USDA APHIS FOIA Request Log for 2021 and 2022
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| Tracking # |
2023-APHIS-02689-F |
| Submitted | March 16, 2023 |
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From: Ben Welsh
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
A copy of the log of all Freedom of Information Act requests made with APHIS for calendar year 2021 and 2022. I ask that all fields — including the date, requester, description and disposition — are included.
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,
Ben Welsh
From: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service
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From: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service
Hello Mr. Welsh,
The FOIA monthly logs requested (calendar year 2021 and 2022) have been posted to APHIS FOIA reading room. They can be found at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/resources/foia/ct_foia_logs
Thanks
Have a wonderful evening/weekend!
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Shirley Browning Boyd | government information specialist
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service | unit 50, Room 2b-03.18
4700 Riverdale Road | Riverdale, MD 20737
Shirley.A.Boyd@usda.gov<mailto:Shirley.A.Boyd@usda.gov>
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From: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service
Hello Mr. Welsh,
As of today, the program office tasked with searching for records responsive to your request [Animal Care (AC)] has not completed the search process. I can tell you that the AC program is currently diligently working through a backlog of FOIA cases. What I can do is contact my colleague that works in AC's office that oversees records searches to see how soon I can expect to receive a response from them. Once I hear something, I will email you an update.
Sincerely,
Glendora Gilchrist
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 16, 2023. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 13, 2023. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #2023-APHIS-02689-F.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service
Hello Mr. Welsh,
According to the database, you have the following requests:
Request ID
Requester Name
Organization
Requester Category
Request Description
Request Date
Received Date
Status
2023-APHIS-02689-F
Welsh, Ben
MuckRock
All Other
A copy of the log of all Freedom of Information Act requests made with APHIS for calendar year 2021 and 2022. I ask that all fields - including the date, requester, description and disposition - are included.
3/16/2023
3/16/2023
Closed on 4/7/23
2023-APHIS-03300-F<https://efoia.usda.gov/FOIAXpress/Reports/RequestDetail/RequestDetailReport.aspx?RequestID=95487&fromExport=Y>
Welsh, Ben
MuckRock
All Other
An electronic database export, in spreadsheet format, of all Animal Welfare Act related complaints received by your office. The program is described at the following URL: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalwelfare/sa_awa/ct_awa_inspections I request that, at the minimum, the following fields be released: * Name of the individual or business * Address of the individual or business or location where you saw the animal or activity * USDA License or Registration number if known * Date on which you saw the animal or activity * Description of what you saw and have concerns about I do *not* request the release of complainant's name and contact information. That can be withheld.
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