O*NET (U.s. Bureau Of Labor Statistics)

Mr. Freedman,

BLS does not administer the Occupational Information Network (O*NET). We have forwarded your request to the Education and Training Administration (ETA) for reply. It has been assigned tracking number 2021-F-10239. ETA will issue a response on behalf of the Department of Labor.

Sincerely,

FOIA Service Center

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Dear Mr. Freedman: This responds to your Freedom of InformationAct (FOIA) request of June 24, 2021, which was initially sent to the Bureau of Labor Statistics and took sometime to be re-routed to the Employment and Training Administration (ETA), whichmanages O*NET.In that e-mail yourequested “Records, contracts, agreements, bids, correspondence, related toOccupational Information Network, known as O*NET, managed by Education andTraining Administration, ETA, and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, whichare both part of the U.S. Department Labor, DOL, for which an annual orperiodic contract issued by the U.S. Government Services Agency, GSA.” Your request was received in our office onJuly 9, 2021 and assigned FOIA tracking number 2021-F-10239. In accordance with the Department of Labor’s FOIA regulations (29CFR § 70.19(c)), a FOIA requester must describe the records sought insufficient detail to enable an employee familiar with the subject matter of arequest to locate responsive records with a reasonable amount of effort. Your request does not meet thisrequirement. Because of the broad andgeneral nature of your request, we were unable to identify the records that arebeing sought and therefore we seek to work with you to focus the scope of yourrequest. To clarify, there is no annual or periodiccontract issued by GSA for O*NET. O*NETis operated as a cooperative grant agreement between the U.S. Department ofLabor, ETA and the North Carolina Department of Commerce. Much of the information about O*NET ispublically available, including as part of the package of materials that issubmitted to the Office of Management and Budget every three years to renew theInformation Collection Request (ICR) #1205-0421 for the O*NET survey. The most recent ICR package, from this year,is available at: https://www.onetcenter.org/ombclearance.html. (https://www.onetcenter.org/ombclearance.html) Please be as specific as possibleconcerning the type of records that you are requesting. Also be aware that based on the recordsretention policy (outlined in the National Archives and Records Administration(NARA) General Records schedule - DAA-GRS-2013-0008-0001) grant records areretained for a period of ten years. We will not proceed further with your request until we receiveadditional clarification from you. If wedo not hear from you within 30 calendar days of the date of this letter, wewill assume you are no longer interested in this matter and willadministratively close your request. Ifyou have any questions, please contact Pam Frugoli, frugoli.pam@dol.gov. (mailto:frugoli.pam@dol.gov) Sincerely, Jennifer Glenn

Dear Mr. Freeman,

This letter responds to your Freedom of Information Act(FOIA) request of June 24, 2021 in which you requested information regarding O*Net.  Your request was received in our office on June 26, 2021 andassigned FOIA tracking number 82021-F-10239.
On July 1, 20211our office contacted you at requests@muckrock.com to request additional information to process your request. As of today, we havenot received a response, thus your request has been closed. (mailto:foia@americanoversight.org)
If you consider this an adverse determination, you haveseveral options available to you. You may contact the Department’s FOIA PublicLiaison, Thomas G. Hicks, Sr. at 202-693-5427 or hicks.thomas@dol.gov forassistance resolving disputes. Alternatively, you may contact the Office ofGovernment Information Services (OGIS), within the National Archives andRecords Administration, to inquire about the mediation services they offer. Thecontact information for OGIS is as follows: (mailto:hicks.thomas@dol.gov) Officeof Government Information Services NationalArchives and Records Administration 8601Adelphi Road CollegePark, MD 20740
You can also reach that office by e-mail at ogis@nara.gov, byphone at 202-741-5770, by fax at 202-741-5769, or by calling toll-free1-877-684-6448. (mailto:ogis@nara.gov)
You have the right to file an administrative appeal. Yourappeal must be received by the Solicitor of Labor within 90 calendar days ofthe date of this initial denial letter. Address your appeal to the followingoffice: Attn:Freedom of Information Act Appeal Solicitorof Labor U.S.Department of Labor 200Constitution Avenue, NW RoomN-2420 Washington,D.C.  20210
Your appeal may also be sent by e-mail to FOIAAppeal@dol.govor by fax to 202-693-5538. Appeals submitted to any other address will not beaccepted. Your appeal must state in writing the grounds for the appeal. Itshould also include a copy of the original request, the response to yourrequest, and any supporting statement or arguments. The appeal letter, theenvelope, and the e-mail subject line, should be clearly marked “Freedom ofInformation Act Appeal.”  toconfirm you were still intersted in obtaing these records. As of today, we havenot received a response, thus your request has been closed. (mailto:FOIAAppeal@dol.gov)
Thank you,
Jennifer Glenn-Roberson
FOIA Coordinator
US Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
glenn.jennifer.n@dol.gov