Samuel Loring Morison
| Tracking # |
2024-01020 1590533-000 A-2023-01409 |
| Submitted | April 25, 2023 |
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From: Emma North-Best
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Records mentioning or describing Samuel Loring Morison.
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,
Emma North-Best
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
The request has been rejected, with the agency stating that it can neither confirm nor deny the existence of the requested documents.
From: Emma North-Best
I am appealing the rejection in its entirety, as I provided proof of death in the original request, and the subject is known to the Bureau to be dead. For your convenience, I have once again attached proof of death for the individual.
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Office of Information Policy has received your FOIA Appeal. Please see the attached acknowledgment letter.
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Office of Information Policy has made its final determination on your FOIA Appeal Number A-2023-01409 . A copy of this determination is enclosed for your review, along with any enclosures, if applicable. Thank you.
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
A letter stating the request for reduced or waived fees has been rejected. Postmark: November 01, 2023
From:
April 16, 2024Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â REFER TO: 2024-01020 (ATF)
FBI FOI/PA # 1590533-000
Ms. Emma Best
411A Highland Avenue
Somerville, Massachusetts 02144-2516
Dear Ms. Best:
While processing your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated April 25, 2023, for records concerning Samuel Loring Morison, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) referred three pages of records to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) for processing and direct response to you. The documents were received by ATF on April 3, 2024, and this referral was assigned ATF tracking number 2024-01020. Please refer to this number in any future correspondence with this office. For your reference, the FBI file number associated with this request is FBI FOI/PA # 1590533-000.
For your information, this office assigns incoming requests to one of three tracks: simple, complex, or expedited. Each request is then handled on a first-in, first-out basis in relation to other requests in the same track. Simple requests usually receive a response in approximately one month, whereas complex requests necessarily take longer. At this time, your request has been assigned to the Simple track. You may wish to narrow the scope of your request to limit the number of potentially responsive records or agree to an alternative time frame for processing, should records be located; or you may wish to await the completion of our records search to discuss either of these options.
We determined that you are a representative of the news media pursuant to 5 U.S.C. section 552(a)(4)(A)(ii)(II). As such, we are required to assess fees for duplication of responsive records. See 28 C.F.R. section 16.10(c). You may review the Department of Justice regulations, which establish the fees charged for processing FOIA requests at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/granule/FR-2015-04-03/2015-07772. If you disagree with this determination, you are welcome to provide any additional information that would demonstrate that you should not be considered a representative of the news media requester. If you would like to discuss either the track or the fees associated with your request, please contact our FOIA Public Liaisons, Lynette Carter and Jasmine Bryant, at 202-648-7390. You may also discuss any aspect of your request with our FOIA Public Liaison.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth A. Wood
Acting Chief
Information and Privacy Governance Division
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
A copy of documents responsive to the request.
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