NCI Referral Forms (OGE)

Good afternoon Mr. Boguslaw,

This acknowledges receipt of your August 7, 2021 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for "All OGE Form 202, 'Notice of Conflict of Interest Referral Form' received between 1/20/2021 and 8/7/2021." Your request, which OGE received on August 9, 2021 has been assigned tracking number FY 21/073 and is being processed.

You may now track the status of your FOIA request online at: https://extapps2.oge.gov/FOIAStatus/FOIAInfo.nsf/SearchByFOIANumber?OpenForm . Please enter the individualized tracking number above for status information, including the estimated date of completion. Status information is updated on an hourly basis.

Thank you,

McEvan Baum
Assistant Counsel
Legal, External Affairs, and Performance Branch
Program Counsel Division
U.S. Office of Government Ethics
mbaum@oge.gov<mailto:mbaum@oge.gov>
202-482-9287

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Good afternoon Mr. Boguslaw,

Thank you for your inquiry. We currently have a backlog and are trying earnestly to process each request promptly based on the order in which it is received. Your request currently sits at 22nd in our queue and while I cannot give you an estimate on when it will be completed, I want to assure you that our small team is doing its best to complete your request as soon as possible.

Thank you,

McEvan Baum
Assistant Counsel
Legal, External Affairs, and Performance Branch
Program Counsel Division
U.S. Office of Government Ethics
mbaum@oge.gov<mailto:mbaum@oge.gov>
202-482-9287

Good morning Mr. Boguslaw,

Thank you for your inquiry. What is a good number at which to call you to discuss?
Thanks,
McEvan Baum
Assistant Counsel
Legal, External Affairs, and Performance Branch
Program Counsel Division
U.S. Office of Government Ethics
mbaum@oge.gov
202-482-9287

Good evening Mr. Boguslaw,

It was a pleasure speaking with you this afternoon regarding your FOIA request with an assigned tracking number of FY 21/073. Per our call, my understanding is that - in the interest of expediency - your request now seeks the following: A list of agencies that submitted Form 202s ("Notice of Conflict of Interest Referral") to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics between 1/20/2021 and 8/7/2021.

Please let me know if my understanding is inaccurate, or if you have any questions.

Thank you,
McEvan Baum
Assistant Counsel
Legal, External Affairs, and Performance Branch
Program Counsel Division
U.S. Office of Government Ethics
mbaum@oge.gov<mailto:mbaum@oge.gov>
202-482-9287

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OGE Confidential Notice: This message may contain Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) that requires safeguarding or dissemination control under applicable law, regulation, or Government-wide policy. This email, including all attachments, may constitute a Federal record or other Government property that is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the transmission to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender by responding to the email and then immediately delete the email.
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Good afternoon Mr. Boguslaw,

Please find records and correspondence attached. Thank you.

McEvan Baum
Assistant Counsel
Legal, External Affairs, and Performance Branch
Program Counsel Division
U.S. Office of Government Ethics
mbaum@oge.gov<mailto:mbaum@oge.gov>
202-482-9287

________________________________
OGE Confidential Notice: This message may contain Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) that requires safeguarding or dissemination control under applicable law, regulation, or Government-wide policy. This email, including all attachments, may constitute a Federal record or other Government property that is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the transmission to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender by responding to the email and then immediately delete the email.
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