DOG BOR California WAter (Bureau of Reclamation)
| Tracking # |
DOI-2025-003660 DOI-2025-003660, DOI-2025-003661 DOI-2025-003660 |
| Multi Request | DOG BOR California WAter |
| Submitted | Feb. 5, 2025 |
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From: Jimmy Tobias
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any and all communication Any and all communications between employees of the Bureau of Reclamation's headquarters office and/or employees of its California regional office and and any representatives, volunteers, employees or other agents of the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization (also known as the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE) since January 20, 2025.
I am a reporter for The Nation magazine and other outlets. I request a fee waiver, as a member of the news media who plans to use any available documents to inform the public.
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,
Jimmy Tobias
From:
Dear Jimmy Tobias,
We would like to inform you that the Department of the Interior has received your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request and assigned it the control number DOI-2025-003660. Please reference this number in any future communications regarding your request.
To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:Any and all communication Any and all communications between employees of the Bureau of Reclamation's headquarters office and/or employees of its California regional office and and any representatives, volunteers, employees or other agents of the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization (also known as the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE) since January 20, 2025.I am a reporter for The Nation magazine and other outlets. I request a fee waiver, as a member of the news media who plans to use any available documents to inform the public.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,Jimmy TobiasUpload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/
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Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Regards,
DOI FOIA Office
From: Bureau of Reclamation
Good morning,
We received duplicate requests from you:
DOI-2025-003660:
Any and all communication Any and all communications between employees of the Bureau of Reclamation's headquarters office and/or employees of its California regional office and and any representatives, volunteers, employees or other agents of the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization (also known as the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE) since January 20, 2025.
DOI-2025-003661
Any and all communication Any and all communications between employees of the Bureau of Reclamation's headquarters office and/or employees of its California regional office and and any representatives, volunteers, employees or other agents of the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization (also known as the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE) since January 20, 2025.
Please confirm that this was unintentional, and we will close out one of the requests and process under one request number.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Erin
Erin Chidester
FOIA Officer
Bureau of Reclamation
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From:
Dear Jimmy Tobias,
The status of your BOR FOIA request #DOI-2025-003660 has been updated to the following status 'Documents Delivered'. To log into the PAL Application click on the Application URL below.
https://foiaxpresspal.doi.gov
Sincerely,
DOI FOIA Office
From: Bureau of Reclamation
Dear Jimmy Tobias,
Please find attached the final response letter for FOIArequest DOI-2025-003660.
Do not hesitate to contact us with any questions.
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DOI-2025-003660
From:
Dear Jimmy Tobias,
The status of your BOR FOIA request #DOI-2025-003660 has been updated to the following status 'Closed'. To log into the PAL Application click on the Application URL below.
https://foiaxpresspal.doi.gov
Sincerely,
DOI FOIA Office