NPS Media Guidances
| Submitted | May 8, 2020 |
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From: Jimmy Tobias
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any guidances, memos or other orders or documents that limit press access to National Park Service employees or otherwise alter the protocols that National Park Service employees must abide by when dealing with reporters and other members of the press. This request seeks records produced since January 1, 2020.
I am a reporter with The Guardian.
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: National Park Service
Mr. Tobias,
Your request has been received and has been assigned tracking number NPS-2020-00824. All future correspondence relating to this request should reference this tracking number.
In accordance with 43 CFR 2.15 the National Park Service processes requests on a first-in, first-out basis within several processing tracks. Your request has been placed in the normal track. There are currently 3 expedited, 1 simple, and 122 normal requests ahead of this request in the processing queue.
Our response is due by June 12, 2020. 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
Please send replies to this NPSFOIA@nps.gov Address
***** PLEASE NOTE Until further notice I will be unable to receive faxes, physical mail, or packages sent via Fed Ex or UPS as our office is closed. Please send materials electronically******
From: Jimmy Tobias
Thank you very much Charis.
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 May 8, 2020. 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: 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 May 8, 2020. 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: 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 May 8, 2020. 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: 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 May 8, 2020. 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: 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 May 8, 2020. 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 Park Service
Mr. Tobias,
At this time there are 2 expedited, 16 simple, and 60 normal requests ahead of this request in the processing queue. Again, please be sure to reference the tracking number that was assigned to your request in the subject line of any emails you send regarding this request. Failing to do so, may result in a delay in our ability to respond to status inquiries as we will be required to research which of more than 150 open requests you are seeking information about.
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<mailto:npsfoia@nps.gov>
***** PLEASE NOTE Until further notice materials sent via facsimile, physical mail, or packages sent via Fed Ex or UPS may be delayed as our office is closed. Please send materials electronically******
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 May 8, 2020. 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: 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 May 8, 2020. 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 Park Service
Mr. Tobias,
We have completed our search and the potentially responsive records are pending review. At the present time there are 2 expedited, 7 simple, and 57 normal requests ahead of this request in the processing queue. Also, please reference your tracking number in the subject line for all future emails. Failure to do so may delay our ability to respond to you.
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<mailto:npsfoia@nps.gov>
***** PLEASE NOTE Until further notice materials sent via facsimile, physical mail, or packages sent via Fed Ex or UPS may be delayed as our office is closed. Please send materials electronically******
From: National Park Service
Mr. Tobias,
Attached please find our response to your request.
Sincerely,
Charis Wilson, PhD, CRM
NPS FOIA Officer
npsfoia@nps.gov
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