OFAC SDGT/FTO Designation, October 15, 2004
Tracking # |
2017-06-235 |
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 October 15, 2004, designation of the following entity as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist ("SDGT") and Foreign Terrorist Organization ("FTO"):
2.1. JAM'AT AL TAWHID WA'AL-JIHAD (a.k.a. AL-TAWHID; a.k.a. AL-ZARQAWI NETWORK; a.k.a. THE MONOTHEISM AND JIHAD GROUP) [FTO][SDGT]
3. The following constraints limit this FOIA request:
3.1. Only the OFAC Designation/Evidentiary Package documents related to this SDGT/FTO entity 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>
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. You had assigned it reference number #2017- 06- 235.
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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- 235.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury has received the information you submitted to the TREASFOIA@TREASURY.gov<mailto:TREASFOIA@TREASURY.gov> mailbox.
If you are submitting a FOIA request, this courtesy reply does not replace the acknowledgement letter which will include a FOIA case number once your request has been entered into our FOIA Request Tracking System.
If you are seeking the status of a pending FOIA request for which you have a FOIA case number, please call (202) 622-0930 to obtain the status of your request.
Please visit our FOIA Library at http://www.treasury.gov/FOIA/Pages/reading_room.aspx.
Thank you for contacting the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
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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- 235.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From:
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury has received the information you submitted to the TREASFOIA@TREASURY.gov<mailto:TREASFOIA@TREASURY.gov> mailbox.
If you are submitting a FOIA request, this courtesy reply does not replace the acknowledgement letter which will include a FOIA case number once your request has been entered into our FOIA Request Tracking System.
If you are seeking the status of a pending FOIA request for which you have a FOIA case number, please call (202) 622-0930 to obtain the status of your request.
Please visit our FOIA Library at http://www.treasury.gov/FOIA/Pages/reading_room.aspx.
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FOIA #2017-06-235
OASIS # 956937
Good afternoon,
Thank you for your inquiry regarding the status of your FOIA #2017-06-235. In our acknowledgement letter of September 15, 2017, we informed you that there were approximately 170 cases pending ahead of yours in our processing queue. Today, October 5, 2017, there are 125 cases ahead of yours in the queue.
Thank you for your patience as we work through our processing queue.
Regards,
The OFAC FOIA Office
From: Muckrock Staff
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- 235.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Asset Control
FOIA #2017-06-235
OASIS #9962106
Mr. Scantling,
Thank you for your inquiry regarding the status of your FOIA number 2017-06-235. As of today, November 6, 2017, there are 124 open cases pending ahead of yours in our processing queue.
We appreciate your patience as we work through our processing queue.
Regards,
The OFAC FOIA Office
From: Muckrock Staff
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- 235.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Asset Control
FOIA #2017-06-235
OASIS #967503
Good morning,
Thank you for your inquiry regarding the status of your FOIA #2017-06-235.
As of today, December 11, 2017, there are 116 open cases pending ahead of yours in our processing queue.
We appreciate your cooperation as we work through our processing queue.
Regards,
The OFAC FOIA Office
From: Muckrock Staff
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 #2017-06-235.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Asset Control
FOIA #2017-06-235
OASIS #973914
Good afternoon,
Thank you for your inquiry regarding your FOIA #2017-06-235. As of today, January 18, 2018, there are 116 cases pending ahead of yours in our processing queue.
We appreciate your patience as we work through our queue.
Regards,
The OFAC FOIA Office
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From: Muckrock Staff
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 #2017-06-235.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Asset Control
FOIA #2017-06-235
OASIS #980559
Good morning,
As of today, February 22, 2018, there are 112 cases pending ahead of yours in our processing queue.
Regards,
The OFAC FOIA Office
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 #2017-06-235.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Asset Control
FOIA 2017-06-235
OASIS 980559
Good afternoon,
As of today, 109 cases are ahead of yours in our processing queue.
Regards,
The OFAC FOIA Office
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 #2017-06-235.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Asset Control
FOIA 2017-06-235
As of today, April 30, 2018, there are 108 open cases pending ahead of yours in our processing queue.
Regards,
The OFAC FOIA Office
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 #2017-06-235.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Asset Control
OFAC closed this case on May 8, 2018.
From: David Scantling
Dear OFAC FOIA Office:
Why was case 2017-06-235 closed? I have not received any responsive documents or a denial from you regarding this request?
Regards,
David Scantling
330-696-1039 mobile
From: Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Asset Control
The final response for OFAC FOIA 2017-06-235 was sent from this office on May 8, 2018. The letter, the email transmittal, and the delivery receipt for the final response are attached for your information.
From: Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Asset Control
The final response for OFAC FOIA 2017-06-235 was sent from this office on May 8, 2018. The letter, the email transmittal, and the delivery receipt for the final response are attached for your information.
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