Redmond Caves, Cultural Resources Reports

*United States Department of the Interior*

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

Oregon State Office

P.O. Box 2965

Portland, Oregon 97208

https://www.blm.gov/or

In Reply Refer To:
FOIA BLM- 2019-00635/OR- 2019-057

1278 (OR-955.3)

Lee O'Connor

MuckRock News

DEPT MR 71918

411A Highland Ave

Somerville, MA 02144-2516

Dear Mr. O'Connor:

This letter acknowledges your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request
dated April 17, 2019 and received by Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Oregon
State Office on April 17, 2019. You seek “Reports on the history and
cultural resources and geology of Redmond Caves in the US Bureau of Land
Management's Prineville District in Oregon.”

Your request has been assigned FOIA control number BLM-2019-00635/OR-
2019-057. You should reference these numbers on any further communications
with us regarding your request. During this time, you can also check the
status of your request by clicking/tapping *here*
<https://foia.doi.gov/requeststatus/> and then enter Department of the
Interior Electronic FOIA Tracking System No. BLM-2019-00635.

You state in your request that "in the event there are fees, I would be
grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of
fulfilling my request." The BLM cannot begin to proceed with your request
until we have the following information.

In order to estimate costs, you will need to provide the fee category for
your request and an amount you are willing to pay. Certain categories are
eligible for reduced fees. Please note, the fee categories are as follows:
“commercial use requester”, “educational and noncommercial scientific
institutions”, “media”, or “all other”. Please see 43 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) §2.38
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for
further information. Please provide your fee category to our office as
soon as possible.

If we estimate that fees would be more than what you submit and agree to,
we will contact you at that time to obtain a new fee agreement.

Please be advised that upon receiving your fee agreement and fee category
as stated above, we need to search for, and collect responsive records from
a field office separate from the office that is processing your request and
will invoke a 10-day extension for responding to your request that falls
within "unusual circumstances" as defined in Title 43 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), §2.19
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.

If you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact me via
phone at 541-473-6321, BLM_OR_SO_FOIA@blm.gov, or by facsimile at
503-808-6615.

Sincerely,

/S/ Shannon Wolery

FOIA/Privacy Act Officer
BLM Oregon/Washington

BLM OR/WA FOIA Team

Government Information Specialists

*Bureau of Land Management | Oregon State Office*

*PO Box 2965 | Portland OR 97208 | F: 503.808.6615*

* blm_or_so_foia@blm.gov <blm_or_so_foia@blm.gov>*

*Mandatory Exclusionary Statement*

Congress excluded three discrete categories of law enforcement and national
security records from the requirements of the FOIA. See 5 U.S.C. §
552(c). Our response is limited to those records that are subject to the
requirements of the FOIA. We give this standard notification to all our
requesters, and you should not take this notice as an indication that
excluded records do, or do not, exist.

*Rights of FOIA Requesters*

Please note that you may seek dispute resolution services by contacting our
Freedom of Information (FOIA) Public Liaison, Ryan Witt, as follows:

BLM FOIA Officer

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Washington, D.C. 20240

Telephone: 202-912-7562

Fax: 202-245-0027

Email: rwitt@blm.gov

Alternatively, or in addition, you may seek dispute resolution services
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litigation. Using OGIS services does not affect your right to pursue
litigation. You may contact OGIS as follows:

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BUREAU
OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Oregon State Office

P.O. Box 2965

Portland, Oregon 97208

https://www.blm.gov/or
<https://www.blm.gov/or>

In Reply Refer To:
FOIA BLM-2019-057/OR-2019-00635

1278 (OR-955.3)

Lee O'Connor
MuckRock News

DEPT MR 71918

411A Highland Avenue

Somerville, MA 02144-2516

requests@muckrock.com

Dear Mr. O'Connor:

This letter responds to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request
number OR-2019-057/eFTS BLM-2019-00635. You seek, “Reports on the history
and cultural resources and geology of Redmond Caves in the US Bureau of
Land Management's Prineville District in Oregon.”

The BLM uses a multitrack system to process FOIA requests. We place each
FOIA request into one of four processing tracks based on the number of
workdays we expect it will take to complete processing. We designate the
basic processing tracks as follows: simple requests (one to five workdays),
normal requests (six to twenty workdays), complex requests (twenty-one to
sixty workdays), and exceptional/voluminous requests (over sixty
workdays).

Your request falls into the complex processing track. We anticipate that
we will complete the final response by July 19, 2019. We plan to provide
interim responses to you until we complete processing your request. The
BLM ordinarily responds to requests according to order of receipt within
each processing track.

You may narrow the scope of your request. This can result in quicker
processing within the assigned track or move your request into a faster
track. See 43 CFR, §2.14 and §2.15
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.

If you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact me at
541-473-6321, BLM_OR_SO_FOIA@blm.gov, or by facsimile at 503-808-6615.

