Use of "Still Interested" letters (Office of Personnel Management)
| Multi Request | Use of "Still Interested" letters |
| Submitted | Aug. 26, 2019 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Emma Best
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Documents mentioning or describing any use of "Still Interested" letters (i.e. letters inquiring if the requester is still interested in the records requested) in the processing and/or closure of FOIA requests, including but not limited to:
* The original proposal for their use
* Materials authorizing the use of any of the letters
* Controlling policies or procedures
* Any reports or statistics tracking their use, responses received and/or impact on any FOIA backlog
* Communications with OGIS regarding "Still Interested" letters
* Communications between the FOIA offices and and general counsel's/legal services office discussing or mentioning "still interested" letters
* Materials describing or discussing the number of days given to requesters to respond
* Materials describing the agency's policy on reopening requests when a requester responds after the period of time specified in the letter
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
From: Office of Personnel Management
Good afternoon, Ms. Best:
This responds to your request for a fee waiver for your August 26, 2019 Freedom of Information Act request, below, including the attachment. Your request for a fee waiver is granted.
Thank you.
Office of Privacy and Information Management
Freedom of Information Act
Requester Service Center
Telephone: (202) 606-3642
E-mail: FOIA@opm.gov<mailto:FOIA@opm.gov>
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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 Aug. 26, 2019. 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: Office of Personnel Management
Good afternoon, Ms. Best:
You have sent your status inquiry to the wrong place.
You need to send this status inquiry and request for an estimated date of completion to Tiffany Ford, Tiffany.Ford@opm.gov<mailto:Tiffany.Ford@opm.gov>, telephone: (202) 606-9175. She is the OPM FOIA Team member who is assigned to this request.
Thank you.
Office of Privacy and Information Management
Freedom of Information Act
Requester Service Center
Telephone: (202) 606-3642
E-mail: FOIA@opm.gov<mailto:FOIA@opm.gov>
From: Office of Personnel Management
A no responsive documents response.
