Security Incident reports from JFK Airport August 5

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Transportation Security Administration
Transportation Security Administration
Kevin J. Janet
FOIA Officer, TSA-20
601 South 12th Street
Arlington, VA 22202-4220

To Whom It May Concern:

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

A copy of any TSA Incident response reports as well as any communications
with other agencies any security incidents that happened on August 3, 2013
at JFK Airport, Terminal 5.

Please redact any individuals' details and only include the non-identifying
aspects of any incidents that occurred on this date at that location.

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

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Dear Requester:
Thank you for contacting the Freedom of Information Act Office (FOIA)
within the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). This
acknowledges that we have successfully received your email message.
Therefore, no further action is required by you at this time.
Your correspondence is being reviewed by the FOIA triage team, and in a
subsequent communication, we will provide pertinent information and/or
guidance to ensure the timely processing of your request. Should you
have any questions, you may contact this office at 1-866-364-2872.

Good afternoon,
The cases are processed on a first in first out basis. We cannot provide a timeframe in which your FOIA will be released to you because of the many requests we receive. We receive many cases in the office daily; in addition to having a backlog. Your FOIA will be processed in the order received.
A specialist will contact you when your FOIA is cleared for release.

Thank you for your patience in this matter.

Gerri Lewis
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Freedom of Information Act Office (FOIA)
1-866-364-2872

Good morning,

Your FOIA request has been received in the office for processing. The cases are processed on a first in first out basis. We cannot provide a timeframe in which your FOIA will be released to you because of the many requests we receive. A specialist will contact you when your FOIA is cleared for release.
Your TSA number is 2013-TSFO-01470
Thank you for your patience in this matter.

Gerri Lewis
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Freedom of Information Act Office (FOIA)
1-866-364-2872

Good Morning,
Your FOIA request has been received in the office for processing. The cases are processed on a first in first out basis. We cannot provide a timeframe in which your FOIA will be released to you because of the many requests we receive. A specialist will contact you when your FOIA is cleared for release.
Thank you for your patience in this matter. Your new FOIA case number will be #2013-TSFA-1470.
FOIA Assistant
Emanda
1-866-364-2872

Emanda Pratt
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Freedom of Information Act Office (FOIA)
1-866-364-2872

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Good Afternoon,
Your FOIA request has been received in the office for processing. The cases are processed on a first in first out basis. We cannot provide a timeframe in which your FOIA will be released to you because of the many requests we receive. A specialist will contact you when your FOIA is cleared for release.
Thank you for your patience in this matter. Your new FOIA case number will be #. Your case is closed.
FOIA Assistant
Emanda
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Good morning,

A response to your request should be sent out soon or already mailed. The specialist working on your request is not in today. I see the letter responsive to your request in the folder but it is not signed, so it will be coming to you soon.

Gerri Lewis
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Freedom of Information Act Office (FOIA)
1-866-364-2872

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Thank you for contacting the Freedom of Information Act Office (FOIA) within the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). This acknowledges that we have successfully received your email message. Therefore, no further action is required by you at this time.
Your correspondence is being reviewed by the FOIA triage team, and in a subsequent communication, we will provide pertinent information and/or guidance to ensure the timely processing of your request. Should you have any questions, you may contact this office at 1-866-364-2872.
Sincerely,
TSA FOIA Office

Good morning,

As I stated before, we receive many cases in the office daily; in addition to having a backlog. Your FOIA will be processed in the order received. Thank you for your patience in this matter.

Gerri Lewis
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Freedom of Information Act Office (FOIA)
1-866-364-2872

Good afternoon,

As I stated before, we receive many cases in the office daily; in addition to having a backlog. Your FOIA will be processed in the order received. A specialist will contact you when your FOIA is cleared for release.
Thank you for your patience in this matter.

Gerri Lewis
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Freedom of Information Act Office (FOIA)
1-866-364-2872

Dear Requester:
Thank you for contacting the Freedom of Information Act Office (FOIA) within the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). This acknowledges that we have successfully received your email message. Therefore, no further action is required by you at this time.
Your correspondence is being reviewed by the FOIA triage team, and in a subsequent communication, we will provide pertinent information and/or guidance to ensure the timely processing of your request. Should you have any questions, you may contact this office at 1-866-364-2872.
Sincerely,
TSA FOIA Office

Dear Requester:
Thank you for contacting the Freedom of Information Act Branch (FOIA) within the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). This acknowledges that we have successfully received your email message. Therefore, no further action is required by you at this time.
Your correspondence is being reviewed by the FOIA triage team, and in a subsequent communication, we will provide pertinent information and/or guidance to ensure the timely processing of your request. Should you have any questions, you may contact this office at 1-866-364-2872.
Sincerely,
TSA FOIA Branch

Your case 2013-TSFO-01470 is in the last stage of the process. We cannot provide a timeframe in which your FOIA will be released to you. A specialist will contact you when your FOIA is cleared for release.
Thank you for your patience in this matter.

