Patriot Act & the "199 Order"
| Tracking # |
1253767-000 |
| Submitted | Feb. 3, 2014 |
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From: Cathleen Weissenberg
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
All FBI memoranda, training materials and official policies regarding the Patriot Act & the “199 Order” as referenced to in the following FBI Memorandum for the Record dated 8/13/2003: http://media.nara.gov/9-11/MFR/t-0148-911MFR-00532.pdf
Duncan Wainwright, Assistant Division Counsel, WFO, FBI is noted describing this specific orders application and usage in the following manner within the above MFR.
“Wainwright said that as a practical matter, the Wall did not come down until the FISA Court of Review opinion. The FISA Court of Review (which is the appellate court for FISA issues, and which has only been convened this one time) actually rewrote the AG Guidelines. But this came later. After the Patriot Act, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC, which is the first-level court for FISA issues) reestablished the Wall to some extent. Thereafter, the FISA Court of Review reversed the decision and took down the Wall. Even before the FISA Court of Review opinion, however, the FISC had issued an order approving a request by the Terrorism and Violent Crime Section (now, the Counterterrorism Section) of the Criminal Division to have their attorneys review the FBI's Form 199 (terrorism intelligence case) investigation files for the purpose of identifying any criminal violations that suspected terrorists could be charge with.”
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.
In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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,
Cathleen Weissenberg
From: Sobonya, David P.
Dear Ms. Weissenberg,
The FBI has received your Freedom of Information Act/Privacy (FOIPA) request and it will be forwarded to Initial Processing for review. Your request will be processed under the provisions of FOIPA and a response will be mailed to you at a later date.
Requests for fee waivers and expedited processing will be addressed once your request has been assigned an FOIPA request number. You will receive written notification of the FBI’s decision.
Information regarding the Freedom of Information Act/Privacy is available at http://www.fbi.gov/ or http://www.fbi.gov/foia/. If you require additional assistance please contact the Public Information Officer.
Thank you,
David P. Sobonya
Public Information Officer/Legal Admin. Specialist
Record/Information Dissemination Section (RIDS)
FBI-Records Management Division
170 Marcel Drive, Winchester, VA 22602-4843
PIO: (540) 868-4593
Direct: (540) 868-4286
Fax: (540) 868-4391/4997
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI
An acknowledgement letter, stating the request is being processed.
From: Cathleen Weissenberg
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the status of FOIPA Request No.2 1253767-000 that was originally submitted to you on February 3, 2014.
Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thank you for your help.
From: Sobonya, David P.
Dear Ms. Weissenberg,
Please view the attachment regarding Check the Status of Your FOIPA Request, which was last updated on March 19, 2014.
Please contact me if you require further assistance.
Thank you,
David P. Sobonya
Public Information Officer/Legal Admin. Specialist
Record/Information Dissemination Section (RIDS)
FBI-Records Management Division
170 Marcel Drive, Winchester, VA 22602-4843
PIO: (540) 868-4593
Direct: (540) 868-4286
Fax: (540) 868-4391/4997
From: Cathleen Weissenberg
Dear Mr. Sobonya,
Thank you for the response. However, I was unable to obtain status via the portal. The following message was received when attempting to do so.
"The FOIPA 21253767-000 has not found in the database."
Regards,
Cathie Weissenberg
From: Sobonya, David P.
Dear Ms. Weissenberg,
Here is a screenshot of your FOIPA Status for FOIPA #1253767-000 which I just checked this morning.
Check Status of Your FOIA Request
If your FOIPA Number is 11195846-0 please enter 11195846-000 into the system. If your FOIPA number is 11195846-1 please enter 11195846-001 into the system.
Find status of FOIPA−Last updated on Mar. 26, 2014 7:00 am
FOIPA:
Result
FOIPA1253767-000Case TypeFOIPAProcess DescriptionThe FBI's FOIPA Program is searching the FBI's indices for potentially responsive documents. You may be contacted via formal letter for all fees and/or negotiation issues that may apply.
David P. Sobonya
Public Information Officer/Legal Admin. Specialist
Record/Information Dissemination Section (RIDS)
FBI-Records Management Division
170 Marcel Drive, Winchester, VA 22602-4843
PIO: (540) 868-4593
Direct: (540) 868-4286
Fax: (540) 868-4391/4997
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 Feb. 3, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #1253767-000.
Thank you for your help.
From: Sobonya, David P.
Dear Ms. Weissenberg,
Due to the voluminous requests that the FBI receives on a daily, weekly, monthly and annual basis, requesters are encouraged to utilize the online option to Check the Status of Your FOIPA Request by following the instructions in the attached sample. The last status update was performed on April 30, 2014.
