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FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in September 2014 Request Number Office Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request Exemption(s) Applied (if applicable) Description of Exemption(s) (if applicable) FOIA-2014-01379 OAG 9/3/14 Attorney General policy regarding "three strike law" No Records; Referred requester and/or request to more appropriate entity (CRM & EOUSA) FOIA-2014-04086 OIP 9/3/14 The Emancipation Proclamation, Declaration of Independence, records related to the slave trade, ancestry records, and other information Referred requester and/or request to more appropriate entity (NARA) FOIA-2014-04146 OIP 9/3/14 Contact information for the American Bar Association and the "Ethics Commission" in Washington, DC. Full grant of publically available information. FOIA-2014-04192 OIP 9/3/14 Tax records Referred requester and/or request to more appropriate entity (IRS) FOIA-2014-04195 OIP 9/3/14 A copy of the report outlining the Department of Justice's accomplishments Full Grant FOIA-2014-04214 OIP 9/3/14 Documents relating to a Huntsville, AL man's contact with ATF resident agent David Hyche, or any other ATF employee in or about October of 2009 Referred requester and/or request to more appropriate entity (ATF) FOIA-2014-04277 OAG 9/3/14 Attorney General records reflecting the policy of the Federal Bureau of Investigation toward investigating and prosecuting Israeli espionage, prior to 1987, as well as changes made to the policy in 1987 Referred requester and/or request to more appropriate entity (NARA) FOIA-2014-04291 OLA 9/3/14 Records between an advocacy organization and the United States Department of Justice between January 1, 2011 to present, relating to any proposed or suggested changes or modifications to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 Referred requester and/or request to more appropriate entity (CRM) FOIA-2014-04292 PAO 9/3/14 Records between an advocacy organization and the United States Department of Justice between January 1, 2011 to present, relating to any proposed or suggested changes or modifications to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 Referred requester and/or request to more appropriate entity (CRM) FOIA-2014-04296 OIP 9/3/14 Seeking legal advice Provided relevant information and assistance 1

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FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in September 2014

Request Number Office Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request

Exemption(s)

Applied (if

applicable)

Description of Exemption(s) (if

applicable)

FOIA-2014-01379 OAG 9/3/14 Attorney General policy regarding "three strike law" No Records; Referred

requester and/or request to

more appropriate entity

(CRM & EOUSA) FOIA-2014-04086 OIP 9/3/14 The Emancipation Proclamation, Declaration of Independence,

records related to the slave trade, ancestry records, and other

information

Referred requester and/or

request to more appropriate

entity (NARA) FOIA-2014-04146 OIP 9/3/14 Contact information for the American Bar Association and the

"Ethics Commission" in Washington, DC.

Full grant of publically

available information. FOIA-2014-04192 OIP 9/3/14 Tax records Referred requester and/or

request to more appropriate

entity (IRS)

FOIA-2014-04195 OIP 9/3/14 A copy of the report outlining the Department of Justice's

accomplishments

Full Grant

FOIA-2014-04214 OIP 9/3/14 Documents relating to a Huntsville, AL man's contact with ATF

resident agent David Hyche, or any other ATF employee in or

about October of 2009

Referred requester and/or

request to more appropriate

entity (ATF)

FOIA-2014-04277 OAG 9/3/14 Attorney General records reflecting the policy of the Federal

Bureau of Investigation toward investigating and prosecuting

Israeli espionage, prior to 1987, as well as changes made to the

policy in 1987

Referred requester and/or

request to more appropriate

entity (NARA)

FOIA-2014-04291 OLA 9/3/14 Records between an advocacy organization and the United States

Department of Justice between January 1, 2011 to present,

relating to any proposed or suggested changes or modifications to

the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977

Referred requester and/or

request to more appropriate

entity (CRM)

FOIA-2014-04292 PAO 9/3/14 Records between an advocacy organization and the United States

Department of Justice between January 1, 2011 to present,

relating to any proposed or suggested changes or modifications to

the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977

Referred requester and/or

request to more appropriate

entity (CRM)

FOIA-2014-04296 OIP 9/3/14 Seeking legal advice Provided relevant

information and assistance

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FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in September 2014

Request Number Office Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request

Exemption(s)

Applied (if

applicable)

Description of Exemption(s) (if

applicable)

