NWS communications
| Submitted | Sept. 10, 2019 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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Communications
From: Caroline Haskins
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Media reports imply that there are documents relevant to the public interest regarding Hurricane Dorian and its probability/improbability of striking Alabama. (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/06/us/politics/trump-alabama-dorian.html?module=inline)
Therefore, I hereby request the following documents:
1) All electronic communications—including emails, slack messages, emails, draft statements, and text messages—between the following parties:
- The NWS Birmingham Office and representatives from FEMA mentioning “hurricane” or “Dorian.”
- The NWS Birmingham Office and representatives from the Alabama Office of the Governor.
- The NWS Birmingham Office and representatives from the Office of Alabama's Secretary of State.
- The NWS Birmingham Office and University of Alabama employees (domain: ua.edu) mentioning “hurricane” or “Dorian.”
- The NWS Birmingham Office and representatives from the Alabama Emergency Management Agency.
2) All electronic communications, internal documents, and internal memos related to this tweet:
https://twitter.com/NWSBirmingham/status/1168179647667814400
Please limit the date range for this query between September 1, 2019 and the time that this request is processed. If this date range provides an excessive burden, please limit the date range from September 1 to September 8, 2019.
Please include any attachments in said emails, including images and documents.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes. It will be used in the course of reporting for Motherboard, VICE’s science and technology website (www.motherboard.vice.com). Therefore, I ask that all fees are waived in the processing of this request.
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,
Caroline Haskins
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 Sept. 10, 2019. 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 Sept. 10, 2019. 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 Sept. 10, 2019. 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 Weather Service
Good Morning Caroline Haskins,
Thank you for your email. The FOIA request in question is currently being
managed at the NOAA level. Based on the information NWS FOIA Office has
received, there is an additional interim release expected to be release in
the future. Unfortunately, we are not aware of the clearance and release
timeline. As before, an interim release letter will be emailed to you once
the records have been made available.
Kindly,
Rashada
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Lisa Love - NOAA Federal <lisa.love@noaa.gov>
Date: Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 6:53 AM
Subject: Fwd: Freedom of Information Act Request: NWS communications
To: <rashada.jenkins@noaa.gov>, Rashada Porter - NOAA Federal <
rashada.porter@noaa.gov>, Jade Affiliate <jade.spears@noaa.gov>, <
foia@noaa.gov>
Good Morning — Please see the question below and follow up as appropriate.
Lisa Love
Begin forwarded message:
*From:* requests@muckrock.com
*Date:* December 9, 2019 at 5:02:35 AM EST
*To:* Lisa Love - NOAA Federal <lisa.love@noaa.gov>
*Subject:* *RE: Freedom of Information Act Request: NWS communications*
National Weather Service
FOIA Office
1325 East West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
December 9, 2019
This is a follow up to a previous request:
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request,
copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 10, 2019. 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.
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
Upload documents directly:
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above link to let us know.
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 80170
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is
being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share,
and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed
(i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the
department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
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On Sept. 10, 2019:
Subject: Freedom of Information Act Request: NWS communications
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following
records:
Media reports imply that there are documents relevant to the public
interest regarding Hurricane Dorian and its probability/improbability of
striking Alabama. (
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/06/us/politics/trump-alabama-dorian.html?module=inline
)
Therefore, I hereby request the following documents:
1) All electronic communications—including emails, slack messages, emails,
draft statements, and text messages—between the following parties:
- The NWS Birmingham Office and representatives from FEMA mentioning
“hurricane” or “Dorian.”
- The NWS Birmingham Office and representatives from the Alabama Office of
the Governor.
- The NWS Birmingham Office and representatives from the Office of
Alabama's Secretary of State.
- The NWS Birmingham Office and University of Alabama employees (domain:
ua.edu) mentioning “hurricane” or “Dorian.”
- The NWS Birmingham Office and representatives from the Alabama Emergency
Management Agency.
2) All electronic communications, internal documents, and internal memos
related to this tweet:
https://twitter.com/NWSBirmingham/status/1168179647667814400
Please limit the date range for this query between September 1, 2019 and
the time that this request is processed. If this date range provides an
excessive burden, please limit the date range from September 1 to September
8, 2019.
Please include any attachments in said emails, including images and
documents.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and
this request is not being made for commercial purposes. It will be used in
the course of reporting for Motherboard, VICE’s science and technology
website (www.motherboard.vice.com). Therefore, I ask that all fees are
waived in the processing of this request.
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,
Caroline Haskins
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
Upload documents directly:
https://www.muckrock.com/
Is this email coming to the wrong contact? Something else wrong? Use the
above link to let us know.
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 80170
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is
being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share,
and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed
(i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the
department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
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*Rashada Porter, MPS*
*Management & Program Analyst*
NOAA, National Weather Service
Management & Organization Division
Telework: Monday & Thursday
Desk:(301) 427.6936
Email: rashada.porter@noaa.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 Sept. 10, 2019. 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 Weather Service
Good Morning,
Thank you for your email. You should have already received a response in
FOIAOnline as of 1/3/20. Additionally, records for the second interim
release are live on the FOIA Reading Room
https://www.noaa.gov/hurricane-dorian-related-records. The next release is
expected to take place at the end of this month.
Kindly,
Rashada Porter
--
*Rashada Porter, MPS*
*Management & Program Analyst*
NOAA, National Weather Service
Management & Organization Division
Telework: Monday & Thursday
Desk:(301) 427.6936
Email: rashada.porter@noaa.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 Sept. 10, 2019. 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 Sept. 10, 2019. 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 Weather Service
Good Morning Caroline Haskins,
Please continue to visit
https://www.noaa.gov/foia/reading-room/hurricane-dorian-related-records for
records and correspondence related to your FOIA request. Please see the
interim release tabs, located at the top of the screen, for the latest
releases.
Kindly,
Rashada Porter
--
*Rashada Porter, MPS*
*Management & Program Analyst*
NOAA, National Weather Service
Management & Organization Division
Telework: Monday & Thursday
Desk:(301) 427.6936
Email: rashada.porter@noaa.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 Sept. 10, 2019. 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 Weather Service
Good Morning Ms. Haskins,
Per my previous emails, please continue to visit
https://www.noaa.gov/foia/reading-room/hurricane-dorian-related-records for
records and correspondence related to your FOIA request. Please see the
interim release tabs, located at the top of the screen, for the latest
releases. The 7th interim release was provided to the public on May 29,
2020.
Kindly,
Rashada Porter
--
*Rashada Porter, MPS*
*(Previously Rashada Jenkins)*
*Management & Program Analyst*
NOAA, National Weather Service
Management & Organization Division
Telework: Monday & Thursday
Desk:(301) 427.6936
Email: rashada.porter@noaa.gov
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