Brite (Light Bulb Mascot)
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From: Nicholas Marritz
Dear U.S. Navy:
This is a request for records under the Freedom of Information Act.
RECORDS REQUESTED:
I am seeking records related to the Navy and Marine Corps energy conservation mascot, a light bulb named Brite.
Specifically, I request the following records:
1. Please produce all records related to the conception, development, creation, and design of the Brite mascot. Please include any contracts or design concepts (e.g. sketches) in your production, as well as any records related to the military's decision to create an energy conservation mascot in the first place.
Note: According to the attached records, Brite was developed by members of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Northwest, Public Works Department in Kitsap, Washington. So please be sure to search there.
2. Please produce all Brite-related promotional items, educational items, or tchotchkes, past or present, that took the form of records, such as trading cards, posters, photographs, videos, or books (including but not limited to coloring books, activity books, or comic books).
3. Please produce all records related to the conception, creation, design, and use of any life-size Brite costume (pictured in the attached records). Responsive records would include contracts for the design or production of such a costume; design proposals or sketches; correspondence with the designer or manufacturer; and any guidelines related to the use of or care for the costume.
4. Please produce all communications related to Brite.
5. Please produce all correspondence related to Brite (or to mascots in general) sent to or from any member of Congress, their office, or their staff. U.S. Senator Jodi Ernst (R-IA) may have sent some responsive records.
6. Please produce all records related to any proposal or decision by the Navy or Marine Corps to stop using Brite as part of its public outreach.
REQUEST FOR FEE WAIVER:
The requested documents will be made available to the general public online for free, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes. I am working on a project examining the history, creation, evolution, and use of mascots across the federal government—because, like many others, I find them fascinating and weirdly delightful. Thus, I respectfully request that any fees related to this request be waived. If you do decide to charge me fees, please notify me in advance if you expect those fees to exceed $25.
FORM OF PRODUCTION:
I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
CONCLUSION:
Thank you very much for your cooperation with this request. I look forward to hearing from you soon!
Sincerely,
Nicholas Marritz
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 6, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 6, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Nicholas Marritz
Dear U.S. Navy FOIA Liaison:
On October 30, 2023, I filed a request for records under the Freedom of Information Act. The request sought records related to the Navy and Marine Corps energy conservation mascot, a light bulb named Brite. (See attached photo.) I have received no correspondence or even an acknowledgment of my request since that time. I filed the request by email via www.muckrock.com, at the email address usn.ncr.dns.mbx.don-foia-pa@us.navy.mil. Could you please confirm that the Navy has received my request and is processing it?
Very respectfully,
Nicholas Marritz
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 6, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 6, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 6, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 6, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: U.S. Navy
Good morning Mr. Marritz,
Have you sent your status request to the office in which you submitted your request (usn.ncr.dns.mbx.don-foia-pa@us.navy.mil)? CNIC cannot provide you a status update as your request was not filed with this office.
The CORPS raised me, the ARMY trained me, and the NAVY retired me!! Failure is not an option!
Very Respectfully,
Michelle Cador
Management Analyst
Paralegal
Office of the General Counsel
Commander Naval Installations Command
716 Sicard Street SE, Suite 207
Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5140
Office Hours: 0600-1430
michelle.m.cador.civ@us.navy.mil
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 6, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: U.S. Navy
Good morning,
I suggest if DNS is not providing you with a response, you reach out to NAVFAC the entity mentioned in your request as being the developers of this mascot. They can be reached at NAVFAC-FOIA-Requests@us.navy.mil. I have added them to the cc line.
The CORPS raised me, the ARMY trained me, and the NAVY retired me!! Failure is not an option!
Very Respectfully,
Michelle Cador
Management Analyst
Paralegal
Office of the General Counsel
Commander Naval Installations Command
716 Sicard Street SE, Suite 207
Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5140
Office Hours: 0600-1430
michelle.m.cador.civ@us.navy.mil
From: Nicholas Marritz
Thank you so much for the assistance, Ms. Cador. I greatly appreciate your help!
Nick Marritz
From: Nicholas Marritz
Dear NAVFAC:
This is a request for records under the Freedom of Information Act.
RECORDS REQUESTED:
I am seeking records related to the Navy and Marine Corps energy conservation mascot, a light bulb named Brite.
Specifically, I request the following records:
1. Please produce all records related to the conception, development, creation, and design of the Brite mascot. Please include any contracts or design concepts (e.g. sketches) in your production, as well as any records related to the military's decision to create an energy conservation mascot in the first place.
Note: According to the attached records, Brite was developed by members of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Northwest, Public Works Department in Kitsap, Washington. So please be sure to search there.
2. Please produce all Brite-related promotional items, educational items, or tchotchkes, past or present, that took the form of records, such as trading cards, posters, photographs, videos, or books (including but not limited to coloring books, activity books, or comic books).
3. Please produce all records related to the conception, creation, design, and use of any life-size Brite costume (pictured in the attached records). Responsive records would include contracts for the design or production of such a costume; design proposals or sketches; correspondence with the designer or manufacturer; and any guidelines related to the use of or care for the costume.
4. Please produce all communications related to Brite.
5. Please produce all correspondence related to Brite (or to mascots in general) sent to or from any member of Congress, their office, or their staff. U.S. Senator Jodi Ernst (R-IA) may have sent some responsive records.
