TSA Talking Points or Q&A Documents
| Tracking # |
11-0101 |
| Submitted | Nov. 2, 2010 |
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From: Jason Smathers
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
All Talking Points or Q&A documents created in since January 1, 2009.
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 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Jason Smathers
From: Transportation Security Administration
From: MuckRock
I wanted to follow up on this request. Thanks.
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 Nov. 2, 2010. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #TSA11-0101.
Thank you for your help.
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 Nov. 2, 2010. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #TSA11-0101.
Thank you for your help.
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 Nov. 2, 2010. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #TSA11-0101.
Thank you for your help.
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 Nov. 2, 2010. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #TSA11-0101.
Thank you for your help.
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 Nov. 2, 2010. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #TSA11-0101.
Thank you for your help.
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 Nov. 2, 2010. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #TSA11-0101.
Thank you for your help.
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 Nov. 2, 2010. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #TSA11-0101.
Thank you for your help.
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 Nov. 2, 2010. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #TSA11-0101.
Thank you for your help.
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 Nov. 2, 2010. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #TSA11-0101.
Thank you for your help.
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 Nov. 2, 2010. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #TSA11-0101.
Thank you for your help.
From: FOIA
Dear Requester:
Thank you for contacting the Freedom of Information Act Office (FOIA)
within the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). This
acknowledges that we have successfully received your email message.
Therefore, no further action is required by you at this time.
Your correspondence is being reviewed by the FOIA triage team, and in a
subsequent communication, we will provide pertinent information and/or
guidance to ensure the timely processing of your request. Should you
have any questions, you may contact this office at 1-866-364-2872.
From: FOIA
Good morning,
Your FOIA request has been received in the office for processing. The cases are processed on a first in first out basis. We cannot provide a timeframe in which your FOIA will be released to you because of the many requests we receive. A specialist will contact you when your FOIA is cleared for release.
Thank you for your patience in this matter.
Gerri Lewis
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Freedom of Information Act Office (FOIA)
1-866-364-2872
From: Jason Smathers
Gerri Lewis,
I'd like to suggest that you read over this blog post from OGIS: http://blogs.archives.gov/foiablog/2012/02/03/how-to-invite-a-foia-lawsuit/
Here, The FOIA Ombudsman writes on "How to Invite a FOIA Lawsuit" where the number one way is "Failing to give a requester an estimated date of completion" which begins: "The 2007 amendments to FOIA require agencies to provide requesters with an estimated date of completion..."
Please let me know if after reviewing this information, the TSA would like to change their policy concerning providing an estimated date of completion.
Thanks.
Regards,
Jason Smathers
From: FOIA
Dear Requester:
Thank you for contacting the Freedom of Information Act Office (FOIA)
within the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). This
acknowledges that we have successfully received your email message.
Therefore, no further action is required by you at this time.
Your correspondence is being reviewed by the FOIA triage team, and in a
subsequent communication, we will provide pertinent information and/or
guidance to ensure the timely processing of your request. Should you
have any questions, you may contact this office at 1-866-364-2872.
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 Nov. 2, 2010. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #TSA11-0101.
Thank you for your help.
From: FOIA
Dear Requester:
Thank you for contacting the Freedom of Information Act Office (FOIA)
within the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). This
acknowledges that we have successfully received your email message.
Therefore, no further action is required by you at this time.
Your correspondence is being reviewed by the FOIA triage team, and in a
subsequent communication, we will provide pertinent information and/or
guidance to ensure the timely processing of your request. Should you
have any questions, you may contact this office at 1-866-364-2872.
From: FOIA
Mr. Smathers,
This case was closed on 11/13/12 because we did not receive a response back that you were still interested.
Gerri Lewis
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Freedom of Information Act Office (FOIA)
1-866-364-2872
From: Jason Smathers
Hello,
No communication from TSA FOIA has been received regarding this request since November 2010. Please reopen this case and provide an estimated delivery date, as requested in August 2012 (see below).
Thank you.
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 Nov. 2, 2010. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #TSA11-0101.
Thank you for your help.
From: FOIA
Dear Requester:
Thank you for contacting the Freedom of Information Act Office (FOIA)
within the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). This
acknowledges that we have successfully received your email message.
Therefore, no further action is required by you at this time.
Your correspondence is being reviewed by the FOIA triage team, and in a
subsequent communication, we will provide pertinent information and/or
guidance to ensure the timely processing of your request. Should you
have any questions, you may contact this office at 1-866-364-2872.
From: FOIA
Good Morning,
This case was administratively closed on 11/13/2012 after we received no response to the 'Still Interested' letter we sent.
Thank you,
Paul Gearing
Freedom of Information Act Branch, FOIA Assistant
Traveler and Engagement Division
Transportation Security Administration
Contractor: VetFed Resources, Inc.
From: Jason Smathers
I never received your "Still interested" letter which seems to be a method to close requests without cause and move them to the back of the queue. Please continue processing this request. If you refuse, please consider this a new FOIA request for all Talking Points or Q&A documents created in since January 1, 2009.
