Use of herbicides in the Luquillo (El Yunque) Forest Reserve (Department of Defense, U.S. Army, Special Operations Command)
| Tracking # |
USSOCOM FOIA 2024-388 |
| Multi Request | Use of herbicides in the Luquillo (El Yunque) Forest Reserve |
| Submitted | June 11, 2024 |
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Communications
From: Kristofer Ríos
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
All records from the U.S. Agricultural Research Station at Mayagüez relating to, mentioning, or describing the use of herbicides and military herbicides, including but not limited to arboricide Picloram in the Luquillo (El Yunque) Forest Reserve between the years of 1961 and 1967. Please also include cross-reference documents.
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,
Kristofer Ríos
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 June 12, 2024. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Defense, U.S. Army, Special Operations Command
Dear Mr. Rios,
We have received your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request (copy attached) submitted to U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). It has been assigned USSOCOM FOIA 2024-388. Please refer to this number should you have any questions concerning your request.
Please be advised, the information you are requesting does not fall under the purview of USSOCOM. The records you are requesting may be located at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS). You may wish to submit your request to the USDA-ARS FOIA Office by visiting their website at https://www.ars.usda.gov/oc/foia/foia-reference-guide-how-to-make-a-foia-request or by mailing your request to:
Research, Education and Economics (REE)
5601 Sunnyside Ave.
Stop 5128
Beltsville, MD 20705-5128
Facsimile: 301-504-1647
We are closing your request with no further action required by this office. If you have any questions, please contact the USSOCOM FOIA Team at FOIA@socom.mil<mailto:FOIA@socom.mil>. Thank you.
Regards,
Ryan M. Aceituno
Chief, FOIA/PA/CL Branch
U.S. Special Operations Command
Commercial: (813) 826-3296
NIPR: ryan.m.aceituno.civ@socom.mil<mailto:ryan.m.aceituno.civ@socom.mil>
SIPR: ryan.m.aceituno.civ@socom.smil.mil<mailto:ryan.m.aceituno.civ@socom.smil.mil>
Organizational: FOIA@socom.mil<mailto:FOIA@socom.mil>
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From: Department of Defense, U.S. Army, Special Operations Command
Mr. Rios,
Due to network issues your request was not attached to the below email. We are resending the final response email with your request attached.
Regards,
USSOCOM FOIA Team
