Untitled (Department of the Interior)
| Tracking # |
DOI-BIA-2021-003926 , DOI-ASIA-2021-003926 DOI-BIA-2021-003926 |
| Multi Request | Untitled |
| Submitted | April 29, 2021 |
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From: Christine Trudeau
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
All Interior Department statistics, datasets, reports, and documents the U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland referenced on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, when Secretary Haaland said that of the Department of the Interior employees who died of the coronavirus, 80 percent worked in the Bureau of Indian Affairs. This is paraphrasing from Indian Country Today's article stating, "Haaland shared that 80 percent of the Interior employees who died from the coronavirus worked in Indian Affairs, a bureau that is heavily made up of Indigenous employees." The full article is attached as a pdf to this FOIA request and linked to here: https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/deb-haalands-visit-home-grandparents-prayers.
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,
Christine Trudeau
From: Department of the Interior
This message is to confirm your request submission to the FOIAonline application: View Request. Request information is as follows: (https://www.foiaonline.gov/foiaonline/action/public/submissionDetails?trackingNumber=DOI-BIA-2021-003926&type=request)
* Tracking Number: DOI-BIA-2021-003926
* Requester Name: Christine Trudeau
* Date Submitted: 05/05/2021
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description:
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
All Interior Department statistics, datasets, reports, and documents the U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland referenced on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, when Secretary Haaland said that of the Department of the Interior employees who died of the coronavirus, 80 percent worked in the Bureau of Indian Affairs. This is paraphrasing from Indian Country Today's article stating, "Haaland shared that 80 percent of the Interior employees who died from the coronavirus worked in Indian Affairs, a bureau that is heavily made up of Indigenous employees." The full article is attached as a pdf to this FOIA request and linked to here: https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/deb-haalands-visit-home-grandparents-prayers.
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,
Christine Trudeau
Attachments:
From: Department of the Interior
The FOIA request DOI-BIA-2021-003926 has had its Tracking Number changed to DOI-ASIA-2021-003926. This is normally due to the request being transferred to another agency (for example, EPA to Dept. of Commerce) or to a sub-agency to process it. Additional details for this request are as follows:
* Old Tracking Number:
DOI-BIA-2021-003926
* New Tracking Number:
DOI-ASIA-2021-003926
* Requester Name:
Christine Trudeau
* Date Submitted:
05/05/2021
* Long Description:
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
All Interior Department statistics, datasets, reports, and documents the U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland referenced on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, when Secretary Haaland said that of the Department of the Interior employees who died of the coronavirus, 80 percent worked in the Bureau of Indian Affairs. This is paraphrasing from Indian Country Today's article stating, "Haaland shared that 80 percent of the Interior employees who died from the coronavirus worked in Indian Affairs, a bureau that is heavily made up of Indigenous employees." The full article is attached as a pdf to this FOIA request and linked to here: https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/deb-haalands-visit-home-grandparents-prayers.
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,
Christine Trudeau
Attachments:
From: Bureau Of Indian Affairs - Office Of Justice Services - Internal Affairs Division
May 5, 2021
IN REPLY REFER TO:
DOI-ASIA-2021-003921
DOI-ASIA-2021-003926
Christine Trudeau
MuckRock News
411A Highland Ave DEPT MR 108857
Somerville, Massachusetts 02144
Email Address: requests@muckrock.com
Dear Ms. Christine Trudeau:
The Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs (AS-IA) Immediate office received your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request(s), dated May 5, 202, and your requests were assigned control numbers DOI-ASIA-2021-003921, and DOI-ASIA-2021-003926. Please cite the control number DOI-ASIA-2021-003926 in any future communications with our office regarding these requests.
In your request you have requested the following: “I hereby request the following records:
All Interior Department statistics, datasets, reports, and documents the U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland referenced on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, when Secretary Haaland said that of the Department of the Interior employees who died of the coronavirus, 80 percent worked in the Bureau of Indian Affairs. This is paraphrasing from Indian Country Today's article stating, "Haaland shared that 80 percent of the Interior employees who died from the coronavirus worked in Indian Affairs, a bureau that is heavily made up of Indigenous employees." The full article is attached as a pdf to this FOIA request and linked to here: https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/deb-haalands-visit-home-grandparents-prayers. The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.”
