CBP NARA Response (United States Customs and Border Protection)

To Whom It May Concern:

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

Please provide the response NARA received from US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in response to the October 26, 2021, regarding the unauthorized disposition of federal records at issue in case UD-2022-0001_DHS-CBP_OpenLetter. https://www.archives.gov/files/records-mgmt/resources/ud-2022-0001-dhs-cbp-open-letter.pdf. This unauthorized disposition was documented by the DHS Office of Inspector General in a report numbered OIG-21-62 (https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2021-09/OIG-21-62-Sep21.pdf).

NARA's 2021 Letter to CBP states:
In accordance with 36 CFR Part 1230.14, CBP must respond to this letter with a report
documenting the unauthorized disposition of the federal records that were identified in the OIG
report. At a minimum, this report must include a complete description of the records with
volume and dates if known; description of the office maintaining the records; a statement of the
exact circumstances surrounding the removal, defacing, alteration, or destruction of records; a
statement of the safeguards established to prevent further loss of documentation; and details
of the actions taken to salvage, retrieve, or reconstruct the records. This report must also
include any records management corrective actions that CBP will be required to implement as a
result of the OIG investigation.

Additionally, please include in your report any documentation in the form of policies, training,
approved records schedules or other resources CBP has established to mitigate the records
management risk associated with the improper use of Wickr, WhatsApp, or similar messaging
applications.

Please provide your report within 30 days of the date of this letter. I appreciate your attention
to this important matter. If you have any questions or wish to discuss further, please contact me
at laurence.brewer@nara.gov.

We request the letter CBP provided in response to NARA's letter.

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,

Andrew Free