Jerame Simmons Training Certificates

Dear Beth Hundsdorfer,
Request Number 2022-FEFO-00370 has been assigned to the request you submitted. In all future correspondence regarding this request please reference request number 2022-FEFO-00370.
Regards,
Department of Homeland Security

Dear Beth Hundsdorfer,
The status of your FEMA FOIA request #2022-FEFO-00370 has been updated to the following status 'Received'. To log into the Department of Homeland Security PAL click on the Application URL below.
https://foiarequest.dhs.gov/
Sincerely,
Department of Homeland Security

Dear Beth Hundsdorfer,
Your request number was changed from 2022-FEFO-00370 to 2022-FEPA-00091, by the agency. Please note the new request number to quote in your future correspondence about the request.
Regards,
Department of Homeland Security

February 24, 2022 SENT VIA E-MAIL TO:requests@muckrock.com Re:      FOIA Request Number 2022-FEPA-00091 Acknowledgment Dear Ms. BethHundsdorfer: This emailacknowledges receipt of your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to theDepartment of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA), dated February 23, 2022 and received in this office on February 24,2022.  You are seeking any and all information related to training appliedfor, taken and/or completed, training certificates awarded and agency that paidfor said training and any and all other information for Jerame Simmons. Yourrequest has been assigned the following tracking number 2022-FEPA-00091 . Due to current workingconditions in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, please expect a delay in ourresponse.  Please be assured that we continue our commitment to providetimely FOIA responses and are processing your FOIA request as soon as possible. If you have any questions or would like to discussthis matter, please contact me the assigned FOIA specialist directly at .If you require additional support, you may also contact FEMA’s PublicLiaison at FEMA-FOIA@fema.dhs.gov.  If you need to contact FEMA’s FOIAPublic Liaison, then please reference the FOIA request number andaddress your email to “Attn: FEMA’s Public Liaison” and summarize yourconcerns. alexander.yacoubian@fema.dhs.gov Inthe interest of perfecting your FOIA request, please let me know what recordsyou are seeking related to the individual you referenced, Jerame Simmons. Youmentioned training records and then “any and all other information for JerameSimmons.” We are unable to conduct a search based on this wording. Pleasespecify the exact types of records you are seeking. For example, are you seekingJerame Simmons Emergency Management Institute Training Records? If we do nothear back from you by March 10, 2022 with clarification, your request will be closed. We may contact youagain  about more information about your FOIA request. You have beenplaced in the fee requester category “All Other” requester, pursuant to the DHSFOIA Regulations, 6 CFR §5.11. Provisions of the FOIA allow us to recover part ofthe cost of complying with your request.  We shall charge you for recordsin accordance with the DHS FOIA regulations as they apply to "AllOther" non-commercial requesters for the information that is notconsidered your Privacy Act information.  As a non-commercial requester ofthis type of information, you may be charged 10 cents per page forduplication; the first 100 pages are free, as are the first two hours of searchtime, after which you will pay the per quarter-hour rate ($4.00 for clericalpersonnel, $7.00 for professional personnel, $10.25 for managerial personnel)of the searcher. We will construe the submission of your request as anagreement to pay up to $25.00. Thisoffice will contact you before accruing any further fees. We will query theappropriate offices within FEMA who may have the records you are seeking todetermine if fees will apply. Then we will contact you again once ourcalculations are completed and notify you before proceeding further with theprocessing of your FOIA request. In the event that youare charged fees, we invite you to reach out to our Office to discusshow to narrow your request and reduce the fees assessed. We appreciate yourpatience. Please be advised thatDHS regulations require, in the case someone asks for another individual’spersonal records, a statement from the requester verifying his or her identityand certifying that the subject of the record is in agreement that recordsconcerning him or her may be accessed, analyzed and released to a thirdparty.  See 6 C.F.R. §5.21(f). We must verify theidentities, including full names, current addresses and date and place ofbirth.  In addition, the request must be made in writing, mustcontain their signatures, and should either be notarized or contain a statementmade under penalty of perjury as permitted by 28 U.S.C. 1746. If we do not hear fromyou within 10 business days from the date of this correspondence, with therequested information, we will process your request with the understandingthat you did not provide the requested authorization. This is not a denial ofyour request.  Upon receipt of the requested information, you will beadvised as to the status of your FOIA with FEMA. If you have anyquestions or would like to discuss this matter, please contact the assignedFOIA specialist directly at alexander.yacoubian@fema.dhs.gov and reference the request number 2022-FEPA-00091. Again, if yourequire additional support, you may also contact FEMA’s PublicLiaison at FEMA-FOIA@fema.dhs.gov.  If you need to contact FEMA’s FOIAPublic Liaison, then please reference the FOIA request number andaddress your email to “Attn: FEMA’s Public Liaison” and summarize yourconcerns. You may also contact FEMA at (202)646-3323, or you may contact FEMA’s Public Liaison in the same manner. Please reference FOIA request number 2022-FEPA-00091. For a faster response pleasecommunicate by email. Thank you for your interest in FEMA. Sincerely, Disclosure Branch Information Management Division Office of the Chief Administrative Officer Federal Emergency Management Agency U.S. Department ofHomeland Security