
As this request was filed over three months ago, we are also open to additional search methods used by the Office of Environmental Information, Office of Information Collection (OIC) that could speed completion of this request.
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 July 24, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2017-009767.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From:
Environmental Protection Agency
FOIA Office
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Washington, DC 20004
December 14, 2017
This is a follow up to request number 2017-009767:
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 24, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2017-009767.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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From:
Hi John, Another due date has passed. There an update?
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Rend Smith, Communications Director
Working Narratives
Work: (202) 596-7363
Email: rend@workingnarratives.org
Visit our Website: http://www,workingnarratives.org |
http://www.nationinside.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/workingnarratives/
<https://www.facebook.com/workingnarratives/>| http://facebook.com/
nationinside <http://facebook.com/nationinside>
Home base: North Carolina
Working Narratives
PO BOX 448
Wilmington, NC 28401
From: Environmental Protection Agency
Rend-
John is on leave until the beginning of next week. We’ll be in touch then. Sorry for any inconvenience.
Scott M. Sherlock, Attorney Advisor
Environmental Assistance Division
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
United States Environmental Protection Agency
202-564-8257
TSCA CBI: https://www.epa.gov/tsca-cbi/what-include-cbi-substantiations
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 July 24, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2017-009767.
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 request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 24, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2017-009767.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Environmental Protection Agency
This relates to the FOIA I completed last week and sent John a note on. At 410-817-9729 today
From: Working Narratives
Hi there, Sounds like the records are collected and ready to go. Please let us know when to expect them. Thanks.
From: Working Narratives
We were told records related to this request were pulled sometime ago. There an additional update?
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 July 24, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2017-009767.
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 July 24, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2017-009767.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Working Narratives
We haven't received a response to our request in a timely fashion. As you can see below, in March, we were told information needed to fill this FOIA had already been collected. As you know, an excessive delay in complying with a FOIA request constitutes a denial.
03/05/2018
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information Request #2017-009767
Email
This relates to the FOIA I completed last week and sent John a note on. At 410-817-9729 today
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 July 24, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2017-009767.
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 July 24, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2017-009767.
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 July 24, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2017-009767.
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 July 24, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2017-009767.
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 July 24, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2017-009767.
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 July 24, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2017-009767.
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 July 24, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2017-009767.
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 July 24, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2017-009767.
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 July 24, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2017-009767.
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 July 24, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2017-009767.
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 July 24, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2017-009767.
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 July 24, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2017-009767.
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 July 24, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2017-009767.
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 July 24, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2017-009767.
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 July 24, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2017-009767.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Environmental Protection Agency
Dear Ren Smith:
This is in response to your inquiry to the Freedom of Information Office in the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) for a copy of all correspondence between the email address Beck.nancy@Epa.gov and email accounts including the domain name “@americanchemistry.com” since January 20, 2017.
The requested records are available by going to the link in the email or you may go to https://foiaonline.gov/ and search by the FOIA request number. This is a partial grant. Portions of the records containing deliberative information or personal information that are exempt from release under 5 U.S.C. § 552(b) are redacted. The cost of providing this information is $0.
This letter concludes our response to your request. You may appeal this response by email at hq.foia@epa.gov, or by mail to the EPA’s National FOIA Office, U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. (2310A), Washington, DC 20460 or through FOIAONLINE if you are an account holder. If you are submitting your appeal by hand delivery, courier service, or overnight delivery, you must address your correspondence to 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 5315, Washington, DC 20460. Your appeal must be in writing, and it must be received no later than 90 calendar days from the date of this letter. The Agency will not consider appeals received after the 90- calendar-day limit. Appeals received after 5:00 p.m. EST will be considered received the next business day. The appeal letter should include the FOIA tracking number listed above. For quickest possible handling, the subject line of your email, the appeal letter, and its envelope, if applicable, should be marked "Freedom of Information Act Appeal." Additionally, you may seek dispute resolution services from EPA's FOIA Public Liaison at (mailto:hq.foia@epa.gov) hq.foia@epa.gov or (202) 566-1667, or from the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS). You may contact OGIS in any of the following ways: by mail, Office of Government Information Services, National Archives and Records Administration, Room 2510, 8610 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001; email, ogis@nara.gov; telephone, (202) 741-5770 or (877) 684-6448; or fax, (202) 741-5769. (mailto:hq.foia@epa.gov)
If you have any questions, please contact Jonah Richmond on my staff at (202) 564-0210 or by email at richmond.jonah@epa.gov. (mailto:ingram.earl@epa.gov)
Sincerely,
Lek Kadeli, Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
From: Working Narratives
Thanks for your response. Please let us know how we can gain access to the released records. We don't see a link and a tracking number search turns up an entry but no documents.
From: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA-HQ-2017-009767 has been processed with the following final disposition: Partial Grant/Partial Denial.
Records were released to the public as a result of this request. You may retrieve these records immediately using the following link: Over the next 2 hours, these records are also being added to FOIAonline's search pages, further enabling you to retrieve these documents associated with your FOIA request at any time. View Records (https://www.foiaonline.gov/foiaonline/action/public/submissionDetails?trackingNumber=EPA-HQ-2017-009767&type=request)
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