NIH AIDS Internal Histories
| Submitted | June 26, 2018 |
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From: JPat Brown
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any internal histories or agency-wide documentation regarding the HIV/AIDS crisis of the 1980s.
I request media fee status on this request, as I am a full-time journalist who has written extensively on the subject of government records for various national and international outlets.
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,
JPat Brown
From: National Institutes of Health
Good Afternoon,
Please see the attached acknowledgement of your NIH FOIA request.
Thank you.
Roger Bordine
Program Assistant
Freedom of Information Office
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room 5B35
31 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301-496-5633
Fax: 301-402-4541
Roger.bordine@nih.gov<mailto:Roger.bordine@nih.gov>
[National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Turning Discovery Into Health]<http://www.nih.gov/>
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From: National Institutes of Health
Good Morning,
Please send us your phone number so that we can call you regarding clarification of your request.
Thank you.
Roger Bordine
Program Assistant
Freedom of Information Office
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room 5B35
31 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301-496-5633
Fax: 301-402-4541
Roger.bordine@nih.gov<mailto:Roger.bordine@nih.gov>
[National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Turning Discovery Into Health]<http://www.nih.gov/>
From: JPat Brown
Hello-
Apologies for the delay, you can reach me at the office at 617.299.1832.
Thanks!
JPat
From: National Institutes of Health
Good Morning,
We still have not received your phone number and we need to speak with you regarding the scope of your request.
Please respond as soon as possible, as we cannot process your request as you have written it.
Thank you.
Roger Bordine
Program Assistant
Freedom of Information Office
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room 5B35
31 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301-496-5633
Fax: 301-402-4541
Roger.bordine@nih.gov<mailto:Roger.bordine@nih.gov>
[National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Turning Discovery Into Health]<http://www.nih.gov/>
From: JPat Brown
Hello-
I previously responded with the office number - if that's not working, you can try my cell at 504.400.4717.
JPat
From: JPat Brown
Hello-
I previously responded with the office number - if that's not working, you can try my cell at 504.400.4717.
JPat
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 June 26, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: National Institutes of Health
Good Morning,
Your request is being processed and the search for records is ongoing. Once the search has been completed, your case will be placed in the queue for review behind the requests that were received before yours, as is stipulated in the FOIA; cases are to be processed on a first-in first-out basis.
Thank you.
Roger Bordine
Program Support
Freedom of Information Office
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room 5B35
31 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301-496-5633
Fax: 301-402-4541
Roger.bordine@nih.gov
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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 June 26, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: National Institutes of Health
Good Afternoon,
The search for records responsive to your request is nearly complete. Once the search has been completed, your case will be placed in the queue for review behind the requests that were received before yours, as is stipulated in the FOIA; cases are to be processed on a first-in first-out basis. Until our office receives the records from the search, we cannot provide an accurate date of completion because we do not know the size or complexity of the records until we receive them and begin to review them.
Thank you.
Roger Bordine
Program Support
Freedom of Information Office
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room 5B35
31 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301-496-5633
Fax: 301-402-4541
Roger.bordine@nih.gov<mailto:Roger.bordine@nih.gov>
[National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Turning Discovery Into Health]<http://www.nih.gov/>
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 June 26, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: National Institutes of Health
Good Afternoon,
Your case is in the queue for review behind the requests that were received before yours. Once review of the records responsive to your request has begun, we will be able to provide an accurate estimated completion date.
Thank you and please let us know if you have any other questions.
Roger Bordine
Program Support
Freedom of Information Office
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room 5B35
31 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301-496-5633
Fax: 301-402-4541
Roger.bordine@nih.gov<mailto:Roger.bordine@nih.gov>
[National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Turning Discovery Into Health]<http://www.nih.gov/>
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 June 26, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: National Institutes of Health
Good Afternoon,
Your request is still in the queue for review. Once review of the records responsive to your request begins, you will be provided with an estimated completion date.
Thank you.
Roger Bordine
Program Support
Freedom of Information Office
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room 5B35
31 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301-496-5633
Fax: 301-402-4541
Roger.bordine@nih.gov<mailto:Roger.bordine@nih.gov>
[National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Turning Discovery Into Health]<http://www.nih.gov/>
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 June 26, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: National Institutes of Health
Good Morning,
Upon checking on the status of your request, initial review of the records received indicated that additional searches were necessary. The NIH offices that have been contacted for records searches have advised that your request is too broad and they suggest that you narrow the scope of your search.
Are there specific records, or is there something in particular that you are looking for that may make it less of a burden to search for and review your request records?
Thank you.
Roger Bordine
Program Support
Freedom of Information Office
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room 5B35
31 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301-496-5633
Fax: 301-402-4541
Roger.bordine@nih.gov<mailto:Roger.bordine@nih.gov>
[National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Turning Discovery Into Health]<http://www.nih.gov/>
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From: JPat Brown
Mr. Bordine, hello!
Thank you for reaching out - it is my understanding that agencies keep internal histories of significant periods (we have done similar work around the CIA here: https://www.muckrock.com/project/declassifying-cias-internal-histories-240/), and I was hoping to find if the NIH had one specifically around the HIV/AIDS crisis and the agency's role. If the agency has a list of such histories, I'd happy cross-reference that to track down the one I'm looking for. If no such list exists, I'd accept whatever complete internal history of the agency exists (was one created for the 125th anniversary in 2012?).
Thanks again, and have a lovely weekend!
From: National Institutes of Health
Good Morning,
Thank you for your clarification. If all that you seek is an internal NIH history, then you may find what you are looking for on the following NIH webpage: https://history.nih.gov/NIHInOwnWords/index.html This page chronicles the most critical elements of NIH involvement in the HIV/AIDS crisis from 1981 to 1988.
If this does not help, the NIH can continue the expansive FOIA search, but in the interest of time, any other exacting specific explanation of the records you are attempting to locate would greatly improve the effectiveness of the search.
If that webpage provides you with the information you are seeking, then please confirm that you wish to withdraw your NIH FOIA request, given that the materials requested are already publicly available online.
Thank you.
Roger Bordine
Program Support
Freedom of Information Office
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room 5B35
31 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301-496-5633
Fax: 301-402-4541
Roger.bordine@nih.gov<mailto:Roger.bordine@nih.gov>
[National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Turning Discovery Into Health]<http://www.nih.gov/>
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From: JPat Brown
Mr. Bordine, hello!
Thanks so much for passing on that link - the "document archive" section is exactly what I was looking for. I'm happy to close out the request on my end, thanks for you help!
JPat
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