Bureau of Land Management Montana Trespass

Jimmy Tobias filed this request with the Bureau Of Land Management, Montana State Office of Billings, MT.
Tracking #

DOI-BLM-2024-000963

Status
Rejected

From: Jimmy Tobias

To Whom It May Concern:

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

All investigative reports, complaints, tickets, or other documentation of alleged incidents of trespass grazing in BLM's Montana state office since January 1, 2015. If the agency has spreadsheets or other documents that offer a summation of incidents of trespass grazing I would seek such a document as a priority. I am a reporter for The Nation and other outlets.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

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 10 business days.

Sincerely,

Jimmy Tobias

From: Bureau Of Land Management, Montana State Office

Dear Jimmy Tobias ,
Please see the attached letter that is in response to your request to file a FOIA request with MT/Daks.
Let us know if you have any trouble accessing the file.

Sincerely,
The MSO FOIA Team

  • Jimmy Tobias_07 08 2024_ mistakenly rc'd via email letter_SIGNED

From: Bureau Of Land Management, Montana State Office

Dear Jimmy Tobias,

The status of your BLM-MT FOIA request #DOI-BLM-2024-000963 has been updated to the following status 'Received'. To log into the PAL Application click on the Application URL below.

https://foiaxpresspal.doi.gov
The message is being sent from an unattended email box. For any future correspondence, please contact the bureau contact at https://www.doi.gov/foia/contacts.
Sincerely,
DOI FOIA Office

From: Bureau Of Land Management, Montana State Office

Dear Jimmy Tobias,

Department of the Interior has received your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request and assigned it control number DOI-BLM-2024-000963. Please cite this number in any future communications with our office regarding your request.
To Whom It May Concern:

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

All investigative reports, complaints, tickets, or other documentation of alleged incidents of trespass grazing in BLM's Montana state office since January 1, 2015. If the agency has spreadsheets or other documents that offer a summation of incidents of trespass grazing I would seek such a document as a priority. I am a reporter for The Nation and other outlets.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

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 10 business days.

Sincerely,

Jimmy Tobias

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The message is being sent from an unattended email box. For any future correspondence please reach the bureau contact at https://www.doi.gov/foia/contacts.
Regards,
DOI FOIA Office

From: Bureau Of Land Management, Montana State Office

Dear Jimmy Tobias,

When reviewing your request we noticed that you have neglected to state whether or not you were willing to pay fees and how much you were willing to pay.

Our regulations require that your request must explicitly state that you will pay all fees associated with processing the request, that you will pay fees up to a specified amount, and/or that you are seeking a fee waiver.

According to our regulations, if we do not receive your written response clarifying these points within 20 workdays from the date of this communication, we will presume that you are no longer interested in pursuing your request. In such circumstances, we will not be able to comply with your request and will close our file on it. See 43 C.F.R. § 2.6(c)<http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=0fc3ab3499768eebc2e3691c8cf88dec&rgn=div5&view=text&node=43:1.1.1.1.2&idno=43#se43.1.2_16>and § 2.51(c)<http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=0fc3ab3499768eebc2e3691c8cf88dec&rgn=div5&view=text&node=43:1.1.1.1.2&idno=43#se43.1.2_151>.
Thanks

Gabriella Torres
Government Information Specialist

From: Bureau Of Land Management, Montana State Office

Dear Jimmy Tobias,

The status of your BLM-MT FOIA request #DOI-BLM-2024-000963 has been updated to the following status 'On Hold - Fee Related'. To log into the PAL Application click on the Application URL below.

https://foiaxpresspal.doi.gov
The message is being sent from an unattended email box. For any future correspondence, please contact the bureau contact at https://www.doi.gov/foia/contacts.
Sincerely,
DOI FOIA Office

From: Jimmy Tobias

Hello,
As a representative of the news media, I request a fee waiver. If I am required to pay a fee, I would be willing to pay up to $50 in fees. Thanks. Please confirm receipt.

Jimmy Tobias

From: Bureau Of Land Management, Montana State Office

Dear Jimmy Tobias,
We have attached our Final Response letter.
Please let us know if you have any difficulties opening the documents.

Thank you.
MT/Daks FOIA Team

From: Bureau Of Land Management, Montana State Office

Dear Jimmy Tobias,

The status of your BLM-MT FOIA request #DOI-BLM-2024-000963 has been updated to the following status 'Closed'. To log into the PAL Application click on the Application URL below.

https://foiaxpresspal.doi.gov
The message is being sent from an unattended email box. For any future correspondence, please contact the bureau contact at https://www.doi.gov/foia/contacts.
Sincerely,
DOI FOIA Office

From: Bureau Of Land Management, Montana State Office

Dear Jimmy Tobias,

The status of your BLM-MT FOIA request #DOI-BLM-2024-000963 has been updated to the following status 'Closed'. To log into the PAL Application click on the Application URL below.

https://foiaxpresspal.doi.gov
The message is being sent from an unattended email box. For any future correspondence, please contact the bureau contact at https://www.doi.gov/foia/contacts.
Sincerely,
DOI FOIA Office