Vela Park Police Protests
| Tracking # |
20-949 |
| Submitted | June 2, 2020 |
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From: Jimmy Tobias
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any written or electronic communications, including email attachments, sent or received by David Vela concerning the deployment of the Park Police to Lafayette Square during any protests or unrest that occurred in Washington D.C. between May 26, 2020 and the date this request is processed. This request also specifically seeks any records or communications concerning the Park Police's decision to clear Lafayette Square of protesters on the late afternoon and evening of June 1, 2020.
I am a reporter for the Guardian and other outlets.
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,
Jimmy Tobias
From: National Park Service
Mr. Tobias,
I am reaching out regarding the two requests you submitted for the following records held by David Vela and Jennifer Flynn:
Any written or electronic communications, including email attachments....concerning the deployment of the Park Police to Lafayette Square during any protests or unrest that occurred in Washington D.C. between May 26, 2020 and the date this request is processed. This request also specifically seeks any records or communications concerning the Park Police's decision to clear Lafayette Square of protesters on the late afternoon and evening of June 1, 2020.
Based on a preliminary review of your requests we are proposing to consolidate them under a single tracking number and conduct one email search using the following parameters:
to/from: Jennifer Flynn OR David Vela
date range: May 26, 2020, to Search Date
keyword: Lafayette
Please let me know if this will be acceptable to you. Also feel free to contact me with any questions.
Sincerely,
C.
____________________
Ms. Charis Wilson, PhD., CRM
NPS FOIA Officer
12795 W. Alameda Parkway
PO Box 25287
Denver, CO 80225-0287
303-969-2959
Fax: 303-969-2557
1-855-NPS-FOIA
Please send replies to this NPSFOIA@nps.gov Address
***** PLEASE NOTE Until further notice I will be unable to receive faxes, physical mail, or packages sent via Fed Ex or UPS as our office is closed. Please send materials electronically******
From: Jimmy Tobias
Hi Charis,
Thanks for the note. That would work well, though if possible I'd like to add a couple other search terms, including: "Floyd", "protest", "protests", "riot", "Black Lives Matter", "BLM", "tear gas" and/or "pepper spray".
Just for the record, I am NOT seeking generic news clippings or things of that sort.
Thank you!
Jimmy
From: National Park Service
Mr. Tobias,
Thank you for the response. Regarding the search term BLM, I am proposing that we treat as non-responsive any results where that acronym is used to refer to the Bureau of Land Management and the records have no relationship to Black Lives Matter or events at Lafayette Square. Please let me know if this is acceptable to you.
C.
____________________
Ms. Charis Wilson, PhD., CRM
NPS FOIA Officer
12795 W. Alameda Parkway
PO Box 25287
Denver, CO 80225-0287
303-969-2959
Fax: 303-969-2557
1-855-NPS-FOIA
Please send replies to this NPSFOIA@nps.gov Address
***** PLEASE NOTE Until further notice I will be unable to receive faxes, physical mail, or packages sent via Fed Ex or UPS as our office is closed. Please send materials electronically******
From: Jimmy Tobias
That makes total sense and is acceptable. Good catch. Thanks so much for your help Charis!
Jimmy
From: National Park Service
Mr. Tobias,
Your requests for records held by David Vela (shown below) and for records held by Jennifer Flynn (not shown) have been received. As we discussed they have been consolidated under a single tracking number NPS-2020-00949. All future correspondence relating to this request should reference this tracking number. Accordingly, you should close the file on your Muckrock listing for the Jennifer Flynn request, which generated the email address of requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>, as in the future we will only be responding to the address ending in 7768.
In accordance with 43 CFR 2.15 the National Park Service processes requests on a first-in, first-out basis within several processing tracks. Your request has been placed in the normal track. There are currently 3 expedited, 11 simple, and 128 normal requests ahead of this request in the processing queue.
