Significant FOIA activity in 2013 (DHS)
| Tracking # |
2013-HQFO-00921 |
| Submitted | Aug. 23, 2013 |
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From: Shawn Musgrave
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 from December 2012 to the date this request is processed. 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,
Shawn Musgrave
From: Busch, Maura
Good Morning,
Attached is our acknowledgment to your DHS FOIA request. If you need to contact this office again concerning your request, please provide the DHS reference number. This will enable us to quickly retrieve the information you are seeking and reduce our response time. This office can be reached at 866-431-0486.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 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-00921.
Thank you for your help.
From: Requests Muckrock
September 26, 2013
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Privacy Office
Director, Disclosure & FOIA
245 Murray Drive SW, Building 410
STOP-655
Washington, D.C. 20528-0655
This is a follow up to request number 2013-HQFO-00921:
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request,
copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 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-00921.
Thank you for your help.
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On Aug. 27, 2013:
Good Morning,
Attached is our acknowledgment to your DHS FOIA request. If you need to
contact this office again concerning your request, please provide the DHS
reference number. This will enable us to quickly retrieve the information
you are seeking and reduce our response time. This office can be reached at
866-431-0486.
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On Aug. 23, 2013:
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 from December 2012 to the date this
request is processed. 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,
Shawn Musgrave
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 6539
PO Box 55819
Boston, MA 02205-5819
PLEASE NOTE the new address as well as the fact that improperly addressed
(i.e., with the requester's name rather than MuckRock News) requests might
be returned by the USPS as undeliverable.
From: Busch, Maura
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 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-00921.
Thank you for your help.
From: Busch, Maura
Your response is currently in for review.
From: Busch, Maura
Please find attached our response to your FOIA request.
Maura Busch
Government Information Specialist
Privacy Office
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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