Chief FOIA officer's recent email (Broadcasting Board of Governors)
| Tracking # |
FOIA25-078 |
| Multi Request | Chief FOIA officer's recent email |
| Submitted | Oct. 20, 2024 |
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Communications
From: Sai
Dear Broadcasting Board of Governors,
On behalf of myself and Fiat Fiendum, I hereby request the following records:
1. The one email in your chief FOIA officer's email inbox or equivalent which was received nearest and before October 19, 2024, midnight Eastern time, regardless of subject matter.
2. The one email in your chief FOIA officer's email spam folder or equivalent which was received nearest and before October 19, 2024, midnight Eastern time, regardless of subject matter.
3. The one email in your chief FOIA officer's sent email folder or equivalent which was sent nearest and before October 19, 2024, midnight Eastern time, regardless of subject matter.
4. The total full-time equivalent count of people who work for your FOIA office as of October 19, 2024.
This request is expressly limited to Broadcasting Board of Governors's own FOIA office. Please do not refer it to any other agency or division. This request is expressly not a Privacy Act request, and no PA waiver will be provided.
Please provide the email records in EML, Maildir, MBOX, MIX, MSG, or PST format only — not PDF, Word, image, etc — including all metadata (e.g. full email headers as received/sent) and attachments, without alteration other than narrowly tailored electronic redaction of specifically claimed exemptions that do not affect any part of non exempt information (and, in particular, without rasterization).
Please provide the fourth record as a statement in your response letter, or at your option, as the most readily available record, in original electronic format as currently stored on your computer systems, which includes that information.
Please provide all records either as individual files, or as an unencrypted ZIP file, uploaded to MuckRock. Do not apply any encryption, DRM, or other restriction.
I request fee waiver, because
* Fiat Fiendum is a 501(c)(3) non-profit;
* this request is for public interest, non-commercial purposes;
* these records would give a snapshot of insight into the everyday processes of FOIA offices; and
* these records are being requested in order to conduct a government-wide audit of agencies' FOIA compliance.
In the event that you deny fee waiver, please process this request as-is, because I will not agree to any fees.
Please be sure to provide:
* 5 USC 552(a)(6)(A)(i)(II) FOIA Public Liaison information
* 5 USC 552(a)(6)(A)(i)(III)(aa) appeal information
* 5 USC 552(a)(6)(A)(i)(III)(bb) OGIS information
* 5 USC 552(a)(7)(A) tracking number
* 5 USC 552(a)(7)(B)(ii) completion ETA
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,
Sai
President, Fiat Fiendum, Inc.
P.S. Sai is my full legal name.
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 Oct. 22, 2024. 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: Broadcasting Board of Governors
Sai,
By this email, we acknowledge receipt of the Freedom of Information Act request you submitted to the U.S. Agency for Global Media via postal mail dated November 18, 2024 and received on December 4, 2024. Your request seeks an update related to a request purportedly sent to the agency via MuckRock on October 22, 2024 which sought, on behalf of yourself and Fiat Fiendum:
1. The one email in your chief FOIA officer's email inbox or equivalent which was received nearest and before October 19, 2024, midnight Eastern time, regardless of subject matter.
2. The one email in your chief FOIA officer's email spam folder or equivalent which was received nearest and before October 19, 2024, midnight Eastern time, regardless of subject matter.
3. The one email in your chief FOIA officer's sent email folder or equivalent which was sent nearest and before October 19, 2024, midnight Eastern time, regardless of subject matter.
4. The total full-time equivalent count of people who work for your FOIA office as of October 19, 2024.
Unfortunately, the agency has no record of your previous request. In the future, we encourage you to submit requests directly to the agency via email to foia@usagm.gov to ensure timely and guaranteed receipt of your requests. We will treat your request as if were received today, December 4, 2024. In an effort to best serve you, we have already sent your request out for search.
Your request has been assigned tracking number FOIA25-078. Please refer to this tracking number in any future correspondence with the agency related to this request.
The Agency processes FOIA requests on a first in, first out basis. While we attempt to respond to each request within the statutory limits contained in the FOIA, it is possible that your response will take longer due to a recent influx of new FOIA requests. We will, nevertheless, endeavor to respond to your request as expeditiously as possible.
Should you have any questions regarding your request, please contact us at foia@usagm.gov<mailto:foia@usagm.gov>.
Respectfully,
The U.S. Agency for Global Media FOIA Team
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 Oct. 22, 2024. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #FOIA25-078.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Broadcasting Board of Governors
Good afternoon and happy new year.
During our search for records responsive to your request, we identified records in which another federal agency maintains equities. We therefore requested consult from that federal agency regarding the releasability of those records on December 16, 2024. We have not yet heard back from that agency. It is the only remaining delay in the release of any records identified in response to your request. We will prepare any records for release as soon as the other agency returns our request for consult.
Most sincerely,
USAGM FOIA Team
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 Oct. 22, 2024. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #FOIA25-078.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Broadcasting Board of Governors
Good morning,
We are still waiting for the second federal agency to review its equities in the records located in response to your request. Our request for consult has been pending since December 16, 2024. We sent a reminder of that request earlier this morning. We can assure you that we will issue a final determination regarding your request as soon as we hear back from the other agency holding equities in the records.
Most Sincerely,
USAGM FOIA Team
From: Broadcasting Board of Governors
Sai,
Please see attached for this agency's response to the Freedom of Information Act request you submitted seeking communications from the agency's Chief FOIA Officer. You will also find copies of any releasable records located in response to your request.
Most Sincerely,
The USAGM FOIA Team