We have classified you as a “commercial use” requester. As such, we may charge you for all search, review, and duplication costs for processing this request. See 43 C.F.R. § 2.39. However, if our processing costs are less than $50.00, we will not bill you because the cost of collection would be greater than the fee collected. See 43 C.F.R. § 2.37(g).
You have agreed to pay up to $200.00 for the processing of your request. You also have requested a waiver or reduction of fees for the processing of your request. The bureau will charge the types of fees discussed below unless a waiver of fees is required under §2.39 of this subpart or has been granted under §2.45 or §2.56.
We use Multitrack Processing to process FOIA requests. The Simple track is for requests that would generally take one to five workdays to process. The Normal track is for requests that would generally take six to twenty workdays to process. The Complex track is for requests that would generally take twenty-one to sixty workdays to process. The Extraordinary track is for requests that would generally take more than sixty workdays to process. Your request falls into the Normal processing track.
If you have any questions about our response to your request, you may contact Heather Garcia by phone at 202-208-3135, by email at foia@bia.gov or by mail at 1849 C Street, NW, Office 4660 MIB, Washington, DC 20240.
Sincerely,
/S/ Justin Davis
FOIA Officer
Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs
Heather Garcia
Government Information Specialist
Assistant Secretary- Indian Affairs - FOIA Office
1849 C Street NW MS-4146-MIB
Washington, DC 20240
Phone# (202)208-3135
Work Cell# (202)672-4016
heather.garcia@bia.gov<mailto:heather.garcia@bia.gov>
POSITIVE PEOPLE POWERFUL RESULTS
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) office in the Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs are continuing to process FOIA requests to the best of their ability during the COVID-19 pandemic. To keep employees healthy and safe, the Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs is maximizing telework flexibility and employing social distancing protocols. As a result of these precautions, most employees are working remotely and unable to collect hard copy records located in government facilities at this time. If your request is for hard copy records, the response to your request will very likely be delayed.
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From: Christine Trudeau
Greetings Mr. Davis, and Ms. Garcia,
I need to clarify that I am not a commercial requester regarding request DOI-ASIA-2021-003926. I am a journalist with High Country News, a nonprofit magazine coming up on our 50th year in publication. I am also the managing editor of the Native American Journalists Association's Indigenous Investigative Collective's Covid-19 Project, which is also a nonprofit. I need to be classified here as a media requester.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Christine Trudeau
From: Department of the Interior
Dear Christine Trudeau <requests@muckrock.com>,
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If you believe you received this email in error or need additional assistance, please contact the FOIAonline Help Desk. (mailto:foia.help@epa.gov)
Thank you!
FOIAonline Team (mailto:foia.help@epa.gov)
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 5, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #DOI-BIA-2021-003926 , DOI-ASIA-2021-003926.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of the Interior
Dear Christine Trudeau,
Thank you for your email. This request has been closed in June 2021.
You may submit your request through the Department's FOIA Public Access Link at: https://foiaxpresspal.doi.gov/ (account required) or at www.FOIA.gov<http://www.foia.gov/>.
Thank you,
Heather Garcia
Government Information Specialist
Assistant Secretary- Indian Affairs - FOIA Office
1849 C Street NW 3216-MIB
Washington, DC 20240
Phone# (202)208-3135
heather.garcia@bia.gov<mailto:heather.garcia@bia.gov>
POSITIVE PEOPLE POWERFUL RESULTS
https://www.bia.gov/as-ia/foia/reading-room The ASIA FOIA Reading Room. Frequently requested records are posted here.
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) office in the Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs are continuing to process FOIA requests to the best of their ability during the COVID-19 pandemic. To keep employees healthy and safe, the Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs is maximizing telework flexibility and employing social distancing protocols. As a result of these precautions, most employees are working remotely and unable to collect hard copy records located in government facilities at this time. If your request is for hard copy records, the response to your request will very likely be delayed.
Warning: this email may contain Privacy Act data/sensitive data which is intended only for the use of the individual(s) to whom it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected from disclosure under applicable laws. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any distribution or copy of this email is strictly prohibited.
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