USBR Fresno River Cabinet Contents List Binders 12 and 13

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* Tracking Number: DOI-BOR-2020-005925
* Requester Name: Gurmeet Suman
* Date Submitted: 09/27/2020
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description:
To Whom It May Concern:

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

USBR Fresno River Cabinet Contents List Binders 12 and 13

I am requesting binders 12 and 13. Please see the attached Cabinet Contents List.

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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,

Gurmeet Suman

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Gurmeet Suman
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 102823
411A Highland Ave.
Somerville, MA  02144
Subject:  Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request – DOI-BOR-2020-005925
Dear Mr. Suman:
This letter is in final response to your FOIA request dated September 27, 2020. Your request is for copies of “USBR Fresno River Cabinet Contents List Binders 12 and 13,” of the Cabinet Contents List – Fresno River (List).  The request was assigned the FOIA tracking number DOI-BOR-2020-005925.
For your information, Congress excluded three discrete categories of law enforcement and national security records from the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
See 5 U.S.C. 552(c) (2006 & Supp. IV 2010).  This response is limited to those records that are subject to the requirements of the FOIA.  This is a standard notification that is given to all our requesters and should not be taken as an indication that excluded records do, or do not, exist.
We are providing two folders of records considered responsive to your request.  Copies of the records are being provided on compact disc (CD).  There is a total of 224 individual records on the CD which total 1,226 pages.  We do not bill requesters for FOIA processing fees when their fees are less than $50.00, because the cost of collection would be greater than the fee collected. See 43 C.F.R. § 2.37(g). There is no billable fee for the processing of this request as the fees did not exceed $50.  Four pages have been partially redacted pursuant to Exemption (b)(5) of the FOIA.  You have the right to appeal this decision.
Exemption (b)(5) of the FOIA allows an agency to withhold “inter-agency or intra-agency memorandums or letters which would not be available by law to a party... in litigation with the agency.”  Exemption 5 therefore incorporates the privileges that protect materials from discovery in litigation, including the deliberative process, attorney work-product, attorney-client, and commercial information privileges.  We have partially redacted four pages pursuant to the Attorney-Client privilege.
Exemption (b)(5) of the FOIA also protects confidential communications between an attorney and client relating to a legal matter for which the client has sought professional advice.  These
redactions pertain to e-mail discussions between Reclamation and an attorney of the Office of the Solicitor.  The advice was sought pursuant to our bureau’s obligation to verify the legal options available to Reclamation during the administrative process, or in preparation for possible litigation.  The partially redacted information reflects the facts presented to the attorney, or the advice from the attorney that was consulted, which is then used to guide our compliance with applicable regulations and statutes.  The attorney’s advice adds to, or subtracts from the options available to Reclamation, which we consider before we make our final agency decisions.  The     partial denial of this information was made after consultation with Mr. Kevin Tanaka, Assistant Regional Solicitor, Office of the Solicitor, Pacific Southwest Region.  The Reclamation officials responsible for this decision are Ms. Melinda A. Jones, Manager, Administrative Services Division, and the undersigned.  If you consider this partial denial to be a denial of your request pursuant to 43 CFR § 2.57(a)(1), you may submit an appeal by facsimile at 202-208-6677, by electronic mail (FOIA.Appeals@sol.doi.gov), or by mail to:
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Pursuant to 43 CFR § 2.19, we are making available our FOIA Public Liaison to assist in resolving any disputes between you and Reclamation.  The acting FOIA Public Liaison is
Ms. Cindy Cafaro.  The public liaison can be reached by telephone at (888) 603-7119.  For correspondence, the mailing address is Department of the Interior FOIA Office, MS-5558, MIB, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, DC  20240.
If you have any questions about this final response, please contact the undersigned at 916-978-5554, or e-mail sha-MPR-FOIA@usbr.gov.

Sincerely,

Christopher S. Miller
Regional FOIA Officer

A copy of documents responsive to the request.

DOI-BOR-2020-005925 has been processed with the following final disposition: Partial Grant/Partial Denial.

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