Case Files, Nicotine Poisoning, 2020-2022 (Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Region IV)

Good afternoon Greta Moran -

This email responds to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request of August 9, 2022 in which you requested Follow up to FOIA request sent July 13, 2022 - All health and safety related case files and complaints on behalf of tobacco farmworkers that include the word "nicotine poisoning", spanning from July 1, 2020-September 1, 2020, July 1, 2021-Septemer1, 2021 and July 1, 2022-present (August 9, 2022). Your request was received in our office on August 11, 2022 and assigned FOIA tracking number 2022-F-12322.

A complete review of our database identified no Region 4, U.S. Department of Labor/OSHA records that met the criteria of your FOIA request; therefore this request is considered closed.

If you have any questions regarding your request, please contact me via email at OSHA-Region-IV@dol.gov<mailto:OSHA-Region-IV@dol.gov>. In addition, it would be helpful to include the tracking number in any submission or to have it available at the time of a call.

If you consider this an adverse determination, you have several options available to you. You may contact the Department's FOIA Public Liaison, Thomas G. Hicks, Sr. at 202-693-5427 or hicks.thomas@dol.gov<mailto:hicks.thomas@dol.gov> for assistance resolving disputes. Alternatively, you may contact the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS), within the National Archives and Records Administration, to inquire about the mediation services they offer. The contact information for OGIS is as follows:

Office of Government Information Services
National Archives and Records Administration
8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740

You can also reach that office by e-mail at ogis@nara.gov<mailto:ogis@nara.gov>, by phone at 202-741-5770, by fax at 202-741-5769, or by calling toll-free 1-877-684-6448.

You have the right to file an administrative appeal. Your appeal must be received by the Solicitor of Labor within 90 calendar days of the date of this initial denial letter. Address your appeal to the following office:

Attn: Freedom of Information Act Appeal
Solicitor of Labor
U.S. Department of Labor
200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Room N-2420
Washington, D.C. 20210

Your appeal may also be sent by e-mail to FOIAAppeal@dol.gov<mailto:FOIAAppeal@dol.gov> or by fax to 202-693-5538. Appeals submitted to any other address will not be accepted. Your appeal must state in writing the grounds for the appeal. It should also include a copy of the original request, the response to your request, and any supporting statement or arguments. The appeal letter, the envelope, and the e-mail subject line, should be clearly marked "Freedom of Information Act Appeal."

Sincerely,

Christi Griffin
Assistant Regional Administrator
Region 4 Enforcement Programs