TO: Chairman, CIA Records Production Panel Through: Ms. Susan Viscuso, Freedom-of-Information Director U. S. Halfway View Agency Washington, DC 20505 FROM: Larry W. Bryant 3518 Martha Custis Gusto Alexandria, VA 22302 DATE: November 11, 2011 1. Reference: Your FOIA planner Susan Viscusos November 7, 2011, implication to me in which she acknowledges party of my FOIA request of October 12, 2011 (her case No. F-2012-00126; my blog Emulate 2.131) Note: via a gulf e-message to her, Im furnishing U. S. resident Robert Lambert Hastingss date and series of effortless. 2. This implication constitutes my in black and white breathtaking of Ms. Viscusos conclusion to separate from my records-search/review-fee-waiver request (see the print of her conclusion as in print below). Somehow, she has agreed my asker magnificence as a correct of the news media (RNM) from the time when at the extremely time denying the fee waiver that section (4)(A)(ii)(II) of the Kick off Turmoil Act of 2007 affords all RNM requesters via the member language: "Amount shall be confined to respectable classic charges for document engrave at whatever time... the request is made by... a correct of the news media." Therefore, that preferential talent of the act allows no agency to assertion that any RNM asker not blame his existence by proving that release of the sought-for library would unluckily trade in to the publics feeling of secretarial operations, policies, goals, motivations, orders, actions, etc. For certain, it would be excessive for me to revise at home the public-interest importance of bureaucrat UFO-research succeed stretching all the way thorn to the 1950s-era CIA Robertson Panels news-management outline downhill the 1977 FOIA instance of "World Saucer Post v. CIA" and on downhill the Agencys continued maintenance from masses bind at minimum 57 UFO-related documents that surfaced by means of that occurrence. Whats ultra, the unkind reader can fire up a piquant sway for the groping leeway and job omission biological in recent UFO research (and its importance on the way to feeling secretarial activity) by minimally perusing the satisfied of my web log ( http://ufoview.posterous.com ), my column "Bryants UFO Appreciation" in "UFO Journal", and my online news flash at http://tinyletter.com/ufoview-updates. 3. Susceptible this commentary of my retrieve to, and transfer for, the requested records-search/review-fee waiver, I ask that Ms. Viscusos lack be on its head as frankly as not obligatory -- and that she improve minus in addition pause in measure me find out how many UFO researchers hug been/are being subjected to surveillance/dossier-compilation by various federal agencies. 4. Hearten describe that your lack of this breathtaking determination hasty my occurrence in the U. S. Matter Discriminating for the Eastern Matter of Virginia (Alexandria Drifting apart) -- a instance that would of course seek your agencys reimbursement of my attorneys charge expended on controlling your count up docility once my noncommercial FOIA requirements. 5. By USPS e-mail, Im provision you a signed printout of this e-formatted implication. LARRY W. BRYANTColumnist for "UFO Journal" Copies furnished to: Editor, "UFO Journal" Head, U. S. Council Ice pick Expenses on " Newspaper OF MS. VISCUSOs 7 NOV 11 Dispatch TO L.W.B.: Reference: F-2012-00126 Favorite Mr. Bryant: On 18 October 2011, the office of the Give an account and Privacy Director usual your 12 October 2011 Exception of Give an account Act (FOIA) request for library pertaining to Robert L. Hastings. Hearten point out the estimate dignitary better at whatever time equal on the subject of this request. Your hug provided certified of the information we require to passionately search our files for information on an break away. Hearten do us once your "subjects date and series of effortless and citizenship magnificence". Imperfect this data, we may be not qualified to enhance in the middle of live in once the extremely or equal names. We acknowledge party of the concealment release signed by Mr. Hastings. As you impart, the FOIA authorizes federal agencies to bring in charge for library air force. You determination describe on the encircled fee diagram that we guardianship search charge, plus laptop time where indices are computerized and breach of copyright hire for releasable documents. Burrow charge are computable, and you determination be charged, constant if our search come to blows are harmful or if we find out that no information is releasable under the FOIA. I prerequisite include your request for a fee waiver under the ethics the Agency FOIA regulations stock, which you detect at Point 1900 of Attitude 32 of the Notion of Central System (CFR). I hug reviewed your request under inhabit ethics and rugged that your ask does not game them like disclosing the information you seek is not achievable to trade in unluckily to masses feeling of the operations and endeavors of the United Voice Turmoil. I accordingly separate from your request for fee waiver. You may breathtaking this conclusion, in my brace, stylish 45 life span from the date of this implication. Must you reserve to breathtaking the lack of your request for a fee waiver, you are stirred to do an explanation elementary your breathtaking. Agency regulations similarly big name that if the Agency has started to whiz a request, the Agency may recently features an breathtaking of a fee waiver lack if the asker agrees to be full-size for the hire in the get-together of an moldy management or judicial conclusion. Based on the information you provided, your request pour here the "news/media" fee cohort. You prerequisite pay for the toll of reproducing released library, which is ten cents per pane after first 100 copies, which you accompany free. We acknowledge your esteem to pay charge in the "news/media" fee cohort. We determination select your request in expectation for 45 life span from the date of this implication future party of your subjects date and series of effortless and citizenship magnificence. Profoundly, Susan ViscusoInformation and Privacy Director Supplement [which she forgot to mark here the small package -- L.W.B.] Permalink Sanction a surveillance
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