Upon entering your FOIPA Request Number, the requester will be provided one of the following STATUS RESULTS:
The FBI’s FOI/PA Program is processing your request in accordance to the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act guidelines. *The Disclosure analyst is making a line by line, page by page review of the records to determine if any redactions are required pursuant to subsections of Title 5, U. S. Code, Section 552 and 552a. Upon completion, the records are forwarded to a supervisor for review, if approved, a release will be forthcoming.
The FBI’s FOI/PA Program is searching the FBI’s indices for potentially responsive documents. You may be contacted via form letter for all fees and/or negotiation issues that may apply. *Requests are received by Initial Processing (IP) where they are opened, assigned a FOIPA Request Number and correspondence mailed to the requester. The IP analyst searches for, retrieves and reviews potentially responsive records. If responsive records are located, they are forwarded to Disclosure for processing.
The FBI’s FOI/PA Program has identified potential responsive information to your request(s) and is forwarding this request(s) for assignment to a FOI/PA Legal Administrative Specialist (LAS) for further processing. *Responsive records are forwarded to the Perfected Backlog where they await assignment to a Disclosure analyst for processing.
The information you have requested is part of a previously requested subject matter and will be preprocessed in accordance to the prior releasable information. *A previous request has already been made for the subject matter.
The request is currently in appeal status with the Office of Information Policy (OIP). *The FBI is not involved in the appeals process so please contact OIP’s Customer Service regarding appeal matters at (202) 514-3642.
The request is currently in litigation with Federal Court
The FOIPA number entered has been closed, and appropriate correspondence has been sent to the address on file. *Correspondence and/or a release of records were recently mailed. If you recently had a change of address please contact us at foiparequest@ic.fbi.gov.
Please contact me if you require further assistance.
Thank you,
*Material is provided for information purposes
David P. Sobonya
Public Information Officer/Legal Admin. Specialist
Record/Information Dissemination Section (RIDS)
FBI-Records Management Division
170 Marcel Drive, Winchester, VA 22602-4843
PIO: (540) 868-4593
Direct: (540) 868-4286
Fax: (540) 868-4391/4997
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 Feb. 3, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #1253767-000.
Thank you for your help.
From: Sobonya, David P.
Dear Ms. Weissenberg,
Due to the voluminous requests that the FBI receives on a daily, weekly, monthly and annual basis, requesters are encouraged to utilize the online option to Check the Status of Your FOIPA Request by following the instructions in the attached sample. The last status update was performed on May 28, 2014.
Upon entering your FOIPA Request Number, the requester will be provided one of the following STATUS RESULTS:
The FBI’s FOI/PA Program is processing your request in accordance to the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act guidelines. *The Disclosure analyst is making a line by line, page by page review of the records to determine if any redactions are required pursuant to subsections of Title 5, U. S. Code, Section 552 and 552a. Upon completion, the records are forwarded to a supervisor for review, if approved, a release will be forthcoming.
The FBI’s FOI/PA Program is searching the FBI’s indices for potentially responsive documents. You may be contacted via form letter for all fees and/or negotiation issues that may apply. *Requests are received by Initial Processing (IP) where they are opened, assigned a FOIPA Request Number and correspondence mailed to the requester. The IP analyst searches for, retrieves and reviews potentially responsive records. If responsive records are located, they are forwarded to Disclosure for processing.
The FBI’s FOI/PA Program has identified potential responsive information to your request(s) and is forwarding this request(s) for assignment to a FOI/PA Legal Administrative Specialist (LAS) for further processing. *Responsive records are forwarded to the Perfected Backlog where they await assignment to a Disclosure analyst for processing.
The information you have requested is part of a previously requested subject matter and will be preprocessed in accordance to the prior releasable information. *A previous request has already been made for the subject matter.
The request is currently in appeal status with the Office of Information Policy (OIP). *The FBI is not involved in the appeals process so please contact OIP’s Customer Service regarding appeal matters at (202) 514-3642.
The request is currently in litigation with Federal Court
The FOIPA number entered has been closed, and appropriate correspondence has been sent to the address on file. *Correspondence and/or a release of records were recently mailed. If you recently had a change of address please contact us at foiparequest@ic.fbi.gov.
Please contact me if you require further assistance.
Thank you,
*Material is provided for information purposes
David P. Sobonya
Public Information Officer/GIS
Record/Information Dissemination Section (RIDS)
FBI-Records Management Division
170 Marcel Drive, Winchester, VA 22602-4843
PIO: (540) 868-4593
Direct: (540) 868-4286
Fax: (540) 868-4391/4997
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI
The request has been rejected as being too vague, burdensome or otherwise unprocessable.
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