Chief FOIA officer's recent email (National Labor Relations Board)

10/24/2024
P.S. Sai
n/a

re: FOIA Request number 2025-NLFO-00219

Dear P.S. Sai:

This is an acknowledgment of receipt of your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated 10/22/2024 submitted to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) FOIA Branch and received on 10/22/2024, seeking the following records: "Dear National Labor Relations Board,

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 National Labor Relations Board'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.

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We have docketed your request as 2025-NLFO-00219. Please use this request number in all future correspondence concerning this request.

The NLRB FOIA Branch processes FOIA requests on "first-in, first-out" basis. The actual processing time will depend on the complexity of the request and whether or not it involves sensitive or voluminous records, or extensive searches and/or consultations. If you have any questions about the status of your request or wish to narrow its scope, please feel free to contact me, William Hearne at (202) 273-0139 or by e-mail at william.hearne@nlrb.gov. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Please visit our website at https://www.nlrb.gov/guidance/freedom-of-information-act-foia/foia-reference-guide for more information about the FOIA and the NLRB FOIA regulations.

Sincerely,
William Hearne
FOIA Attorney-Advisor

FOIA Branch
National Labor Relations Board

11/13/2024
P.S. Sai
n/a

re: FOIA Request number 2025-NLFO-00219

Dear P.S. Sai:

This is in response to your FOIA Request dated 10/22/2024, received by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) FOIA Branch on 10/22/2024, and docketed as 2025-NLFO-00219 in which you requested a waiver of all FOIA processing fees.

You state that you are requesting a fee waiver for the following reason: "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 advised that, since you were categorized as All Other, no search or review fees apply. Additionally, as we are producing the records electronically, there are no duplication fees. Therefore, given your status as "All Other", no fee waiver is necessary, and your request for one is moot. You will not be charged for any portion of FOIA processing fees. 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(A)(iii); 29 C.F.R. § 102.117(d)(2)(iv).

Please consult our website at https://www.nlrb.gov/guidance/freedom-of-information-act-foia/foia-reference-guide for more information about the FOIA and the NLRB FOIA regulations. If you have any questions about the status of your request, you may contact me, William Hearne at (202) 273-0139 or by e-mail at william.hearne@nlrb.gov.

Sincerely,
William Hearne
FOIA Attorney-Advisor

FOIA Branch
National Labor Relations Board

11/15/2024
P.S. Sai
n/a

re: FOIA Request number 2025-NLFO-00219

Dear P.S. Sai:

This is in response to your FOIA Request dated 10/22/2024, received on 10/22/2024, and docketed as 2025-NLFO-00219.

Your request has been received and processed with the following disposition: partial grant/partial denial (seven pages). Please see the attached determination letter for more information about this disposition, our analysis of your request, any fees that may apply, and your appeal rights.

Please use the following link to navigate to these records. This link will be active for one year.

To retrieve the records associated with this request use this link Released Documents for Request 2025-NLFO-00219 or enter https://www.securerelease.us/request-details/FDD737C0-D48A-4A4E-85D3-5DB5BC5E668B/2 in your browser’s address bar. (https://www.securerelease.us/request-details/FDD737C0-D48A-4A4E-85D3-5DB5BC5E668B/2)
Please login or create a new user account using the email address associated with your records request: requests@muckrock.com

If you have any questions about your request, you may contact me, William Hearne at (202) 273-0139 or by e-mail at william.hearne@nlrb.gov.

Sincerely,
William Hearne
FOIA Attorney-Advisor

FOIA Branch
National Labor Relations Board