NASA UAV Alliance Drone Documents
| Submitted | July 31, 2012 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Drone Watch
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
All documents related to the "UAV Alliance, Research and Curriculum Development Partnership Project," including emails, memos, reports and contracts.
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.
In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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,
Drone Watch
From: Shirazi, Lubna M. (ARC-VP)
Dear MuckRock News,
Thank you for your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated July 31, 2012. Your FOIA request was originally sent to NASA HQ then received in our office on August 03, 2012 and assigned Case File Number 12-ARC-F-00774. Please note that theNASA Ames Research Center FOIA Office will be processing your request and responding on behalf of the Agency.
Based on the information provided in your letter, we are unable to process your request at this time. Please see the attached letter for more information.
In accordance with 14 CFR § 1206.702, we will not proceed further with your request until we receive additional clarification from you and you have stated a willingness to pay all associated processing fees or provide sufficient justification to warrant a fee waiver (or partial fee waiver). If we do not hear from you within 20 workdays of the date of this letter, we will assume you are no longer interested in this matter and will close the file on your request.
Please contact me at Lubna.M.Shirazi@nasa.gov<mailto:Lubna.M.Shirazi@nasa.gov> or at 650-604-1138 if you require further assistance.
Cordially,
From: Drone Watch
Thank you for the update. I agree to pay fees of up to $25. If fees exceed this amount, please provide me with an estimate in advance of processing the request.
From: Shawn Musgrave
Dear Ms. Shirazi:
Thank you for your response to my inquiry. While "all documents related to" may be a general inquiry, the request is appropriately specific with respect to the particular project in question, i.e. the "UAV Alliance, Research and Curriculum Development Partnership Project." This seems to satisfy Category I specifications, in that I have requested documents surrounding a particular subject area (i.e., the UAV Alliance project). To narrow the search further per Category II, please send all documents from January 1, 2005 through the present.
Thank you for your cooperation and assistance with this records request. I look forward to your continued and expedient help.
Best regards,
Shawn Musgrave
From: Shirazi, Lubna M. (ARC-VP)
Dear Shawn Musgrave,
Thank you for your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated July
31, 2012 and received in our office on August 03, 2012. Your FOIA
request, assigned Case File Number 12-ARC-F-00774, was for:
All documents related to the "UAV Alliance, Research and Curriculum
Development Partnership Project," including emails, memos, reports and
contracts.
The ARC FOIA Office is currently processing the FOIA backlog. All
requests are processed in chronological order based upon the date of
receipt. NASA processes all FOIA requests in a multi-track processing
system, based upon the date of receipt and the amount of work and time
involved in processing the request. Due to the nature of your request, we
are placing your request in the COMPLEX queue. Alternatively, you may
wish to limit the scope of your request to allow us to place your request
in the SIMPLE processing queue. Issues concerning fees, fee waiver
requests, fee status, clarification of request, etc., will be address
under separate letter when your request comes up in the queue. You will
be notified in writing when we begin to process your request. We
appreciate your patience and will make every effort to process your
request in a timely manner.
Should you wish to know the status of your request, please feel free to
contact me at Lubna.M.Shirazi@nasa.gov or at 650-604-1138.
Sincerely,
From: Shirazi, Lubna M. (ARC-VP)
Dear Shawn Musgrave,
I would like to inform you that FOIA Case File # 12-ARC-F-00774 has come
up in our queue and is now being processed.
Your request was for:
All documents related to the "UAV Alliance, Research and Curriculum
Development Partnership Project," including emails, memos, reports and
contracts.
Due to the nature of this request, we are placing your request in the
COMPLEX queue. Furthermore, we are placing you in the ³Other Requester²
category for fee assessment purposes. As an ³other use² requester, you
are entitled to up to two hours of search time and the reproduction of up
to 100 pages of documents without charge. Based on your request, we
anticipate the fees for processing your request to exceed $15.00 after the
initial two hours of search and 100 pages of copy fees have been expended.
You have stated a willingness to pay $25 worth of fees associated with
this request and will be invoiced for the final amount.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Since we must search for and collect documents from offices other than the
officeprocessing the request, in accordance with NASA FOIA regulations 14
CFR § 1206.101(f)(1), we are availing ourselves of the 10 working day
extension of response time (NASA FOIA regulations 14 CFR § 1206.608).
We will send a final reply to you on or before October 15, 2012. Please
contact me at 650-604-1138 or Lubna.M.Shirazi@nasa.gov if you require
further assistance.
Best,
Lubna Shirazi
FOIA Public Liaison Officer
NASA Ames Research Center
From: Shirazi, Lubna M. (ARC-VP)
Dear Shawn Musgrave,
Attached please find the FOIA Determination Letter for FOIA Request 12-ARC-F-00774.
Thank you,
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