6. Please produce all records related to any proposal or decision by the Navy or Marine Corps to stop using Brite as part of its public outreach.
REQUEST FOR FEE WAIVER:
The requested documents will be made available to the general public online for free, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes. I am working on a project examining the history, creation, evolution, and use of mascots across the federal government—because, like many others, I find them fascinating and weirdly delightful. Thus, I respectfully request that any fees related to this request be waived. If you do decide to charge me fees, please notify me in advance if you expect those fees to exceed $25.
FORM OF PRODUCTION:
I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
CONCLUSION:
Thank you very much for your cooperation with this request. I look forward to hearing from you soon!
Sincerely,
Nicholas Marritz
From: U.S. Navy
Mr Marritz
Good morning! We are in receipt of your Freedom of Informatioin request of 30 October 2023, wherein your were seeking:
Please produce all records related to the conception, development, creation, and design of the Brite mascot. Please include any contracts or design concepts (e.g. sketches) in your production, as well as any records related to the military's decision to create an energy conservation mascot in the first place.
Note: According to the attached records, Brite was developed by members of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Northwest, Public Works Department in Kitsap, Washington. So please be sure to search there.
2. Please produce all Brite-related promotional items, educational items, or tchotchkes, past or present, that took the form of records, such as trading cards, posters, photographs, videos, or books (including but not limited to coloring books, activity books, or comic books).
3. Please produce all records related to the conception, creation, design, and use of any life-size Brite costume (pictured in the attached records). Responsive records would include contracts for the design or production of such a costume; design proposals or sketches; correspondence with the designer or manufacturer; and any guidelines related to the use of or care for the costume.
4. Please produce all communications related to Brite.
5. Please produce all correspondence related to Brite (or to mascots in general) sent to or from any member of Congress, their office, or their staff. U.S. Senator Jodi Ernst (R-IA) may have sent some responsive records.
6. Please produce all records related to any proposal or decision by the Navy or Marine Corps to stop using Brite as part of its public outreach.
Your request was forwarded to this office on May 16, 2024 by Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Washington DC.
Do you have a phone number so we can speak about your request over the phone? A discussion may help expedite our reply to your request. I can be reached at 360-434-8956 Monday through Thursday, 0830 to 1645 Pacific Time.
I am your point of contact for all matters associated with this request.
Many thanks!
Chuck Van Cleave
NAVFAC NW
FOIA Officer
From: U.S. Navy
Mr. Marritz
Good afternoon! This is our final response to your Freedom of Information
request of 30 October 2023, wherein you were seeking:
"Please produce all records related to the conception, development,
creation, and design of the Brite mascot. Please include any contracts or
design concepts (e.g. sketches) in your production, as well as any records
related to the military's decision to create an energy conservation mascot
in the first place.
Note: According to the attached records, Brite was developed by members of
the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Northwest, Public Works
Department in Kitsap, Washington. So please be sure to search there.
2. Please produce all Brite-related promotional items, educational items, or
tchotchkes, past or present, that took the form of records, such as trading
cards, posters, photographs, videos, or books (including but not limited to
coloring books, activity books, or comic books).
3. Please produce all records related to the conception, creation, design,
and use of any life-size Brite costume (pictured in the attached records).
Responsive records would include contracts for the design or production of
such a costume; design proposals or sketches; correspondence with the
designer or manufacturer; and any guidelines related to the use of or care
for the costume.
4. Please produce all communications related to Brite.
5. Please produce all correspondence related to Brite (or to mascots in
general) sent to or from any member of Congress, their office, or their
staff. U.S. Senator Jodi Ernst (R-IA) may have sent some responsive records.
6. Please produce all records related to any proposal or decision by the
Navy or Marine Corps to stop using Brite as part of its public outreach.
Your request was forwarded to this office on May 16, 2024 by Naval
Facilities Engineering Command, Washington DC.
For tracking purposes, your request was assigned 2024-NavyFOIA-005026.
We have reviewed the records which are responsive to your
request, and release them to you in its entirety. Because of the volume and
size of responsive records, they will be sent to you via DoD Safe. As we
discussed on the phone on June 3rd, the records provided represent all the
records concerning Brite held by NAVFAC NW. You should receive an e-mail
shortly with instructions on how to download the records. The fees incurred
during the processing of your request are waived, but this action is not
indicative of how future requests will be handled.
You have the right to seek assistance and/or dispute resolution services
from the Department of the Navy FOIA Public Liaison, Mr. Christopher Julka,
at <mailto:Christopher.a.julka@navy.mil> Christopher.a.julka@navy.mil or
(703) 697-0031. You may also contact the Office of Government Information
Services (OGIS) for assistance and/or dispute resolution at
<mailto:ogis@nara.gov> ogis@nara.gov or 1-877-684-6448. For more
information online about services provided by OGIS, please visit their
website at <https://ogis.archives.gov> https://ogis.archives.gov.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding your request you may contact
me by telephone (360) 434-8956. You may also send me an email to
<mailto:chuck.vancleave@navy.mil> chuck.vancleave@navy.mil.
Best regards,
Chuck Van Cleave
NAVFAC NW
FOIA Officer
Chuck Van Cleave
FOIA/PA/Records Officer
NAVFAC Northwest Command Services - BD523
Phone: 360-396-0066 - Alternate number 360-434-8956
E-mail: <mailto:Charles.w.vancleave.civ@us.navy.mil>
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