Gerri Lewis
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Freedom of Information Act Office (FOIA)
1-866-364-2872

FOIA Assistant

As I stated before, we receive many cases in the office daily; in addition to having a backlog. Your FOIA will be processed in the order received. Thank you for your patience in this matter. FOIA Assistant

Dear Requester:
Thank you for contacting the Freedom of Information Act Branch (FOIA) within the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). This acknowledges that we have successfully received your email message. Therefore, no further action is required by you at this time.
Your correspondence is being reviewed by the FOIA triage team, and in a subsequent communication, we will provide pertinent information and/or guidance to ensure the timely processing of your request. Should you have any questions, you may contact this office at 1-866-364-2872.
Sincerely,
TSA FOIA Branch

Good morning,
Your FOIA request has been received in the office for processing and assigned case number 2014-TSFO-01470. Our office has received a high volume of requests which has resulted in a backlog. It is TSA’s practice to assign requests into one of two tracks based on the complexity of the request and to process cases within the two tracks on a first-in, first-out basis. Your request has been assigned to the complex track. At this time we anticipate an additional eleven months if complex track to complete the processing of your request. If you are interested in narrowing the scope of your request to reduce the processing time, we are available to discuss this with you, either by email to this address or by telephone at 1-866-364-2872. Thank you for your patience in this matter.

Gerri Lewis
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Freedom of Information Act Office (FOIA)
1-866-364-2872

Good afternoon,

Your case is in the last stage of the process before it will be release to you.

Gerri Lewis
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Freedom of Information Act Office (FOIA)
1-866-364-2872

Good morning,

Your FOIA request has been received in the office for processing and assigned case number 2013-TSFO-01470. Our office has received a high volume of requests which has resulted in a backlog. It is TSA’s practice to assign requests into one of two tracks based on the complexity of the request and to process cases within the two tracks on a first-in, first-out basis. Your request has been assigned to the simple track. At this time we anticipate an additional six months if simple track to complete the processing of your request. If you are interested in narrowing the scope of your request to reduce the processing time, we are available to discuss this with you, either by email to this address or by telephone at 1-866-364-2872. Thank you for your patience in this matter.

Gerri Lewis
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Freedom of Information Act Office (FOIA)
1-866-364-2872

Good morning,

Your responsive records have arrived back in the FOIA office for processing. They are currently in line to be processed by a FOIA analyst. When your records are cleared for release, an analyst will contact you directly.

Your FOIA request has been and assigned case number 2013-TSFO-01470. Our office has received a high volume of requests which has resulted in a backlog. It is TSA’s practice to assign requests into one of two tracks based on the complexity of the request and to process cases within the two tracks on a first-in, first-out basis. Your request has been assigned to the simple track. At this time we anticipate an additional six months to complete the processing of your request. If you are interested in narrowing the scope of your request to reduce the processing time, we are available to discuss this with you, either by email to this address or by telephone at 1-866-364-2872. Thank you for your patience in this matter.

Thank you,
FOIA

Your responsive records have arrived back in the FOIA office for processing. They are currently in line to be processed by a FOIA Officer. When your records are cleared for release, an analyst will contact you directly if necessary.

Your FOIA request has been and assigned case number 2013-TSFO-01470. Our office has received a high volume of requests which has resulted in a backlog. It is TSA's practice to assign requests into one of two tracks based on the complexity of the request and to process cases within the two tracks on a first-in, first-out basis. Your request has been assigned to the simple track. At this time we anticipate an additional six months to complete the processing of your request. If you are interested in narrowing the scope of your request to reduce the processing time, we are available to discuss this with you, either by email to this address or by telephone at 1-866-364-2872. Thank you for your patience in this matter.

Thank you,
FOIA

Good afternoon,

Please find the attached status letter regarding your TSA FOIA request. We apologize for the lapse in response time. Have a great day.

Thank you,

Kendra Davis
Administrative Clerk III : Freedom of Information Act Branch (FOIA)
Office of Civil Rights, Liberties, Ombudsman and Traveler Engagement
Transportation Security Administration
FOIA Main Line: (571) 227-2300 ~ FOIA@tsa.dhs.gov
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Mr. Morisy,

The attached pdf is TSA's response to your FOIA request.

Thank you,

Amanda Deplitch
Program Specialist
TSA FOIA Branch
571-227-2502