NOAA logo and design files

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

I request an electronic copy of the NOAA logo in SVG or EPS file format. Such a file is described and linked to on the following page, but the link is broken. https://www.cio.noaa.gov/noaa-style-guide/design-elements-left-nav.html

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,

Ben Welsh

I am appealing this response. It shows a clear, documented disregard for my request.

I requested the files in question in EPS or SVG formats, vector files that allow for resizing without a loss in image quality. The raster-based PNG files offered as a substitute do not have that capability. Therefore this response is unacceptable and does not fulfill my request.

The agency has published a hyperlink to vector files in the past. The URL was provided in my initial request. I presume that at one time provided vector files for public download. That link is now dead. If the files could be published in the past, they can be released again today. There's no reason given why the agency has failed to do so.

For those two reasons, the agency has clearly dodged my request and failed to release the relevant records. I am asking them to be released on appeal.