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 Nov. 2, 2010. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #TSA11-0101.
Thank you for your help.
From: FOIA
Good Afternoon,
Your FOIA request has been received in the office for processing. The cases are processed on a first in first out basis. We cannot provide a timeframe in which your FOIA will be released to you because of the many requests we receive. A specialist will contact you when your FOIA is cleared for release.
Thank you for your patience in this matter. Your new FOIA case number will be #2013-TSFO-00027. Your case is closed.
FOIA Assistant
Emanda
1-866-364-2872
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 Nov. 2, 2010. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #TSA11-0101 ; 2013-TSFO-00027.
Thank you for your help.
From: FOIA
Dear Requester:
Thank you for contacting the Freedom of Information Act Office (FOIA)
within the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). This
acknowledges that we have successfully received your email message.
Therefore, no further action is required by you at this time.
Your correspondence is being reviewed by the FOIA triage team, and in a
subsequent communication, we will provide pertinent information and/or
guidance to ensure the timely processing of your request. Should you
have any questions, you may contact this office at 1-866-364-2872.
Sincerely,
TSA FOIA Office
From: FOIA
Good morning,
This request was closed on November 13, 2012, reason; No response to "Still Interested" message.
Gerri Lewis
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Freedom of Information Act Office (FOIA)
1-866-364-2872
From: Jason Smathers
I never received your "still interested" letter. Yes, I am still interested.
I would have assumed that my frequent requests for status updates would have given you the idea I was still interested. In fact, I sent a request for a status update on 11/13/2012, the very same day you say the request was closed for no response from me. I also sent unanswered status request to this email address on 8/15/12, 9/14/12, 10/14/12 in addition to the many since then.
Please reopen this and continue processing as it was clearly closed in error.
From: FOIA
Good Morning,
We have reopened your case under the same number 2013-TSFO-00027. Please don't hesitate to call with any questions.
Thank you,
Paul Gearing
Freedom of Information Act Branch, FOIA Assistant
Traveler and Engagement Division
Transportation Security Administration
Contractor: Tape-LLC
From: FOIA
Dear Requester:
Thank you for contacting the Freedom of Information Act Office (FOIA) within the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). This acknowledges that we have successfully received your email message. Therefore, no further action is required by you at this time.
Your correspondence is being reviewed by the FOIA triage team, and in a subsequent communication, we will provide pertinent information and/or guidance to ensure the timely processing of your request. Should you have any questions, you may contact this office at 1-866-364-2872.
Sincerely,
TSA FOIA Office
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 Nov. 2, 2010. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #TSA11-0101 ; 2013-TSFO-00027.
Thank you for your help.
From: FOIA
Good morning,
Your FOIA request has been received in the office for processing. The cases are processed on a first in first out basis. We cannot provide a timeframe in which your FOIA will be released to you because of the many requests we receive. A specialist will contact you when your FOIA is cleared for release.
Thank you for your patience in this matter
Gerri Lewis
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Freedom of Information Act Office (FOIA)
1-866-364-2872
From: FOIA
Dear Requester:
Thank you for contacting the Freedom of Information Act Branch (FOIA) within the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). This acknowledges that we have successfully received your email message. Therefore, no further action is required by you at this time.
Your correspondence is being reviewed by the FOIA triage team, and in a subsequent communication, we will provide pertinent information and/or guidance to ensure the timely processing of your request. Should you have any questions, you may contact this office at 1-866-364-2872.
Sincerely,
TSA FOIA Branch
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 Nov. 2, 2010. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #TSA11-0101 ; 2013-TSFO-00027.
Thank you for your help.
From: FOIA
As I stated before, we receive many cases in the office daily; in addition to having a backlog. Your FOIA will be processed in the order received. Thank you for your patience in this matter. FOIA Assistant
From: FOIA
Dear Requester:
Thank you for contacting the Freedom of Information Act Branch (FOIA) within the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). This acknowledges that we have successfully received your email message. Therefore, no further action is required by you at this time.
Your correspondence is being reviewed by the FOIA triage team, and in a subsequent communication, we will provide pertinent information and/or guidance to ensure the timely processing of your request. Should you have any questions, you may contact this office at 1-866-364-2872.
Sincerely,
TSA FOIA Branch
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 Nov. 2, 2010. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #TSA11-0101 ; 2013-TSFO-00027.
Thank you for your help.
From: FOIA
Good morning,
Your FOIA request has been received in the office for processing and assigned case number 2014-TSFO-00027. Our office has received a high volume of requests which has resulted in a backlog. It is TSA’s practice to assign requests into one of two tracks based on the complexity of the request and to process cases within the two tracks on a first-in, first-out basis. Your request has been assigned to the complex track. At this time we anticipate an additional eleven months if complex track to complete the processing of your request. If you are interested in narrowing the scope of your request to reduce the processing time, we are available to discuss this with you, either by email to this address or by telephone at 1-866-364-2872. Thank you for your patience in this matter.
