Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Cease & Desist Letters

To Whom It May Concern:

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

A copy of any letters, e-mails, or other written or electronic communications requesting or demanding individuals and organizations cease and desist, stop operating, or stop advertising unmanned aerial vehicles, also known as drones.

Please also include communications where letters are sent advising users not to use drones, and cases where it later turns out the user was not operating an actual drone, though the possibility was there.

Known instances of cease and desist letters and communications include:

* One sent to former online news organization The Daily after it was used to cover storm in Alabama.
* A call to the The Lawfare Drone Smackdown (http://www.lawfareblog.com/2012/09/smacked-down-by-the-faa/)
* One was reportedly sent to Brian Boyer, formerly of Chicago Tribune Media Group, over a job posting mentioning drone experience.
* One was recently reported to have been sent to EideCom in Minneapolis (http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2013/03/15/mn-aerial-photographer-grounded-by-faa.html).

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,

Michael Morisy

FOIA 2013-3475 was assigned to Flight Standards. You were provided with a
copy of the acknowledgement letter and contact information.

Due date is April 18.

Mr. Morisy,

I am writing to you regarding your FOIA request 2013-3745 requesting a copy of all records 'requesting or demanding individuals and organizations cease and and desist, stop operating, or stop advertising unmanned aerial vehicles.' Your request is still being processed and will not be completed by the FOIA due date of April 18, 2013. An additional 20 day (weekday) extension from April 18, 2013 is requested to completed your FOIA request. A new due date of May 16 is requested to complete your FOIA. Please reply back and acknowledge to this extension. Your help and cooperation is greatly appreciated.

Respectfully,

Derek M. Honda
FOIA Coordinator / Forms Management Officer
AFS-140 Flight Standards

Received -- 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 March 20, 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 #2013-3475.

Thank you for your help.

Please contact Derek Honda, FOIA Coordinator for Flight Standards Service
( Derek.Honda@faa.gov). The individual listed in the March 21, 2013
acknowledgement letter sent to you is no longer the FOIA Coordinator for
that organization.

Thank you
FOIA Office

Hi,

I was asked to contact you regarding the below request.

Thank you for your assistance.

Best,
Michael

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 20, 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 #2013-3475.

Thank you for your help.

Hi,

I would like all responsive documents generated between Jan 1, 2009 and the date that this request is processed.

Let me know if you need further clarification, or have other suggestions for narrowing this request.

Thanks!

Michael

Received -- 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 March 20, 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 #2013-3475.

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 March 20, 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 #2013-3475.

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 March 20, 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 #2013-3475.

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 March 20, 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 #2013-3475.

Thank you for your help.

Hello,

I approve this extension.

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 March 20, 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 #2013-3475.

Thank you for your help.

Hello,

Per the approved extension, this request was due December 13, 2013. Please advise.

Thank you.

Hello,

I still have not received these records. Please advise?

-Shawn

Hello,

A number of cease and desist letters were reportedly released in response to a similar FOIA request filed in April 2013. This request was submitted in March 2013. Per the FAA's "first in, first out" FOIA procedures, this request ought to have been processed before that one.

See: http://www.diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/foia-response-reveals-faa-routinely-misrepresents-the-law

Please advise immediately as to why this request has yet to be completed.

Thank you.

Hello,

It is unclear why an additional extension would be necessary, as these documents (or a portion of them) have apparently already been released to another requester. Please clarify.

Thank you.