McCaran Airport (Transportation Security Administration)

Submitted on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 - 23:20
Submitted by user: Anonymous
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Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
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First Name: David
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Last Name: Cutie
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Email Address: requests@muckrock.com
Country: United States
Address 1: MuckRock News, DEPT MR 83459
Address 2: 411A Highland Ave
City: Somerville
State: Massachusetts
Zip Code: 02144
Telephone Number: 617-299-1832
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To Whom It May Concern:

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

- Policies regarding the test of facial recognition using biometric
technology at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.
- Emails regarding the test of facial recognition using biometric technology
at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.
- Agreements regarding the test of facial recognition using biometric
technology at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.

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,

David Cutie

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Good Morning Mr. Cutie,

Hope all is well! We have received your request for information pertaining to facial recognition. Item #2 of your request, you are seeking emails. Can you please provide a time frame for the emails you are seeking? This will help in our search and possible eliminate any fees for a voluminous search.

We look forward to hearing from you in this matter.

TSA FOIA

November 25, 2019 Greetings, Attached is our acknowledgment to your TSA FOIA request. If you need to contact this office again concerning your 2020-TSFO-00079 request, please provide the TSA reference number. This will enable us to quickly retrieve the information you are seeking and reduce our response time. This office can be reached at 571-227-2300. Regards, TSA FOIA Branch

January 29, 2020 Greetings, Attached is our acknowledgment to your TSA FOIA request referred to the TSA FOIA Office by the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB). If you need to contact this office again concerning your 2020-TSFO-00243 request, please provide the TSA reference number. This will enable us to quickly retrieve the information you are seeking and reduce our response time. This office can be reached at 571-227-2300. Regards, TSA FOIA Branch

Good Day,
After careful review, we determined that your FOIA request is too broad in scope or did not specifically identify the records which you are seeking. Records must be described in reasonably sufficient detail to enable government employees who are familiar with the subject area to locate records without placing an unreasonable burden upon the agency. For this reason, §5.3(b) of the DHS regulations, 6 C.F.R. Part 5, require that you describe the records you are seeking with as much information as possible to ensure that our search can locate them with a reasonable amount of effort. Whenever possible, a request should include specific information about each record sought, such as the date, title or name, author, recipients, and subject matter of the records, if known, or the DHS component or office you believe created and/or controls the record. The FOIA does not require an agency to create new records, answer questions posed by requesters, or attempt to interpret a request that does not identify specific records.
Specifically, we need the names of individuals/specific personnel or position of individuals whose emails you want searched, etc. in order for us to do a search for item #2 in your request.
If we do not receive a response within from the date of this notice, we will assume you are no longer interested in this FOIA request, and the case will be administratively closed. Please be advised that this action is not a denial of your request and will not preclude you from filing other requests in the future. 30 days

Your request has been assigned 2020-TSFO-00079. Please reference this number in any future communications with this office.
Sincerely,
TSA FOIA Branch

Good day,

Attached is the TSA's final response to your FOIA request.

Respectfully,

TSA FOIA Branch

6595 Springfield Center Drive
Springfield, VA 20598-6020
FOIA Main Line: (571) 227-2300