US Department of Agriculture docs on the Animal Liberation Front and ecoterrorism
| Tracking # |
2016-APHIS-02959-F |
| Submitted | Feb. 22, 2015 |
| Due | April 27, 2015 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Evan Anderson
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
A copy of all memos, presentations, legal briefs, PowerPoint slides, or any other document held by or accessible to the USDA which contain any of the following words or phrases: "ecoterrorism," "animal rights," "ELF," "ALF," "AETA," or "animal liberation."
The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, and is not being made 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,
Evan Anderson
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 Feb. 22, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: Henson, Terry A - APHIS
Mr. Anderson,
This correspondence is regarding your attached FOIA request dated February 22, 2015, which was submitted to the USDA FOIA Office. The USDA FOIA Office subsequently forwarded your request to our agency, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to search for responsive records.
According to the USDA FOIA Regulations 7 CFR Part 1 section 1.5(c) a FOIA request must reasonably describe the records being requested. Your correspondence does not provide sufficient information to conduct a reasonable records search therefore we are requesting that you clarify your request. Please give me a call or provide a number where you can be reached so we can further discuss your request clarification. I can be reached at 301/851-4086.
Thank You,
Terry Henson
Management Analyst
LPA, Freedom of Information
and Privacy Act
301/851-4086 (office)
301/734-5941 (fax)
From: Henson, Terry A - APHIS
Hello Mr. Anderson,
This is a follow-up to my email below forwarded to you on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 regarding clarification for your attached FOIA request. Please note that a search for records cannot begin until we received clarification as requested.
Please reply or contact me by phone so we can further discuss you FOIA request. I can be reached at 301/851-4086. Thank you.
From: Evan Anderson
Hello,
Thank you for getting back to me. Given your response, I'd like to revise my request to the following:
Any document(s) providing guidance for USDA inspected facilities on how to approach/handle animal rights activists or environmental activists.
Any document(s) providing guidance for USDA inspected facilities on how to approach/handle anyone trespassing or taking photographs or video.
Any document(s) providing guidance for USDA inspected facilities on how to report suspicious activity.
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to ask.
Sincerely,
Evan
From: Henson, Terry A - APHIS
Thank you for your clarification. We will move forward with the processing of your FOIA Request.
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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 Feb. 22, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: McCain, KeWanda
Attached is a correspondence pertaining to your recent (FOIA) request. I apologize for just getting this to you.
Thanks in advance,
KeWanda McCain
From: Henson, Terry A - APHIS
Hello Mr. Anderson,
Your request has been forwarded to the designated program to conduct a search for responsive records. You will be notified when the search is complete and the records have been reviewed.
Feel free to give me a call if you have any questions. I can be reached at 301/851-4086.
Thank you!
Terry Henson
Management Analyst
LPA, Freedom of Information
and Privacy Act
301/851-4086 (office)
301/734-5941 (fax)
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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 Feb. 22, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2015-APHIS-03464-F.
Thank you for your help.
From: Henson, Terry A - APHIS
Hello Mr. Anderson:
Thank you for your recent inquiry regarding the status of your FOIA request (#2015-APHIS-03464-F). We are still waiting for a response to our documents request from the designated program. I have informed the program of your inquiry and requested the status of their response. Once I received a status reply from the program I will better be able to give you an estimate of when you might expect to receive a response.
Thank You!
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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 Feb. 22, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2015-APHIS-03464-F.
Thank you for your help.
From: Henson, Terry A - APHIS
Good Morning Mr. Anderson,
The status of your request remains the same. We have forwarded several notices to the Animal Care program regarding their delinquency in providing a response to your request. They have informed us that they are experiencing a severe backlog and are working diligently to review and respond to each request. They have not provided a timeframe for which we can expect to receive a response. I will continue to follow-up with them and inform them of this inquiry.
Should you need to speak with me I can be reached at 301/851-4086. Thank you for your patience.
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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 Feb. 22, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2015-APHIS-03464-F.
Thank you for your help.
From: Henson, Terry A - APHIS
Hello Mr. Anderson,
Regarding your inquiry for your FOIA 2015-APHIS-03464-F, the status remains unchanged. We are still awaiting a records search response from the program. A late search notice has been forwarded to the program on a number of occasions and they have in turn informed us of their backlog. We have been assured that the program is diligently working to resolve their backlog and will respond to the request for records as soon as possible. I will keep you updated.
Thanks!
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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 Feb. 22, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2015-APHIS-03464-F.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Henson, Terry A - APHIS
Mr. Anderson:
Attached is the response to your FOIA request 2015-APHIS-03464-F. With this reply your request will be closed. Feel free to give me a call if you have any questions.
Thank you!
