First FOIA (U.S. Office of Management and Budget)

Greetings: This email acknowledges receipt of your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) dated and received in this office on May 21, 2019. Your request has been logged in and is being processed. For your reference, the OMB FOIA number is 19-310.

Thank you,
Dionne Hardy

Greetings: See Attached.
Thanks.

I am out of the office until Tuesday, October 8.  I will be checking email sporadically, and will respond when I return. If you need immediate assistance, please contact Chris Runkel, at chris.runkel@nara.gov. (mailto:chris.runkel@nara.gov)

Thanks,

College Park, MD  20740
Gary M. Stern

General Counsel8601 Adelphi Road
National Archives and Records Administration

301-837-3026 (office)301-837-0293 (fax)
garym.stern@nara.gov (mailto:garym.stern@nara.gov)
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College Park, MD  20740
Gary M. Stern

General Counsel8601 Adelphi Road
National Archives and Records Administration

301-837-3026 (office)301-837-0293 (fax)
garym.stern@nara.gov (mailto:garym.stern@nara.gov)

Dear Ms. Best:

The message below appears to be an automated request for a status update
for a FOIA you filed with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The
email was sent to General Counsel Gary M. Stern at the National Archives.
The case number you cite, 19-310, is not a NARA tracking number. If you
are looking for a status update on a FOIA you filed with NARA that is being
processed in our office, please email us directly at *foia@nara.gov
<foia@nara.gov> *and cite the NARA tracking number assigned. This will
start with the acronym NGC. If you submitted it via FOIAonline, you may
also cite the FOIAonline tracking number to help us locate any record.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Susan Gillett
Government Information Specialist
Office of General Counsel
National Archives and Records Administration
College Park, MD 20740-6001
301-837-3409
susan.gillett@nara.gov

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From: GaryM Stern <garym.stern@nara.gov>
Date: Tue, Oct 1, 2019 at 8:56 PM
Subject: Fwd: Freedom of Information Act Request #19-310
To: FOIA <FOIA@nara.gov>

Gary M. Stern
General Counsel
National Archives and Records Administration

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From: requests@muckrock.com <
requests@muckrock.com>
Date: Tue, Oct 1, 2019, 11:55 PM
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information Act Request #19-310
To: <garym.stern@nara.gov>

U.S. Office of Management and Budget
FOIA Office
#9026
725 17th Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20500

October 1, 2019

This is a follow up to request number 19-310:

Hi there,

We've been directed to send this FOIA request to your office for
processing. Confirmation of receipt and an estimated date of completion
would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

___________

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following
records:

*Documents generated as part of the creation of the FOIA office (defined as
whatever department, office, or coordinator is responsible for overseeing
and/or processing FOIA requests), whether this was at the time of the
agency's creation or the passage of the Freedom of Information Act, to
include:
1. The instruction to do so from the Agency, as well as any guidance from
the senior leadership
2. Documents discussing proposals and procedures
3. Any legal guidance or analysis produced or acquired by the Agency in
response to or as part of the creation of the FOIA office
4. Internal documents from the press office, legislative liaison's office
(or equivalent), general counsel's office (or equivalent), director's
office (or equivalent) or the newly created FOIA office, reacting to or
characterizing the office and it's creation

* A copy of the agency's first perfected (successful) FOIA request

* Copies of other FOIA requests filed before the FOIA request described
above

* Processing notes, search slips and response documents regarding the FOIA
requests described above

* The first set of guidelines, instructions and/or forms created to control
the agency's processing of FOIA requests

* A copy of the agency's first successful FOIA appeal

* Copies of other FOIA appeals received by the agency before the appeal
described above

* Processing notes, search slips and response documents regarding the FOIA
appeals described above

* The first set of guidelines, instructions and/or forms created to control
the agency's processing of FOIA appeals

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,

Emma Best

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For mailed responses, please address (see note):
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Somerville, MA 02144-2516

PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is
being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share,
and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed
(i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the
department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.

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On Sept. 27, 2019:
Subject: OMB FOIA Response
Greetings: See Attached.
Thanks.

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On May 23, 2019:
Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] Freedom of Information Act Request: First FOIA
(U.S. Office of Management and Budget)
Greetings: This email acknowledges receipt of your Freedom of Information
Act (FOIA) request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) dated and
received in this office on May 21, 2019. Your request has been logged in
and is being processed. For your reference, the OMB FOIA number is 19-310.

Thank you,
Dionne Hardy

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On May 20, 2019:
Subject: Freedom of Information Act Request: First FOIA (U.S. Office of
Management and Budget)

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following
records:

*Documents generated as part of the creation of the FOIA office (defined as
whatever department, office, or coordinator is responsible for overseeing
and/or processing FOIA requests), whether this was at the time of the
agency's creation or the passage of the Freedom of Information Act, to
include:
1. The instruction to do so from the Agency, as well as any guidance from
the senior leadership
2. Documents discussing proposals and procedures
3. Any legal guidance or analysis produced or acquired by the Agency in
response to or as part of the creation of the FOIA office
4. Internal documents from the press office, legislative liaison's office
(or equivalent), general counsel's office (or equivalent), director's
office (or equivalent) or the newly created FOIA office, reacting to or
characterizing the office and it's creation

* A copy of the agency's first perfected (successful) FOIA request

* Copies of other FOIA requests filed before the FOIA request described
above

* Processing notes, search slips and response documents regarding the FOIA
requests described above

* The first set of guidelines, instructions and/or forms created to control
the agency's processing of FOIA requests

* A copy of the agency's first successful FOIA appeal

* Copies of other FOIA appeals received by the agency before the appeal
described above

* Processing notes, search slips and response documents regarding the FOIA
appeals described above

* The first set of guidelines, instructions and/or forms created to control
the agency's processing of FOIA appeals

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,

Emma Best

Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
Upload documents directly:
https://www.muckrock.com/
Is this email coming to the wrong contact? Something else wrong? Use the
above link to let us know.

For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 73617
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516

PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is
being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share,
and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed
(i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the
department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.