Communications With Mountain Valley Pipeline, April 5, 2018-present (Virginia State Police)

Mr. Schiano,

Thank you for your correspondence to the Virginia Department of State
Police (the Department). As you may be aware, requests for records of the
Commonwealth, its agencies and political subdivisions are governed by
the *Virginia
Freedom of Information Act* (FOIA), §§ 2.2-3700 *et. seq.* of the *Code of
Virginia*.

Pursuant to § 2.2-3700 the Virginia General Assembly ensured the *people of
the Commonwealth* ready access to public records. This citizen only access
restriction was recently upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in *McBurney v
Young*, 569 US __ (12-17) (April 29, 2013). As a non-resident you are not
entitled to records or documents under Virginia FOIA.

We regret we are unable to assist you further in this matter.

Sincerely,

Angela S. Kepus, FOIA Specialist
*on behalf of 1st Sgt David Ostwinkle *

First Sergeant David L. Ostwinkle
Virginia Department of State Police
Office of Legal Affairs
Bureau of Administrative and Support Services
(804) 674-8028 (Office)
(804) 674-2345 (Fax)
david.ostwinkle@vsp.virginia.gov <angela.kepus@vsp.virginia.gov>

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: <requests@muckrock.com>
Date: Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 5:13 PM
Subject: Virginia Freedom of Information Act Request: Communications With
Mountain Valley Pipeline, April 5, 2018-present (Virginia State Police)
To: Questions@vsp.virginia.gov

Virginia State Police
FOIA Office
P. O. Box 27472
Richmond, VA 23261-7472

April 12, 2018

To Whom It May Concern:

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

Any text messages, emails, letters, or any other records of written or
digital communications between any employee of your agency and any
representative of Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC, sent or received between
April 5, 2018 and the date on which this request is processed.

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 5 business
days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Christopher Schiano

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Mr. Schiano,

Please reference the email response sent to you on 4/16/18 regarding your
request.

Sincerely,

Angela S. Kepus, FOIA Specialist

*on behalf of 1st Sgt David Ostwinkle *

First Sergeant David L. Ostwinkle
Virginia Department of State Police
Office of Legal Affairs
Bureau of Administrative and Support Services
(804) 674-8028 (Office)
(804) 674-2345 (Fax)
david.ostwinkle@vsp.virginia.gov <angela.kepus@vsp.virginia.gov>