Terry Henson
Management Analyst
LPA, Freedom of Information
and Privacy Act
301/851-4086 (office)
301/734-5941 (fax)
From: Evan Anderson
Administrator
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Ag Box 3401
Washington, DC 20250-3401
This is an appeal under the Freedom of Information Act. My request, assigned No. 2015-APHIS-03464-F, was not appropriately addressed, in my view. The materials I requested pertain to guidance for farmers or operators of other agricultural facilities on how to respond to trespassers, activists, and people taking footage of the facilities. The person(s) handling my request forwarded it to the Animal Care program office, which is only tangentially related to the matter of my request. A more appropriate agency to forward my request to would be the Risk Management Agency, for example. Please remand this request back to the USDA for a good faith review under the Freedom of Information Act.
Sincerely,
Evan
From: Evan Anderson
Hi there,
What is the status of this appeal?
Thank you,
Evan
From: Henson, Terry A - APHIS
Mr. Anderson:
We are in receipt of your inquiry regarding your appeal request for FOIA 2015-APHIS-03464-F. I have checked our records and have no record of having received your appeal request. Please provide information regarding the address to which you sent your appeal and the date it was sent. The response letter you received regarding FOIA 2015-APHIS-03464 instructed that the request for appeal be forwarded to the following address and that reference to tracking number 2015-APHIS-03464-F be placed in your appeal letter and the phase “FOIA APPEAL” be added to the front of the envelope.
Administrator
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Ag Box 3401
Washington, DC 20250-3401
A prompt reply is needed in order to further investigate this matter. Thank You!
Terry Henson
Management Analyst
LPA, Freedom of Information
and Privacy Act
301/851-4086 (office)
301/734-5941 (fax)
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From: MuckRock
Hi there,
This appeal was sent on October 2, 2015 to:
Administrator
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Ag Box 3401
Washington, DC 20250-3401
Please let us know how to proceed.
Thank you.
From: Henson, Terry A - APHIS
Mr. Anderson,
Thank you for your reply. If what you are currently seeking is that your request to be forwarded to the Risk Management Agency, that can be done outside of filing an appeal. As was previously stated, we’ve checked with our Administrators office and they have no record or receiving your appeal. As a matter of process, all appeal request are logged in, date stamped and forwarded appropriately. Please advise if you’d like for your FOIA request to be forwarded to the Risk Management Agency. Thanks!
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From: Evan Anderson
Hi again,
If you can forward this request to the Risk Management Agency, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you,
Evan
From: Henson, Terry A - APHIS
Mr. Anderson:
Please see the attached notification confirming the referral of your FOIA request 2015-APHIS-3464-F to the USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA). RMA will reply to your directly, contact information for their FOIA office is noted in the attached letter.
Thank You!
Terry Henson
Management Analyst
LPA, Freedom of Information
and Privacy Act
301/851-4086 (office)
301/734-5941 (fax)
This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately.
From: Morris, Kimberly - RMA
Mr. Evans,
Attached is the Risk Management Agency's acknowledgment and final response to your FOIA request that was referred to us from APHIS.
Kind regards,
Kimberly Morris
This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately.
From: Jordan, Christine - OCIO
Good afternoon, Mr. Anderson.
Please find attached an acknowledgment letter associated with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request you recently submitted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, FOIA Service Center. This letter also requests additional clarification of your incoming FOIA request. A copy of your incoming request is also attached for your reference.
Best,
Christine Jordan
Sr. FOIA Analyst/Attorney
USDA/OCIO Contractor
FOIA Service Center
Patriot Plaza III, 355 E Street, SW
Washington DC 20024
Telephone: (202) 772-9091
This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately.
From: Weatherly, Jennifer
Please see attached response.
From: McCain, KeWanda
Attached is a correspondence pertaining to your recent (FOIA) request.
From: Taylor, Lyndia F - APHIS
Dear Mr. Anderson:
This response is in reply to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated and received in this office March 23, 2016. Your request was assigned FOIA tracking number 2016-APHIS-02987-F. You requested the following:
* All reports or risk assessments related to the 1980 Swine Health Protection Act.
* All records related to violations of the 1980 Swine Health Protection Act
* All cooperative agreements between the USDA and the Department of Justice regarding enforcement of the 1980 Swine Health Protection act.
* All reported cases of Classical Swine Fever. If a database of CSF reports (or reports of all diseases in swine) is available, I would like a copy of that rather than each individual reporting form.
The requested records have been put in the mail today and you should receive them in approximately 10 business days
Thank you for your patience,
Lyndia,
Lyndia Taylor
Information Specialist
USDA/APHIS
Legislative and Puplic Affairs
Freedom of Information & Privacy Act
Tel: (301) 851-4042
Fax: (301)734-5941
This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately.
From: Taylor, Lyndia F - APHIS
Evan,
I have put the records to request number #2016-APHIS-02987-F in the mail and I have attached the response letter to this e-mail . As a separate e-mail says you will receive a CD in about 10 business days.
Thank you,
Lyndia,
Lyndia Taylor
Information Specialist
USDA/APHIS
Legislative and Puplic Affairs
Freedom of Information & Privacy Act
Tel: (301) 851-4042
Fax: (301)734-5941
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