"President's Council on Improving Federal Civic Architecture" from EO 13967 of December 18, 2020

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* Tracking Number: GSA-2021-000571
* Requester Name: T. McElwee
* Date Submitted: 01/21/2021
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description:
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

General Services Administration records concerning the "President's Council on Improving Federal Civic Architecture," created by Executive Order 13967 of December 18, 2020. The text of the order is attached (in PDF) for reference.

This Executive Order appointed the Commissioner of the GSA Public Building Service and Chief Architect of GSA to this Council, and instructed the Administrator of General Services "to provide such funding and administrative and technical support as the Council may require."

I specifically request those records that document the actions or discussions of the Administrator of General Services (or designee) pertaining to the the funding, administrative and/or technical support (whether received from by or actually rendereed by the Administrator); or those records of the participation of the Commissioner of the GSA Public Building Service and Chief Architect of GSA (or their designees) in the Council.

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,

T. McElwee

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Dear Mr. McElwee:

This letter is in response to your U.S. General Services Administration
(GSA) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request number (GSA-2021-000571),
submitted on January 21, 2021 where you requested the following:

*“General Services Administration records concerning the "President's
Council on Improving Federal Civic Architecture," created by Executive
Order 13967 of December 18, 2020. The text of the order is attached (in
PDF) for reference.*

*This Executive Order appointed the Commissioner of the GSA Public Building
Service and Chief Architect of GSA to this Council, and instructed the
Administrator of General Services "to provide such funding and
administrative and technical support as the Council may require."*

*I specifically request those records that document the actions or
discussions of the Administrator of General Services (or designee)
pertaining to the the funding, administrative and/or technical support
(whether received from by or actually rendereed by the Administrator); or
those records of the participation of the Commissioner of the GSA Public
Building Service and Chief Architect of GSA (or their designees) in the
Council.”*

Attached please find the final response to your FOIA Request. Should you
have any questions, please contact me at (202) 219-3078 or by email at
travis.lewis@gsa.gov. If you need additional assistance, you may also
contact Mr. Duane Smith GSA’s FOIA Public Liaison Officer, at (202)
694-2934 or by email at duane.smith@gsa.gov.

Respectfully,

U.S. General Services Administration

*Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requester Service Center (H3A)*

*1800 F Street, Northwest, Room 7300 Washington, DC 20405 Toll Free
number:(855) 675-FOIA*

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