Sincerely,

/S/ Shannon Wolery

FOIA/Privacy Act Officer

BLM OR/WA FOIA Team

Government Information Specialists

*Bureau of Land Management | Oregon State Office*

*PO Box 2965 | Portland OR 97208 | F: 503.808.6615*

* blm_or_so_foia@blm.gov <blm_or_so_foia@blm.gov>*

*Mandatory Exclusionary Statement*

Congress excluded three discrete categories of law enforcement and national
security records from the requirements of the FOIA. See 5 U.S.C. §
552(c). Our response is limited to those records that are subject to the
requirements of the FOIA. We give this standard notification to all our
requesters, and you should not take this notice as an indication that
excluded records do, or do not, exist.

*Rights of FOIA Requesters*

Please note that you may seek dispute resolution services by contacting our
Freedom of Information (FOIA) Public Liaison, Ryan Witt, as follows:

BLM FOIA Officer

1849 C. Street NW, Rm 2134LM

Washington, D.C. 20240

Telephone: 202-912-7562

Fax: 202-245-0027

Email: rwitt@blm.gov

Alternatively, or in addition, you may seek dispute resolution services
from the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS). The purpose of
the OGIS is to offer mediation services to resolve disputes between FOIA
requesters and Federal agencies as a nonexclusive alternative to appeal and
litigation. Using OGIS services does not affect your right to pursue
litigation. You may contact OGIS as follows:

Office of Government Information Services

National Archives and Records Administration

8601 Adelphi Road – OGIS

College Park, MD 20740-6001

Email: ogis@nara.gov

Web: https://ogis.archives.gov

Telephone: 202-741-5770 or 877-684-6448

Facsimile: 202-741-5769

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Good Morning Mr. O'Connor,

We are actively working on your request.

Good afternoon Mr. O'Connor,

We are almost finished processing files for your request. I am currently
waiting for the final Solicitor review. Once that is complete, I hope to
have them to you by the end of next week.

Best regards,
Shannon Wolery
541-473-6321

BLM OR/WA FOIA Team

Government Information Specialists

*Bureau of Land Management | Oregon State Office*

*PO Box 2965 | Portland OR 97208 | F: 503.808.6615*

* blm_or_so_foia@blm.gov <blm_or_so_foia@blm.gov>*

Please note that you may seek dispute resolution services by contacting our
Freedom of Information (FOIA) Public Liaison, Ryan Witt, as follows:

BLM FOIA Officer

1849 C. Street NW, Rm 2134LM

Washington, D.C. 20240

Telephone: 202-912-7562

Fax: 202-245-0027

Email: rwitt@blm.gov

Alternatively, or in addition, you may seek dispute resolution services
from the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS). The purpose of
the OGIS is to offer mediation services to resolve disputes between FOIA
requesters and Federal agencies as a nonexclusive alternative to appeal and
litigation. Using OGIS services does not affect your right to pursue
litigation. You may contact OGIS as follows:

Office of Government Information Services

National Archives and Records Administration

8601 Adelphi Road – OGIS

College Park, MD 20740-6001

Email: ogis@nara.gov

Web: https://ogis.archives.gov

Telephone: 202-741-5770 or 877-684-6448

Facsimile: 202-741-5769

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OR-2019-057_RespRecs_2

BLM OR/WA FOIA Team

Government Information Specialists

*Bureau of Land Management | Oregon State Office*

*PO Box 2965 | Portland OR 97208 | F: 503.808.6615*

* blm_or_so_foia@blm.gov <blm_or_so_foia@blm.gov>*

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OR-2019-057_RespRecs_3

BLM OR/WA FOIA Team

Government Information Specialists

*Bureau of Land Management | Oregon State Office*

*PO Box 2965 | Portland OR 97208 | F: 503.808.6615*

* blm_or_so_foia@blm.gov <blm_or_so_foia@blm.gov>*

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OR-2019-057_RespRecs_4

BLM OR/WA FOIA Team

Government Information Specialists

*Bureau of Land Management | Oregon State Office*

*PO Box 2965 | Portland OR 97208 | F: 503.808.6615*

* blm_or_so_foia@blm.gov <blm_or_so_foia@blm.gov>*

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Good morning Mr. O'Connor,

Please see the attached BLM response letter and files that pertain to your
FOIA reuqest OR-2019-057/eFTS BLM-2019-00635.

Due to the size of the files, you should receive 4 emails containing
attachments.

Please let me know of you have questions or issues opening files.

Thank you,
Shannon Wolery
541-473-6321

BLM OR/WA FOIA Team

Government Information Specialists

*Bureau of Land Management | Oregon State Office*

*PO Box 2965 | Portland OR 97208 | F: 503.808.6615*

* blm_or_so_foia@blm.gov <blm_or_so_foia@blm.gov>*

*Confidentiality Notice**: This e-mail (including any attachments) is
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