Responses to Congressional Committees (Office of Government Information Services)

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

A copy of all responses sent to Congressional committees between Jan.1, 2008 and the date that this request is processed. These communications are stored together and should be easily accessible.

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,

Michael Morisy

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 6, 2013. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

Dear Mr. Morisy:

This is in response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request of May 6, 2013. Your request, received in this office on that date, and assigned tracking number NGC13-148, requested a copy of all responses sent to Congressional committees between January 1, 2008 and present. A separate request for the same records was sent to the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS). Since OGIS is part of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), all FOIA requests for their records are answered by the Office of General Counsel. Therefore, we have combined these requests together for purposes of this FOIA request.

We conducted a search of the Congressional Affairs Staff, Office of the Archivist, Center for Legislative Archives, and OGIS. We located a total of 20 documents responsive to your request. After reviewing these records, I am releasing them in full.

OGIS has posted their Congressional correspondence on their website here:

https://ogis.archives.gov/about-ogis/ogis-reports.htm

One letter from Director Nisbet has not been posted at this time. It has been included in the 20 documents referenced above. This concludes the processing of your request.

If you consider this response a denial of your FOIA request, you may appeal by writing to the Deputy Archivist (ND), National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, MD 20740 within 35 calendar days and explain why you feel our response did not meet the standards of the FOIA. Both the letter and the envelope should be clearly marked “Freedom of Information Act Appeal.” Please include the tracking number NGC13-148 in your appeal letter.

Sincerely,

JAY OLIN

NARA Deputy FOIA Officer

Office of General Counsel

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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 May 6, 2013. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.