Our response is due by July 8, 2020 If you do not receive our response by that date you may file an appeal by writing to:
Freedom of Information Act Appeals Officer
Office of the Solicitor
U.S. Department of the Interior
1849 C Street, NW
MS-6556-MIB,
Washington, D.C. 20240
foia.appeals@sol.doi.gov<mailto:foia.appeals@sol.doi.gov>
Your failure-to-timely-respond appeal may be filed anytime after the estimated response date provided above and the date we issue our final response. The appeal should be marked, both on the envelope and the face of the appeal letter, with the legend "FREEDOM OF INFORMATION APPEAL." Your appeal should be accompanied by a copy of your original request and copies of all correspondence between yourself and the National Park Service related to this request, along with any information you have which leads you to believe our response to be in error. Note, any appeal received after 5 p.m. EST will be considered to have been received on the next business day.
Sincerely,
C.
____________________
Ms. Charis Wilson, PhD., CRM
NPS FOIA Officer
12795 W. Alameda Parkway
PO Box 25287
Denver, CO 80225-0287
303-969-2959
Fax: 303-969-2557
1-855-NPS-FOIA
Please send replies to this NPSFOIA@nps.gov<mailto:NPSFOIA@nps.gov> Address
***** PLEASE NOTE Until further notice I will be unable to receive faxes, physical mail, or packages sent via Fed Ex or UPS as our office is closed. Please send materials electronically******
From: Jimmy Tobias
Hello Charis,
I wanted to check in on this request. What is the estimated completion date for this request?
Please let me know if you get a chance and thank you!
Jimmy Tobias
From: National Park Service
Mr. Tobias,
At this time there are 3 expedited, 11 simple, and 90 normal requests ahead of this request in the processing queue.
Sincerely,
C.
____________________
Ms. Charis Wilson, PhD., CRM
NPS FOIA Officer
12795 W. Alameda Parkway
PO Box 25287
Denver, CO 80225-0287
303-969-2959
Fax: 303-969-2557
1-855-NPS-FOIA
Please send replies to this NPSFOIA@nps.gov Address
***** PLEASE NOTE Until further notice I will be unable to receive faxes, physical mail, or packages sent via Fed Ex or UPS as our office is closed. Please send materials electronically******
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 June 2, 2020. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on July 8, 2020. 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 #20-949.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: National Park Service
The FOIA
request
- DOI-NPS-2020-001459 description has been modified. Additional details for this item are as follows:
* Tracking Number: DOI-NPS-2020-001459
* Requester: Jimmy Tobias
* Submitted Date: 08/01/2020
* Description:
DIR/VRP: Emails sent or received by Director David Vela or Associate Director Jennifer Flynn concerning the deployment of the Park Police to Lafayette Square during any protests or unrest that occurred in Washington D.C. between May 26, 2020 and the date this request is processed. This request also specifically seeks any records or communications concerning the Park Police's decision to clear Lafayette Square of protesters on the late afternoon and evening of June 1, 2020.
From: National Park Service
Your request for Fee Waiver for the FOIA request DOI-NPS-2020-001459 has been
determined to be not applicable as the request is not billable.
Additional details for this request are as follows:
* Request Created on:
08/01/2020
* Request Description:
DIR/VRP: Emails sent or received by Director David Vela or Associate Director Jennifer Flynn concerning the deployment of the Park Police to Lafayette Square during any protests or unrest that occurred in Washington D.C. between May 26, 2020 and the date this request is processed. This request also specifically seeks any records or communications concerning the Park Police's decision to clear Lafayette Square of protesters on the late afternoon and evening of June 1, 2020.
* Fee Waiver Original Justification:
N/A
* Fee Waiver Disposition Reason:
N/A
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 June 2, 2020. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on July 8, 2020. 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 #20-949.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 June 2, 2020. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on July 8, 2020. 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 #20-949.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 June 2, 2020. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on July 8, 2020. 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 #20-949.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 June 2, 2020. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on July 8, 2020. 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 #20-949.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 June 2, 2020. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on July 8, 2020. 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 #20-949.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 June 2, 2020. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on July 8, 2020. 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 #20-949.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 June 2, 2020. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on July 8, 2020. 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 #20-949.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 June 2, 2020. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on July 8, 2020. 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 #20-949.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: National Park Service
Mr. Tobias,
Attached please find our response to your June 10, 2020, request.
Sincerely,
Charis Wilson, PhD, CRM
NPS FOIA Officer
npsfoia@nps.gov
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