Deaths recorded (U.S. Forest Service)
| Tracking # |
2024-FS-WO-02457-F |
| Submitted | Jan. 29, 2024 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Hannah Beckler
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records restricted with the date range of 01/01/2020 to the time that this request is processed:
* WildCAD Incident Cards
* INCIDENT RECORDS
Note: these may be helpful parameters for any incident reports:
Incident status closed, death of offender
Involvement: deceased
* Any weekly, monthly, quarterly, or annual reports regarding deaths on public land managed by this agency
When completing this request, please prioritize whichever records would take the least amount of time to be located and released. I would like these records in electronic format, sent via email or other digital method, and again, please release documents on a rolling basis, as they become available.
If you determine that any of the information qualifies for an exemption from disclosure, I ask you to note whether the exemption is discretionary, and if so whether it is necessary in this case to exercise your discretion to withhold the information. In any event, please provide a signed notification citing the legal authorities on which you rely if you determine that any of the information is exempt and will not be disclosed.
Also, I am a member of the news media as a reporter for Business Insider, and the requested documents are in the public interest and not being made for commercial purposes. Therefore, I ask that all fees are waived in the processing of my request. If fees associated with this request will be in excess of $25, kindly notify me in advance of fulfilling this request. As I am making this request as a journalist and this information is timely, I would appreciate your communicating with me if you have questions regarding this request.
Thanks again, and if there are any questions about my request, can provide any clarification that will help expedite the processing of my request, please contact me at nparakul@insider.com.
I look forward to your reply within 20 business days, as the statute requires and an even more prompt reply if you can make a determination without having to review the records in question.
Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.
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,
Hannah Beckler
From: U.S. Forest Service
Dear Ms. Beckler This email acknowledges receipt of your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, dated January 29, 2024, which was received in the United States Forest Service (USFS) Washington Office (WO) FOIA Service Center on January 29, 2024, and assigned tracking number 2024-FS-WO-02457-F. ou requested: * WildCAD Incident Cards
* INCIDENT RECORDSNote: these may be helpful parameters for any incident reports:Incident status closed, death of offenderInvolvement: deceased* Any weekly, monthly, quarterly, or annual reports regarding deaths on public land managed by this agency
(Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2020 To date request is processed) Please be advisedthat the WO FOIA Service Center has a backlog of pending FOIA requests. We are diligently working to process each request inthe order in which it was received. Your patience is greatly appreciated. To check on the status of your request, please contact the assigned FOIA Specialist, Michelle Reid, directly at michelle.reid@usda.gov and reference your assigned case number, 2024-FS-WO-02457-F.
Thank you,
Eileen Harke
FOIA Service Center Team USDA - Forest Service, Washington Office
sm.fs.wofoia@usda.gov
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20240130 FOIA Request_ Deaths recorded (U.S. Forest Service)
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 Jan. 29, 2024. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2024-FS-WO-02457-F.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 Jan. 29, 2024. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2024-FS-WO-02457-F.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 Jan. 29, 2024. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2024-FS-WO-02457-F.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 Jan. 29, 2024. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2024-FS-WO-02457-F.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: U.S. Forest Service
Good afternoon Ms. Beckler,
Thank you for your email regarding the status of your FOIA request 2024-FS-WO-02457-F. I am actively work through my request queue. There are 49 requests ahead of yours although my entire working queue includes over fifty requests total.
Per DOJ and USDA policy, FOIA requests are to be processed on a first-in first-out basis. Due to recent workload redistribution in the WO FOIA Service Center, some additional requests, that are older than yours, have been reassigned to me for processing. This additional workload may impact the response timeline for your FOIA request but I am continually processing requests as efficiently as possible.
We understand that the requested records are of high interest to you and I personally thank you for your patience as the WO FOIA Service Center works through a backlog of more than 500 FOIA requests at this time.
Respectfully,
Michelle Reid
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From: U.S. Forest Service
Good morning Ms. Beckler,
Attached you will find our final response to your FOIA #2024-FS-WO-02457-F. If you have any questions, please follow the instructions in the final response letter.
Respectfully,
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Michelle Reid
Government Information Specialist (FOIA)
Forest Service
Office of Regulatory and Management Services
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Washington, DC 20250
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