Copy of all electronic records that contain certain keywords
| Submitted | Feb. 28, 2018 |
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From: Matt Kasper
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Wyoming Public Records Act, I hereby request access to and a copy of all electronic records that contain the following keywords:
"carbon tax"
"War on Utah Coal"
"Peabody"
"Murray Energy"
"Cloud Peak Energy"
"ACCCE"
"American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity"
"Powder River Coal"
"Alpha Coal West"
"Arch Coal"
"Black Thunder"
"HB 123"
"House Bill 123"
The scope of the request includes the following custodians within the Wyoming Governor's office:
Governor Matt Mead
Kari Gray
Carol Statkus
Ruth Critchfield
Mary Kay Hill
Matt Fry
The search for records should include but is not limited to emails, attachments, both sent and received, text messages, both sent and received and all other electronic records.
Please conduct a search for records between September 1, 2017 and the date of your final response.
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.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter.
Sincerely,
Matt Kasper
From: Office of the Governor - Wyoming
Dear Mr. Kasper:
The Governor's Office received your public records request on February 28,
2018. You asked for all electronic records containing the keywords "carbon
tax," "War on Utah Coal," "Peabody," "Murray Energy," "Cloud Peak Energy,"
"ACCCE," "American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity," "Powder River
Coal," "Alpha Coal West," "Arch Coal," "Black Thunder," "HB 123," and
"House Bill 123." You indicated the scope of the request includes Governor
Mead, Kari Gray, Carol Statkus, Ruth Critchfield, Mary Kay Hill and Matt
Fry. You did not limit your request by date.
The Governor Office is the custodian of the documents you requested.
Enterprise Technology Services of the State of Wyoming will conduct a
keyword search to identify possible responsive emails. The Governor's
Office must inspect every email and email attachment to determine whether
they are responsive, unresponsive or fall under exceptions to the Wyoming
Public Records Act.
The Chapter 1 rules of the Governor's Office for Uniform Procedures, Fees,
Costs, and Charges for Inspecting, Copying, and Producing Public Records
provide that applicants shall be provided with estimates of the reasonable
costs of production and construction of electronic public records. Costs
are based on fixed hourly charges for clerical staff time, information
technology staff time and professional staff time. Charges are assessed
only if they exceed $180.00.
After ETS completes the keyword search, we will provide you with an
estimate of the reasonable costs of production and construction. The rules
require pre-payment of the estimated costs before the Governor's Office
produces or constructs electronic public records or provides copies for
inspection.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Richard Barrett
Special Counsel to the Governor
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Richard J. Barrett
Special Counsel to the Governor
Office of the Governor
2323 Carey Ave.
Cheyenne WY 82002
Phone: 307.777.8214 <(307)%20777-8214>
Fax: 307.632.3909 <(307)%20632-3909>
richard.barrett@wyo.gov
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E-Mail to and from me, in connection with the transaction
of public business, is subject to the Wyoming Public Records
Act and may be disclosed to third parties.
From: Matt Kasper
Hi Richard,
I just wanted to make sure you saw this in the request, "conduct a search for records between September 1, 2017 and the date of your final response."
Thanks,
Matt
From: Office of the Governor - Wyoming
Dear Matt,
Thank you for correcting my statement that your two public records requests
are not limited by date. I see the time frame of September 1, 2017 to the
final response. That will certainly limit the sheer volume of possibly
responsive emails.
Sincerely,
Richard Barrett
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Richard J. Barrett
Special Counsel to the Governor
Office of the Governor
2323 Carey Ave.
Cheyenne WY 82002
Phone: 307.777.8214
Fax: 307.632.3909
richard.barrett@wyo.gov
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E-Mail to and from me, in connection with the transaction
of public business, is subject to the Wyoming Public Records
Act and may be disclosed to third parties.
From: Office of the Governor - Wyoming
Dear Mr. Kasper:
This is in response to your public records request received by the
Governor's Office on February 28, 2018. You asked for all electronic
records containing the keywords "carbon tax," "War on Utah Coal,"
"Peabody," "Murray Energy," "Cloud Peak Energy," "ACCCE," " American
Coalition for Clean Coal Electricty," "Powder River Coal," "Alpha Coal
West," "Arch Coal," "Black Thunder," "HB123," and House Bill 123." You
indicated the scope of the request includes Governor Mead, Kari Gray, Carol
Statkus, Ruth Critchfield, Mary Kay Hill and Matt Fry. You framed the
request from September 1, 2017 forward.
Please find attached twelve (12) responsive emails and email attachments
for a total of 85 pages. No emails were withheld under exceptions to the
Wyoming Public Records Act.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Richard Barrett
Special Counsel to the Governor
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Richard J. Barrett
Special Counsel to the Governor
Office of the Governor
2323 Carey Ave.
Cheyenne WY 82002
Phone: 307.777.8214
Fax: 307.632.3909
richard.barrett@wyo.gov
--
E-Mail to and from me, in connection with the transaction
of public
business, is subject to the Wyoming Public Records
Act and may be
disclosed to third parties.
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