Sol Pais - Email Communications (Transportation Security Administration)

Submitted on Monday, April 29, 2019 - 14:04
Submitted by user: Anonymous
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Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
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First Name: Nik
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Last Name: Hatziefstathiou
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Email Address: requests@muckrock.com
Country: United States
Address 1: MuckRock News DEPT MR 71936
Address 2: 411A Highland Ave
City: Somerville
State: Massachusetts
Zip Code: 02144
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or state) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of
America that the foregoing is true and correct.
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Please describe the records you are seeking as clearly and precisely as
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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following
records:

(1) Any email sent or received by any employee of your agency between Jan. 1,
2018 to Present Day which includes the keywords "Sol Pais", "Sol",
"dissolvedgirl", and "Columbine High School".
(2) Any memos or documents responsive to "Sol Pais", a Florida-native who was
found dead on Apr. 17, 2019 near the Echo Lake Lodge at the base of Mount
Evans in Clear Creek County, Colorado. (For verification of death, please see
this statement issued via Twitter by the FBI:
https://twitter.com/FBIDenver/status/1118567349567795206?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1118567349567795206&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2019%2F04%2F17%2Fus%2Fcolumbine-shooting-sol-pais.html)

If previously released records are available, then we request a rolling
release consisting of those records while additional records are located and
processed for release.

American Media is a representative of the news media and is primarily engaged
in the dissemination of information to the public.

Should the Agency decide that a fee waiver does not apply, American Media
agrees to pay up to $250.00 for the processing of this request. Kindly inform
me if the estimated fees will exceed this limit before processing American
Media’s request.

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,

Nik Hatziefstathiou
I am willing to pay fees for this request up to the amount of: $: 1
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Good Day,
After careful review, we determined that your FOIA request is too broad in scope or did not specifically identify the records which you are seeking. Records must be described in reasonably sufficient detail to enable government employees who are familiar with the subject area to locate records without placing an unreasonable burden upon the agency. For this reason, §5.3(b) of the DHS regulations, 6 C.F.R. Part 5, require that you describe the records you are seeking with as much information as possible to ensure that our search can locate them with a reasonable amount of effort. Whenever possible, a request should include specific information about each record sought, such as the date, title or name, author, recipients, and subject matter of the records, if known, or the DHS component or office you believe created and/or controls the record. The FOIA does not require an agency to create new records, answer questions posed by requesters, or attempt to interpret a request that does not identify specific records. Based upon the records requested, it doesn't appear that the TSA would have any equities in any records related to "Sol Pais", "Sol", "dissolvedgirl", and "Columbine High School" and the death of "Sol Pais."   Please provide specific details on the TSA records you are seeking.  Was there an incident at an airport in which the TSA was involved? Are you seeking TSA screening records?  If so, please identify the date, the airport, along with the checkpoint/terminal and time the screening took place. If we do not receive a response within from the date of this notice, we will assume you are no longer interested in this FOIA request, and the case will be administratively closed. Please be advised that this action is not a denial of your request and will not preclude you from filing other requests in the future. 30 business days

Your request has been assigned . Please reference this number in any future communications with this office. 2019-TSFO-00394
Sincerely,
TSA FOIA Branch

Good day, We have not received clarification regarding your requestwithin the given timeframe. We are therefore administratively closing your request.Please be advised that this action is not a denial of your request and will notpreclude you from filing other requests in the future. Thank you and have a great day! TSA FOIA Branch