OFAC Designations Under EO 13224, September 24, 2001
| Tracking # |
2017-06-232 |
| Submitted | June 24, 2017 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: David Scantling
Dear FOIA Officer:
1. This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. § 552, submitted to the Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") of the United States Department of the Treasury ("Treasury").
2. I hereby request agency records related to OFAC's designation of the following entities, pursuant to Executive Order 13224, on September 24, 2001:
2.1. Al Qaida/Islamic Army
2.2. Abu Sayyaf Group
2.3. Armed Islamic Group (GIA)
2.4. Harakat ul-Mujahidin (HUM)
2.5. Al-Jihad (Egyptian Islamic Jihad)
2.6. Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU)
2.7. Asbat al-Ansar
2.8. Salafist Group for Call and Combat (GSPC)
2.9. Libyan Islamic Fighting Group
2.10. Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya (AIAI)
2.11. Islamic Army of Aden
2.12. Usama bin Laden
2.13. Muhammad Atif (aka, Subhi Abu Sitta, Abu Hafs Al Masri)
2.14. Sayf al-Adl
2.15. Shaykh Sai'id (aka, Mustafa Muhammad Ahmad)
2.16. Abu Hafs the Mauritanian (aka, Mahfouz Ould al-Walid, Khalid Al-Shanqiti)
2.17. Ibn Al-Shaykh al-Libi
2.18. Abu Zubaydah (aka, Zayn al-Abidin Muhammad Husayn, Tariq)
2.19. Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi (aka, Abu Abdallah)
2.20. Ayman al-Zawahiri
2.21. Thirwat Salah Shihata
2.22. Tariq Anwar al-Sayyid Ahmad (aka, Fathi, Amr al-Fatih)
2.23. Muhammad Salah (aka, Nasr Fahmi Nasr Hasanayn)
2.24. Makhtab Al-Khidamat/Al Kifah
2.25. Wafa Humanitarian Organization
2.26. Al Rashid Trust
2.27. Mamoun Darkazanli Import-Export Company
3. The following constraints limit this FOIA request:
3.1. Only the OFAC Designation/Evidentiary Package documents related to these designated terrorist entities are requested;
3.2. Excluding any documents containing the agency’s deliberative material or recommendations;
3.3. Excluding any documents classified Top Secret (“TS”), Sensitive Compartmented Information (“SCI”), and/or Special Access Program (“SAP”); however,
3.4. Including all of OFAC’s responsive documents that are classified below the TS, SCI and/or SAP levels; for example, any documents marked Unclassified (“U”), Sensitive But Unclassified (“SBU”), For Official Use Only (“FOUO”), Confidential (“C”), Law Enforcement Sensitive (“LES”), and/or Secret (“S”).
4. Although FOIA has always presumed that government records are open to public inspection, the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016, Pub. L. 114-185, prohibits agencies from withholding records unless (1) “disclosure is prohibited by law” or (2) “the agency reasonably foresees that disclosure would harm an interest protected by” one of FOIA’s exemptions. 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(8)(A). Thus, in addition to FOIA favoring disclosure and requiring its exemptions to be narrowly construed, Section 552(a)(8)(A) prohibits agencies from using their discretion to broadly withhold records merely because they believe an exemption could technically apply.
5. In order to expedite OFAC’s release of the requested documents, please disclose them on an interim, rolling basis as they become available; for example, without waiting for all of the agency’s relevant systems of record to be searched, or all of its relevant records to be processed. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
6. If OFAC’s processing costs for this request exceed $350.00, please notify me in advance so that I might consider paying any additional fees for a complete and accurate set of responsive documents. The requested documents will be made available to the general public and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
7. 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,
David Scantling
From:
Good Afternoon,
Please see the Department of the Treasury's receipt letter pertaining to your recently submitted FOIA request. Please refer to the information provided in the receipt letter when inquiring about your FOIA request.
Respectfully,
David Greek
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Government Information Specialist
Privacy, Transparency, and Records
Email: TreasFOIA@treasury.gov<mailto:TreasFOIA@treasury.gov>
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I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 24, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
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From:
FOIA #2017-06-232
OASIS #948133
Mr. Scantling,
Attached is OFAC's acknowledgement of your FOIA request #2017-06-232.
Regards,
The OFAC FOIA Office
From:
FOIA #2017-06-233
OASIS #948133
Mr. Scantling,
Attached is OFAC's acknowledgement of your FOIA request #2017-06-233.
Regards,
The OFAC FOIA Office
From:
FOIA #2017-06-234
OASIS #948139
Mr. Scantling,
Attached is OFAC's acknowledgement of your FOIA request #2017-06-234.
Regards,
The OFAC FOIA Team
From:
FOIA #2017-06-235
OASIS #948144
Mr. Scantling,
Attached is OFAC's acknowledgement of your FOIA request #2017-06-235.
Regards,
The OFAC FOIA Office
From:
FOIA 2017-06-237
OASIS 948161
Mr. Scantling,
Attached is OFAC's acknowledgement of your FOIA request 2017-06-237.
Regards,
The OFAC FOIA Office
From:
FOIA 2017-07-030
OASIS 948178
Mr. Scantling,
Attached is OFAC's acknowledgement of your FOIA request 2017-07-030.
Regards,
The OFAC FOIA Office
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 24, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2017-06-232.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From:
Good morning,
141 open requests precede yours in our processing queue.
Regards,
The OFAC FOIA Team
From:
Dear Mr. Scantling,
Re: FOIA No. 2017-06-232
OASIS No.: 955408
Attached is OFAC's final response to your FOIA request.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, you may email OFACFOIAOffice@treasury.gov<mailto:OFACFOIAOffice@treasury.gov> or contact the FOIA Requester Service Center at 202-622-2500, option 3. Please reference your FOIA No. 2017-06-232 in any future communications.
Regards,
OFAC FOIA Office
From: Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Asset Control
FOIA 2017-06-235
OASIS 994651
Good afternoon,
Attached is OFAC's final response to the subject FOIA request.
Your request has been assigned FOIA No.: 2017-06-235. Please reference this number in any future correspondence. If you have any questions regarding this matter, you may email OFACFOIAOffice@treasury.gov or contact the FOIA Requester Service Center at (202) 622-
2500, option 3, and leave a detailed message.
Regards,
The OFAC FOIA Office
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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 24, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2017-06-232.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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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 24, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2017-06-232.
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 June 24, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2017-06-232.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Asset Control
This case was closed on September 29, 2017. Please update your records accordingly.
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