FOIA 5 USC 552(c) exempts information from disclosure. For some national security (nuclear weapons – 91b radioactive material) & law enforcement content, the agency can legally lie to you about its nonexistence, 5 USC 552(c) – on top of Glomar (“can’t confirm or deny”) responses. To avoid both of these scenarios, exclusions authorize the agency to “treat the records as not subject to [Read More…]
Request Number Description Total Invoice Amount Status 2023-05198-F Please conduct a thorough search for responsive records, and provide an unredacted copy of the George Air Force Base Civil Engineer’s Base Master Plan (BMP), including all revisions, appendixes, and tabs. (Date Range for Record Search: From 01/01/1950 To 01/01/1993) 0 Assigned for Processing 2023-05197-F Please conduct a thorough search for responsive records, and provide [Read More…]
I am requesting a complete and unredacted copy of the contents of the administrative tracking/processing/handling file/folder, including but not limited to notes, memos, and other records, along with any related emails, associated with FOIA Request (or Appeal) Number XXXXX²
I request a complete and unredacted copy, printout, or export of all satellite images, aerial photographs, AND analysis of the satellite images, aerial photographs of the EPA Superfund site CA2570024453 (former George Air Force Base, CA) and sounding area. Please conduct a comprehensive search for the requested records in possession of the US EPA, US Government archive, and US Government contractor. I would like to receive the information electronically, by secure download if available, e-mail attachment, CD-ROM or thumb drive if not.I agree to pay reasonable fees for the processing of this request up to $25. Please notify me before incurring any expenses more than $25. [Read More…]
If 3+ people request the same records from an agency, the agency has to make those records proactively & electronically public. This was formalized in the FOIA Improvement Act, from what used to be standard policy for “frequently requested records”. 5 USC 552(a)(2)(D)(ii)(II) “(2) Each agency, in accordance with published rules, shall make available for public inspection in an electronic format— … D) [Read More…]
I request a complete and unredacted copy, printout, or export of:
Any records about the EPA request for additional soil and water testing for chlordane and other organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) testing at the former George Air Force Base, CA, “EPA Superfund ID: CA2570024453.”
And any records about the Air Force denial of the US EPA request for the additional soil and water testing for chlordane and other organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) at the former George AFB.” [Read More…]
I request a complete and unredacted copy, printout, or export of any records pertaining to the EPA request that the Air Force conduct soil/water testing for chlordane and other organochlorine pesticides (“OCPs”) at the former George Air Force Base, CA, “EPA Superfund ID: CA2570024453.” [Read More…]
NARA FOIA Regulations When an agency physically transfers its records to a NARA-operated Federal Records Center (or any other records center), the agency retains legal ownership of those records, including responding to FOIA and other access requests, until the records are either legally transferred into the National Archives as permanent records, or are destroyed as temporary records in accordance with a NARA-approved records [Read More…]
FOIA Fee Waiver Request FOIA mandates a waiver or reduction of fees associated with a request if “disclosure of the information is in the public interest because it is likely to contribute significantly to public understanding of the operations or activities of the government and is not primarily in the commercial interest of the requester.” 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(A)(iii). The former Victorville Army [Read More…]
Frank Vera III P.O. Box 1313 Jamestown, CA 95327-1313 Phone: 209-xxx-xxxx www.GeorgeAFB.Info 14 March 2014 BY Email: [email protected] Lynn Gamma, FOIA Manager Air Force Historical Research Agency Freedom of Information Act Office (FOIA) 600 Chennault Circle, Bldg 1405 Maxwell AFB, AL 36112-6424 334-953-2395 FOIA Request Dear FOIA Officer: Please process this request pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552. [Read More…]
Frank Vera III GeorgeAFB.Info P.O. Box 1313 Jamestown, CA 95327-1313 Phone: 209-782-4541 2 December 2015 BY Fax: (703) 428-6522 Headquarters Air Force/AAII (FOIA) 1000 Air Force Pentagon Washington, DC 20330-1000 Phone: (703) 693-2735/692-9981 Fax: 571-256-3110 Email: [email protected] FOIA Request Dear FOIA Officer: Please process this request pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552. I request a complete and unredacted [Read More…]
Frank Vera III GeorgeAFB.Info P.O. Box 1313 Jamestown, CA 95327-1313 Phone: 209-782-4541 1 December 2015 BY Fax: (703) 428-6522 Headquarters Air Force/AAII (FOIA) 1000 Air Force Pentagon Washington, DC 20330-1000 Phone: (703) 693-2735/692-9981 Fax: 571-256-3110 Email: [email protected] FOIA Request Dear FOIA Officer: Please process this request pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552. I request a complete and unredacted [Read More…]
Frank Vera III GeorgeAFB.Info P.O. Box 1313 Jamestown, CA 95327-1313 Phone: 209-782-4541 10 November 2015 By Fax: (703) 428-6522 U.S. Army Freedom of Information Office Casey Building, Suite 150 ATTN: AAHS-RDF 7701 Telegraph Road Alexandria, VA 22315-3905 Phone: (703) 428-6238 FOIA Request Lt. Gen. David Halverson’s order regarding the Army’s older buildings and their occupants Dear FOIA Officer: Please process this request pursuant [Read More…]
Frank Vera III GeorgeAFB.Info P.O. Box 1313 Jamestown, CA 95327-1313 Phone: xxx-xxx-xxxx www.GeorgeAFB.Info 14 May 2014 BY FAX: 703-767-3623 Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act Office (J0XGP) ATTN: Juanita Y. Gaines, Chief Defense Threat Reduction Agency 8725 John J. Kingman Road MSC 6201 Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6201 E-Mail: [email protected] FOIA Request Dear FOIA Officer: Please process this request pursuant to the Freedom of Information [Read More…]
