National Park Service Water Bottle Policy II
| Tracking # |
NPS-2017-01356 NPS-2017-01328 |
| Submitted | Sept. 22, 2017 |
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From: Jimmy Tobias
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
All copies of correspondence between National Park Service employees and Hitachi consulting relating to the National Park Service's water bottle policy, also known as the Water Bottle Ban, since January 2011. This request includes attachments included in the original correspondence.
I am a reporter for Pacific Standard magazine and 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,
Jimmy Tobias
From: FOIA, NPS
Mr. Tobias,
Your request has been received and has been assigned tracking number
NPS-2017-01328. All future correspondence relating to this request should
reference this tracking number.
In accordance with 43 CFR 2.15
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the
National Park Service processes requests on a first-in, first-out basis
within several processing tracks. Your request has been placed in the
complex track. There are currently 2 expedited, 42 normal and 26 complex
requests ahead of this request in the processing queue. Please note, you
have the right to modify the scope of your request, which could result in
the request being placed in a different track, e.g. limiting the scope of
your request to correspondence between employees within the Sustainable
Operations program and Hitachi Consulting, limiting the date range of your
request to correspondence since September of 2016, and/or limiting your
request to those records relating to the work products of the consulting
contract and excluding correspondence relating to the management of such
contract services.
You should expect our response by October 20, 2017. If you do not receive
our response by that date you may file an appeal by writing to:
Freedom of Information Act Appeals Officer
Office of the Solicitor
U.S. Department of the Interior
1849 C Street, NW
MS-6556-MIB,
Washington, D.C. 20240
foia.appeals@sol.doi.gov
Your failure-to-timely-respond appeal may be filed anytime after the
estimated response date provided above and the date we issue our final
response. The appeal should be marked, both on the envelope and the face of
the appeal letter, with the legend "FREEDOM OF INFORMATION APPEAL." Your
appeal should be accompanied by a copy of your original request and copies
of all correspondence between yourself and the National Park Service
related to this request, along with any information you have which leads
you to believe our response to be in error. Note, any appeal received
after 5 p.m. EST will be considered to have been received on the next
business day.
Sincerely,
C.
____________________
Ms. Charis Wilson, PhD, CRM
NPS FOIA Officer
12795 W. Alameda Parkway
PO Box 25287
Denver, CO 80225-0287
303-969-2959
Fax: 303-969-2557
1-855-NPS-FOIA
npsfoia@nps.gov <charis_wilson@nps.gov>
From: Jimmy Tobias
Hello,
Thank you for the timely reply. I would like to limit the date range of my request to correspondence since September of 2016. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Jimmy Tobias
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 22, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Oct. 20, 2017. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #NPS-2017-01328.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: National Park Service
Mr. Tobias,
Currently there are 3 expedited, 38 normal, and 25 complex requests ahead
of yours in the processing queue.
Sincerely,
C.
____________________
Ms. Charis Wilson, PhD, CRM
NPS FOIA Officer
12795 W. Alameda Parkway
PO Box 25287
Denver, CO 80225-0287
303-969-2959
Fax: 303-969-2557
1-855-NPS-FOIA
npsfoia@nps.gov <charis_wilson@nps.gov>
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 22, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Oct. 20, 2017. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #NPS-2017-01328.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: National Park Service
Mr. Tobias,
At this time there are two expedited, two simple, 43 normal, and 26 complex
requests ahead of yours in my processing queue.
Sincerely,
C.
____________________
Ms. Charis Wilson, PhD, CRM
NPS FOIA Officer
12795 W. Alameda Parkway
PO Box 25287
Denver, CO 80225-0287
303-969-2959
Fax: 303-969-2557
1-855-NPS-FOIA
npsfoia@nps.gov <charis_wilson@nps.gov>
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 22, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Oct. 20, 2017. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #NPS-2017-01328.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 22, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Oct. 20, 2017. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #NPS-2017-01328.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 22, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Oct. 20, 2017. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #NPS-2017-01328.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: National Park Service
There are currently 1 simple, 38 normal, and 21 complex requests ahead of
yours in my processing queue.
____________________
Ms. Charis Wilson, PhD, CRM
NPS FOIA Officer
12795 W. Alameda Parkway
PO Box 25287
Denver, CO 80225-0287
303-969-2959
Fax: 303-969-2557
1-855-NPS-FOIA
npsfoia@nps.gov <charis_wilson@nps.gov>
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 22, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Oct. 20, 2017. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #NPS-2017-01328.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: National Park Service
Mr. Tobias,
Currently there are 31 normal and 21 complex requests ahead of this one in
the processing queue.
Sincerely,
C.
____________________
Ms. Charis Wilson, PhD, CRM
NPS FOIA Officer
12795 W. Alameda Parkway
PO Box 25287
Denver, CO 80225-0287
303-969-2959
Fax: 303-969-2557
1-855-NPS-FOIA
npsfoia@nps.gov <charis_wilson@nps.gov>
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 22, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Oct. 20, 2017. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #NPS-2017-01328.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 22, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Oct. 20, 2017. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #NPS-2017-01328.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 22, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Oct. 20, 2017. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #NPS-2017-01328.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: National Park Service
Currently there are 17 complex and 31 normal requests ahead of this request
in the processing queue.
____________________
Ms. Charis Wilson, PhD, CRM
NPS FOIA Officer
12795 W. Alameda Parkway
PO Box 25287
Denver, CO 80225-0287
303-969-2959
Fax: 303-969-2557
1-855-NPS-FOIA
npsfoia@nps.gov <charis_wilson@nps.gov>
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 22, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Oct. 20, 2017. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #NPS-2017-01328.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 22, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Oct. 20, 2017. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #NPS-2017-01328.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: National Park Service
Mr. Tobias,
Due to the size of the file containing the responsive records, we are unable to send it as an email attachment. Accordingly, I have uploaded a copy of our response letter and the records. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
C.
____________________
Ms. Charis Wilson, Ph,D., CRM
NPS FOIA Officer
12795 W. Alameda Parkway
PO Box 25287
Denver, CO 80225-0287
303-969-2959
Fax: 303-969-2557
1-855-NPS-FOIA
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