Gerri Lewis
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Freedom of Information Act Office (FOIA)
1-866-364-2872
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 Nov. 2, 2010. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #TSA11-0101 ; 2013-TSFO-00027.
Thank you for your help.
From: FOIA
Good afternoon,
Your FOIA request has been received in the office for processing and assigned case number 2013-TSFO-00027. Our office has received a high volume of requests which has resulted in a backlog. It is TSA’s practice to assign requests into one of two tracks based on the complexity of the request and to process cases within the two tracks on a first-in, first-out basis. Your request has been assigned to the complex track. At this time we anticipate an additional eleven months if complex track to complete the processing of your request. If you are interested in narrowing the scope of your request to reduce the processing time, we are available to discuss this with you, either by email to this address or by telephone at 1-866-364-2872. Thank you for your patience in this matter.
Gerri Lewis
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Freedom of Information Act Office (FOIA)
1-866-364-2872 Good afternoon,
Your case is in the last stage of the process before it will be release to you.
Gerri Lewis
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Freedom of Information Act Office (FOIA)
1-866-364-2872
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 Nov. 2, 2010. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #TSA11-0101 ; 2013-TSFO-00027.
Thank you for your help.
From: FOIA
Good morning,
Your FOIA request has been received in the office for processing and assigned case number 2013-TSFO-00027. Our office has received a high volume of requests which has resulted in a backlog. It is TSA’s practice to assign requests into one of two tracks based on the complexity of the request and to process cases within the two tracks on a first-in, first-out basis. Your request has been assigned to the simple track. At this time we anticipate an additional six months if simple track to complete the processing of your request. If you are interested in narrowing the scope of your request to reduce the processing time, we are available to discuss this with you, either by email to this address or by telephone at 1-866-364-2872. Thank you for your patience in this matter.
Gerri Lewis
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Freedom of Information Act Office (FOIA)
1-866-364-2872
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 Nov. 2, 2010. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #TSA11-0101 ; 2013-TSFO-00027.
Thank you for your help.
From: FOIA
Good morning,
Your responsive records have arrived back in the FOIA office for processing. They are currently in line to be processed by a FOIA analyst. When your records are cleared for release, an analyst will contact you directly.
Your FOIA request has been and assigned case number 2013-TSFO-00027. Our office has received a high volume of requests which has resulted in a backlog. It is TSA’s practice to assign requests into one of two tracks based on the complexity of the request and to process cases within the two tracks on a first-in, first-out basis. Your request has been assigned to the simple track. At this time we anticipate an additional six months to complete the processing of your request. If you are interested in narrowing the scope of your request to reduce the processing time, we are available to discuss this with you, either by email to this address or by telephone at 1-866-364-2872. Thank you for your patience in this matter.
Thank you,
FOIA
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 Nov. 2, 2010. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #TSA11-0101 ; 2013-TSFO-00027.
Thank you for your help.
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 Nov. 2, 2010. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #TSA11-0101 ; 2013-TSFO-00027.
Thank you for your help.
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 Nov. 2, 2010. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #TSA11-0101 ; 2013-TSFO-00027.
Thank you for your help.
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 Nov. 2, 2010. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #TSA11-0101 ; 2013-TSFO-00027.
Thank you for your help.
From: FOIA
Good afternoon,
Please find the attached status letter regarding your TSA FOIA request. We apologize for the lapse in response time. Have a great day.
Thank you,
Kendra Davis
Administrative Clerk III : Freedom of Information Act Branch (FOIA)
Office of Civil Rights, Liberties, Ombudsman and Traveler Engagement
Transportation Security Administration
FOIA Main Line: (571) 227-2300 ~ FOIA@tsa.dhs.gov
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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 Nov. 2, 2010. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #TSA11-0101 ; 2013-TSFO-00027.
Thank you for your help.
From: FOIA
Good morning,
Your request has been received in this office for processing. Due to the increase in number of requests received by this office, we may encounter some delay in processing your request. It is the TSA’s practice to assign requests to one of the two tracks based on the complexity of the request. Requests within the tracks are processed in the order in which they are received. Your request has been assigned to the complex track. At this time we anticipate an additional six months for simple and one year for complex to complete the processing of your request, based on processing time of similar requests. This message contains all of the information we are able to communicate to you at this time in the process. If you would like to contact us to narrow the scope of your request, please contact this office at (571) 227-2300 or foia@tsa.dhs.gov<mailto:foia@tsa.dhs.gov>. For future status inquiries, please visit http://www.dhs.gov//foia-status<http://www.dhs.gov/foia-status> and type in the case number listed above.
Thank you,
Kendra Davis
Administrative Clerk III : Freedom of Information Act Branch (FOIA)
Office of Civil Rights, Liberties, Ombudsman and Traveler Engagement
Transportation Security Administration
FOIA Main Line: (571) 227-2300 ~ FOIA@tsa.dhs.gov
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From: Transportation Security Administration
A copy of documents responsive to the request.
From: Transportation Security Administration
A cover letter granting the request and outlining any exempted materials, if any.
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