Significant FOIA activity in 2012 (DHS)

To Whom It May Concern:

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

All reports of significant FOIA activity received from all DHS component FOIA office by the DHS Privacy Office in 2012. The responsive records are required for each DHS component FOIA office by the 2/9/2005 Chief Privacy Officer memo.

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,

Tom Nash

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 23, 2013. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 23, 2013. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

Hello,

I am resubmitting the request below, which was originally submitted to the DHS FOIA email inbox on 23 Feb 2013 but which Angela Washington in the DHS FOIA office indicated had not been received. Please acknowledge receipt.

Thank you.

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To Whom It May Concern:

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

All reports of significant FOIA activity received from all DHS component FOIA office by the DHS Privacy Office in 2012. The responsive records are required for each DHS component FOIA office by the 2/9/2005 Chief Privacy Officer memo.

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,

Tom Nash

Hello,

We have received the acknowledgement letter for 2013-HQFO-00741. Please confirm receipt of this message, as we have had extensive difficulty communicating via email with DHS FOIA, particularly through the FOIA@HQ.DHS.gov inbox.

Thank you.

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 23, 2013. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2013-HQFO-00741.

Thank you for your help.