Secretary Zinke Correspondence

To Whom It May Concern:

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

Any and all correspondence between Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, or his staff, and Jay Nielson, executive vice president of Nielson & Associates, an oil-and-gas exploration and production firm, or his staff. This request seeks records from February 2017 to the present.

I am a reporter with Pacific Standard Magazine, and the requested documents will be made available to the general public. 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,

Jimmy Tobias