Chief FOIA officer's recent email (Environmental Protection Agency)
| Tracking # |
2025-EPA-00788 |
| Multi Request | Chief FOIA officer's recent email |
| Submitted | Oct. 20, 2024 |
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From: Sai
Dear Environmental Protection Agency,
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 Environmental Protection Agency'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:
Dear 991f6207-41bb-4208-b666-b733bde6290f 991f6207-41bb-4208-b666-b733bde6290f,
Thank you for submitting your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.
Your FOIA request was received by EPA's National FOIA Office. Case Number 2025-EPA-00788 has been assigned to the request you submitted.
In all future correspondence regarding this request, please reference your case number.
Regards,
EPA National FOIA Office
From:
Dear 991f6207-41bb-4208-b666-b733bde6290f 991f6207-41bb-4208-b666-b733bde6290f,
The status of your FOIA request #2025-EPA-00788 has been updated to the following status 'Received'. To log into the PAL Application click on the Application URL below.
https://foiapublicaccessportal.epa.gov
Sincerely,
EPA National FOIA Office
From: Environmental Protection Agency
Hello,
Due to an issue with the new Login.com interaction with our FOIA Casemanagement system, we did not receive your correct and First Name Last Name
Please email me back with your and FirstName LastName so we can correct your FOIA casefile. Thank you.
Regards,
Kevin W. Hill
EPA National FOIA Office
From: Environmental Protection Agency
10/29/2024
Sai N/A
MuckRock News, DEPT MR174930
263 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
EMAILED TO: requests@muckrock.com
RE: Acknowledgment Letter - EPA FOIA Request 2025-EPA-00788
ear Sai:
This letter concerns the above-referenced Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, received by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National FOIA Office (NFO) on 10/23/2024 in which you are seekin g the following: " Dear Environmental Protection Agency,
" 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 Environmental Protection Agency'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. Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/
Your FOIA request was assigned for processing. If you have any questions about your request, please contact the office mentioned below and reference your EPA FOIA request number 2025-EPA-00788.
Office of General Counsel FOIA Program: You may contact OGC's Linda Person at person.linda@epa.gov or (202) 566-1661.
If you need any further assistance or would like to discuss any aspect of your request, you may seek assistance from EPA’s FOIA Public Liaison at hq.foia@epa.gov or call (202) 566-1667. You may also seek assistance from the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS). You may contact OGIS in any of the following ways: by mail, Office of Government Information Services, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001; email: ogis@nara.gov; telephone: (202) 741-5770 or (877) 684-6448; or fax: (202) 741-5769.
Sincerely,
National FOIA Office
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency"
From: Environmental Protection Agency
Sai N/A
MuckRock News, DEPT MR174930
263 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
SENT TO EMAIL ADDRESS: requests@muckrock.com
RE: Fee Waiver Determination Letter - EPA FOIA Request 2025-EPA-00788
Hello Sai,
Please see the enclosed letter for your EPA FOIA request number 2025-EPA-00788 request for a fee waiver. If you need any further assistance or would like to discuss any aspect of your request, you may seek assistance from the National FOIA Office at FOIA_HQ@epa.gov.
Sincerely,
National FOIA Office
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
From: Environmental Protection Agency
Good morning,
Please see the attached letter regarding your request. In order for your request to be processed efficiently, we are in need of additional information regarding your request description. Any additional information (i.e. subject of email; email recipient) you can provide will be appreciated.
Thank you,
The National FOIA Office
From: Environmental Protection Agency
Good morning,
Please see the attached letter regarding your request.
Thank you,
The National FOIA Office
