Seismic Monitoring sites in PRC (Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense)
| Tracking # |
21-F-0782 DOI-USGS-2021-004726 21-F-0782 |
| Multi Request | Seismic Monitoring sites in PRC |
| Submitted | March 24, 2021 |
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From: J.P. Gutman
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any documents, including memos and budget requests, from 1980-1990 regarding the creation or construction of seismic monitoring posts as part of an "earthquake prediction" program supervised by the U.S. Geological Survey that may have been funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in Xinjiang Province, including but not limited to Korla and Qitai, in the People's Republic of China. According to the attached Washington Post article from June 25, 1989, construction was completed by 1987 with sites at Urumqi, Hallar, Mudanjiang, Beijing, Lanzhou, among other places in the the People's Republic of China.
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,
J.P. Gutman
From: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense
Dear J.P. Gutman,
Case Number 21-F-0782 has been assigned to the request you submitted. In all future correspondence regarding this request please reference case number 21-F-0782.
Regards,
OSD/JS FOIA Requester Service Center
From: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense
Dear J.P. Gutman,
The status of your FOIA request #21-F-0782 has been updated to the following status 'Received'. To log into the PAL Application click on the Application URL below.
Sincerely,
OSD/JS FOIA Requester Service Center
From: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense
An interim response, stating the request is being processed.
From: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense
A fix is required to perfect the request.
From: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense
This message is to confirm your request submission to the FOIAonline application: View Request. Request information is as follows: (https://www.foiaonline.gov/foiaonline/action/public/submissionDetails?trackingNumber=DOI-USGS-2021-004726&type=request)
* Tracking Number: DOI-USGS-2021-004726
* Requester Name: Mr. J.P. Gutman
* Date Submitted: 06/02/2021
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description:
Any documents, including memos and budget requests, from 1980-1990 regarding the creation or construction of seismic monitoring posts as part of an "earthquake prediction" program supervised by the U.S. Geological Survey that may have been funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in Xinjiang Province, including but not limited to Korla and Qitai, in the People's Republic of China.
According to the attached Washington Post article from June 25, 1989, construction was completed by 1987 with sites at Urumqi, Hallar, Mudanjiang, Beijing, Lanzhou, among other places in the the People's Republic of China.
From: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense
Good Afternoon Mr. Gutman,
Please see the attachments for our response to your FOIA request. If you have any questions, please contact me at the email below.
Eric J. Darby
Government Information Specialist
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