I request a Public Interest Fee Waiver for each of the aforementioned FOIA requests since disclosure of the [requested] information is in the public interest because it is likely to contribute significantly to the public’s understanding of the operations or activities of the government and I have NO commercial interest in the requested information, as defined in DOD5400.7-R_AFMAN 33-302 § C6.1.4.1. […] [Read More…]
The Air Force refused to release the 1990–91 Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AF OSI) investigation of the environmental contamination at George AFB. The Air Force responded to a FOIA stating that were no responsive records despite being given a statement of facts from the investigating OSI Special Agent. [Read More…]
Presidential Memorandum For Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies “The Government should not keep information confidential merely because public officials might be embarrassed by disclosure, because errors and failures might be revealed, or because of speculative or abstract fears. Nondisclosure should never be based on an effort to protect the personal interests of Government officials at the expense of those they are supposed [Read More…]
Record Search When processing this request, please note that the D.C. Circuit has previously held that agencies have a duty to construe the subject material of FOIA requests liberally to ensure responsive records are not overlooked. See Nation Magazine, Washington Bureau v. U.S. Customs Service, 71 F.3d 885, 890 (D.C. Cir. 1995). In line with the guidance issued by the Department of Justice [Read More…]
Definition of Record The term “record” includes, but is not limited to: 1) all email communications to or from any individual within your agency; 2) memoranda; 3) inter-agency communications; 4) sound recordings; 5) tape recordings; 6) video or film recordings; 7) photographs; 8) notes; 9) notebooks; 10) indices; 11) jottings; 12) message slips; 13) letters or correspondence; 14) telexes; 15) telegrams; 16) facsimile [Read More…]
Preservation of Records Please ensure that, in accordance with the DC Circuit’s ruling in Chambers v. Dep’t of the Interior, 568 F.3d 998 (D.C. Cir. 2009), all records potentially responsive to this FOIA request are immediately preserved from destruction until the final resolution of this FOIA action. Destruction of potentially responsive records after the receipt of a FOIA request is considered “contumacious conduct” [Read More…]
Redaction In excising material, please “black out” rather than “white out” or “cut out.” Additionally, any reasonably segregable portion of a responsive record must be provided to me after redaction of any allegedly exempt material, as the law requires. 5 U.S.C. § 552(b). If this request is denied, in full or in part, please cite the exemptions pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552(b) [Read More…]
According to 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(4)(A)(viii), an agency shall not assess search fees if the agency fails to comply with time limits allowed under the Freedom of Information Act. (a)(4)(A)(viii) An agency shall not assess search fees (or in the case of a requester described under clause (ii)(II), duplication fees) under this subparagraph if the agency fails to comply with any time limit under [Read More…]
The high rates of infant mortality, birth defects, cancer, autoimmune disorders, and sterility at the former George Air Force Base, CA, “EPA Superfund ID: CA2570024453,″ may have been caused in part by Aldrin, Dieldrin, other pesticides, daughter products, and/or metabolites. Because of the release of the 4 February 2004, letter from Phillip H. Mook, Air Force Regional Environmental Coordinator, we […] [Read More…]
Because of the well-documented health problems associated with the exposure to TCE, PCE, benzene, their daughter products, and/or metabolites, and the need to determine if a Completed Exposure Pathway (CEP) existed to the former George Air Force Base personnel, I am requesting the complete printout or export of AF Form 356 “Findings and Recommended Disposition of USAF Physical […] [Read More…]
A large number of documents on this website have been obtained under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. Occasionally, a FOIA officer will try to restrict the distribution of documents / information to the public at large. To these I say, “Release to one is release to all.” The well-known maxim under the FOIA that “release to one is release to all” was [Read More…]
Pending FOI Appeals Denial of Fee Waiver FOI AF HQ Deed Restrictions Water / Land Use – 15 Feb 2013 new FOI AF HQ Aerial Photographs – 15 Feb 2013 new FOI AF Civil Engineer Center Record Bibliography Classified George AFB – 20 Feb 2013 new FOI AF Civil Engineer Center Technical Report Bibliography – 20 Feb 2013 new FOI AF Civil Engineer Center Sabol – 20 [Read More…]
DOJ FOIA Administrative and Legal Contacts at Federal Agencies The Federal FOIA Contacts List is a bit hard to find but can be downloaded from near the bottom of this developer resource page: https://www.foia.gov/developer/ The Office of Information and Privacy (OIP) is the principal contact point within the executive branch for advice and policy guidance on matters pertaining to the administration of the Freedom of [Read More…]
File a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request Air Force AF FOIA Headquarters Air Force/IMIO (FOIA) 1000 Air Force Pentagon Washington, DC 20330-1000 Phone: 703-692-9978 Fax: 703-693-5728 Email: [email protected] Source accessed on: 13 January 2012 Air Force Historical Research Agency Mrs. Lynn Gamma HQ AFHRA/RSA 600 Chennault Circle Maxwell AFB AL 36112 Phone: 334-953-2395 Fax: 334-953-4096 Email: [email protected] FOIA Public Liaison (Please do not [Read More…]
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