RRHA HUD PHA submission
| Tracking # |
#20-FI-R03-00608 |
| Submitted | Dec. 11, 2019 |
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From: Tom Nash
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
- The Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority's annual and five-year plan submissions sent in 2019
- Any subsequent communications sent by RRHA regarding those plans
- Any responses sent by HUD officials, including email correspondence
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,
Tom Nash
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 Dec. 11, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Dear Mr. Nash: This is to acknowledge receipt of your FOIA request dated December 11, 2019 for the following information:
1. The Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority annual and five-year plan submissions sent in 2019.
2. Any subsequent communications sent by RRHA regarding those plans
3. any Responses sent by HUD officials, including email correspondence
Your FOIA has been logged into the FOIA Management System and assigned case #20-FI-R03-00608.
We will begin working on this request immediately.
I will be the person handling this FOIA. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Sincerely, Anne Davis
FOIA Liaison
HUD Richmond
From: Department of Housing and Urban Development
U. S. Department of Housing & Urban Development Richmond Field Office 600 E. Broad Street, 3 rd Floor Richmond, VA 23219 1-800-842-2610 January 31, 2020 Tom Nash MuckRock News, DEPT MR 84304 411A Highland Ave. Somerville, MA 02144-2516 requests@muckrock.com Dear Mr. Nash: This is the final response to your Freedom of Information Act request dated December 11, 2019. Your request was received in the HUD Richmond Field Office on January 13, 2020. In your request, you asked for the following information: 1. The Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority annual and five-year plan submissions sent in 2019. 2. Any subsequent communications sent by RRHA regarding those plans 3. any Responses sent by HUD officials, including email correspondence Due to file size limitations, you will receive the responsive documents in two separate messages. Attached to this message and to one additional message are the following documents:
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The Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority (RRHA) 2018 Annual Plan Amendments, which were submitted in 2019. The following information has been redacted from this document: All street addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers of the Resident Council Presidents and Vice-Presidents have been redacted under FOIA Exemption 6, which protects personnel and medical files and similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
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The RRHA Fiscal Year 19-20 Annual Plan and Fiscal Years 20-24 5-Year Plan with no redactions.
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Correspondence between RRHA and HUD between September, 2019 and January 14, 2020. Based on MuckRock’s status as a media outlet, there is no cost to you for processing this information. If you need further assistance, please feel free to contact me at 804-822-4802, anne.davis@hud.gov . You may also contact the HUD Region III FOIA Public Liaison, Jane Miller, Acting Deputy Regional Administrator, at 412-644-5945 or jane.e.miller@hud.gov . Additionally, you may contact the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) at the National Archives and Records Administration to inquire about the FOIA mediation services they offer. The contact information for OGIS is as follows: Office of Government Information Services, National Archives and records Administration, Room 2510, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD; email ogis@nara.gov ; 202-741-5770; toll-free 1-877-684-6448; or facsimile 202-741-5769.
You may request an administrative review of this partial denial by filing a written request for review within ninety (90) days after issuance of this letter. Such filing may be accomplished by writing to: Office of General Counsel, Ethics and Appeals Division, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th St., SW, Room 2130, Washington, DC 20410 or Email: HUDFOlAappeals@hud.gov , and including:
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a copy of your letter (or email) of request
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a copy of this letter (or email) and
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a statement of the circumstances, reasons or arguments in support of your original request for disclosure of the records requested.
In order to enable the Department to comply with the time limitations set forth in 24 CFR § 15.110, the envelope containing the request for review and the letter itself should both be plainly marked that the subject is a FOIA Request Appeal. Upon timely receipt, review will be made promptly by the General Counsel on the basis of the written record described in 24 CFR§ 15.109. The decision after review will be in writing and will constitute final action by the Department on this request.
For your information, your FOIA request, including your identity and the information made available, is releasable to the public under subsequent FOIA requests. In responding to these requests, the Department does not release personal privacy information such as home address, telephone number, or social security number, all of which are protected from disclosure under FOIA Exemption 6.
Thank you for your interest in the Department's programs and policies.
Sincerely,
Anne Davis, HUD Richmond FOIA Liaison
From: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Dear Mr. Nash: Due to the size of the file, the balance of the responsive documents for your FOIA Request #20-FI-R03-00608 will be sent in three segments. The first is attached to this message.
Sincerely, Anne Davis
HUD Richmond FOIA Liaison
From: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Second Segment Attached
From: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Third and final segment attached.
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 Dec. 11, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number ##20-FI-R03-00608.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Housing and Urban Development
U. S. Department of Housing & Urban Development Richmond Field Office 600 E. Broad Street, 3 rd Floor Richmond, VA 23219 1-800-842-2610 February 26, 2020 Tom Nash MuckRock News, DEPT MR 84304 411A Highland Ave. Somerville, MA 02144-2516 requests@muckrock.com Dear Mr. Nash: This is the final response to your Freedom of Information Act request dated January 20, 2020. Your request was received in the HUD Richmond Field Office on January 31, 2020. In your request, you asked for the following information: Any demolition/disposition applications or requests sent to HUD by the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority between June 1, 2019 and the time this request is processed. Attached to this message is a list of the responsive documents to your request, grouped by apartment development. These will be sent as an attachment to this, and if file size exceeds transmissible size allowed, to possible additional messages, with no exemptions. Based on MuckRock’s status as a media outlet, there is no cost to you for processing this information. If you need further assistance, please feel free to contact me at 804-822-4802, anne.davis@hud.gov . You may also contact the HUD Region III FOIA Public Liaison, Jane Miller, Acting Deputy Regional Administrator, at 412-644-5945 or jane.e.miller@hud.gov . Additionally, you may contact the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) at the National Archives and Records Administration to inquire about the FOIA mediation services they offer. The contact information for OGIS is as follows: Office of Government Information Services, National Archives and records Administration, Room 2510, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD; email ogis@nara.gov ; 202-741-5770; toll-free 1-877-684-6448; or facsimile 202-741-5769.
You may request an administrative review of this partial denial by filing a written request for review within ninety (90) days after issuance of this letter. Such filing may be accomplished by writing to: Office of General Counsel, Ethics and Appeals Division, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th St., SW, Room 2130, Washington, DC 20410 or Email: HUDFOlAappeals@hud.gov , and including:
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a copy of your letter (or email) of request
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a copy of this letter (or email) and
*
a statement of the circumstances, reasons or arguments in support of your original request for disclosure of the records requested.
In order to enable the Department to comply with the time limitations set forth in 24 CFR § 15.110, the envelope containing the request for review and the letter itself should both be plainly marked that the subject is a FOIA Request Appeal. Upon timely receipt, review will be made promptly by the General Counsel on the basis of the written record described in 24 CFR§ 15.109. The decision after review will be in writing and will constitute final action by the Department on this request.
For your information, your FOIA request, including your identity and the information made available, is releasable to the public under subsequent FOIA requests. In responding to these requests, the Department does not release personal privacy information such as home address, telephone number, or social security number, all of which are protected from disclosure under FOIA Exemption 6.
Thank you for your interest in the Department's programs and policies.
Sincerely,
Anne Davis, HUD Richmond FOIA Liaison
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