Sinclair Documents

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* Tracking Number: FCC-2018-000493
* Requester Name: Elijah Kaplan
* Date Submitted: 03/16/2018
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description: To Whom It May Concern: Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records: All documents, of any type whatsoever, containing the word “Sinclair” from Jan 20, 2017 to present 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, Elijah Kaplan

Mr. Kaplan,

We are currently processing your two Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, FOIA Control Nos. 2018-492 and 2018-493. In FOIA Control No. 2018-492 you seek "all communications . . . to and from Chairman Ajit Pai and Commissioners . . . containing the word 'Sinclair' from Jan 20, 2017 to [March 16, 2018.]" In FOIA Control No. 2018-493 you seek "[a]ll documents . . . containing the word 'Sinclair' from Jan 20, 2017 to [March 16, 2018.]"

With respect to FOIA Control No. 2018-492, the fee that you have offered to pay would not cover the costs associated with processing your request. With respect to FOIA Control No. 2018-493, the Commission does not maintain a unified, searchable correspondence repository, and thus individual staff members search for records responsive to a particular FOIA request. Given that the Commission has approximately 1,700 employees, it is not feasible to ask each employee to search for responsive records.

Please contact me with your telephone number so that we can discuss arranging a time to discuss the possibility of narrowing the scope of or otherwise clarifying your two FOIA requests. If I don't hear from you by Tuesday, April 3, 2018, we will assume you are no longer interested in these two requests and will close them accordingly.

Joanne F. Wall
Attorney Advisor
Federal Communications Commission
Office of General Counsel
202-418-1773

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Sincerely,

Federal Communications Commission
Freedom of Information Act Requester Service Center