FOIA-2014-04197 OIP 9/4/14 Documents or information gathered during the investigation

related to case No. 4:14nj1000-JMV

Determined that records

were improperly referred

and forwarded records back

to EOUSA for further review

FOIA-2014-04290 OIP 9/4/14 Records maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation

concerning former Tennessee lawmaker Lois Deberry, of

Memphis, TN

Referred requester and/or

request to more appropriate

entity (FBI) FOIA-2014-04309 OIP 9/4/14 Records associated with a specific Office of Professional

Responsibility investigative file

Referred requester and/or

request to more appropriate

entity (OPR) FOIA-2012-01312 OAG 9/5/14 Specific records between the Department of Justice and members

of Congress and/or the Obama administration concerning the use

of Unmanned !erial Vehicles, commonly referred to as “drones,”

for purposes of lethal force against terrorist targets in other

countries since January 2010

Partial Grant/Partial Denial (b)(1); (b)(3) Information that is classified by

Executive Order to protect national

security; Information that is

prohibited from disclosure by

another federal law

FOIA-2012-01313 OAG 9/5/14 Specific records between the Department of Justice and members

of Congress and/or the Obama administration concerning the use

of Unmanned !erial Vehicles, commonly referred to as “drones,”

for purposes of lethal force against terrorist targets in other

countries since January 2010

Partial Grant/Partial Denial (b)(1); (b)(3) Information that is classified by

Executive Order to protect national

security; Information that is

prohibited from disclosure by

another federal law

FOIA-2012-01314 OLA 9/5/14 Specific records between the Department of Justice and members

of Congress and/or the Obama administration concerning the use

of Unmanned !erial Vehicles, commonly referred to as “drones,”

for purposes of lethal force against terrorist targets in other

countries since January 2010

Partial Grant/Partial Denial (b)(1); (b)(3) Information that is classified by

Executive Order to protect national

security; Information that is

prohibited from disclosure by

another federal law

FOIA-2014-04262 OIP 9/5/14 Various records pertaining to the Department of Justice

investigation of Toyota Motor Corporation

Referred requester and/or

request to more appropriate

entity (EOUSA)

FOIA-2014-03070 OLA 9/8/14 Requested copies of the 2013 fourth quarter and 2014 first

quarter Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment

Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) Quarterly Reports

Full Grant

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FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in September 2014

Request Number Office Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request

Exemption(s)

Applied (if

applicable)

Description of Exemption(s) (if

applicable)

FOIA-2014-04347 OIP 9/8/14 Records concerning James Cordie Cheek (deceased) Referred requester and/or

request to more appropriate

entity (FBI, NARA)

FOIA-2014-04396 OIP 9/8/14 Records concerning Felix Hall (deceased) Referred requester and/or

request to more appropriate

entity (FBI, NARA)

FOIA-2014-04505 OIP 9/8/14 Requesting information about how to develop a FOIA website for

a local government

Provided relevant

information and assistance

FOIA-2011-01017 OLA 9/9/14 Correspondence, memoranda, and other records, including

communications with the White House, that related to the

decision that Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four others would be

tried in civilian court on terrorism charges in New York City

No Records

FOIA-2014-04341 OIP 9/9/14 Copy of the DOJ FOIA Reference Guide Full Grant

FOIA-2014-04500 OIP 9/9/14 An Office of Legal Counsel analysis, authored by Steven Bradbury

between March and June 2005, which discusses a legal basis for

the President's Surveillance Program

Referred requester and/or

request to more appropriate

entity (OLC)

FOIA-2014-03993 OIP 9/10/14 Personnel records pertaining to former Senior Counsel to the Task

Force for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, Robert Siedlecki

Jr.

Referred requester and/or

request to more appropriate

entity (NARA) FOIA-2014-04187 OAG 9/10/14 Information pertaining to the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act Provided publicly-available

material; Provided other

relevant information and

assistance

FOIA-2014-04188 OIP 9/10/14 Materials and minutes at FOIA requester roundtable meeting

hosted by OIP on April 24, 2013 at 10:00 am to noon

Full Grant

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FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in September 2014

Request Number Office Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request

Exemption(s)

Applied (if

applicable)

Description of Exemption(s) (if

applicable)

FOIA-2014-04194 OIP 9/10/14 Information on Article III Section I Federal Courts as well as

records on requester

Provided Requester with DOJ

FOIA Guide; Provided other

relevant information and

assistance

FOIA-2014-04244 OIP 9/10/14 Materials used or distributed at the FOIA Requester Roundtable

hosted by the Office of Information Policy on April 24, 2013

Full Grant

FOIA-2014-04293 OIP 9/10/14 FOIA contacts for the Department of Justice and various records

pertaining to correctional institutions

Provided Requester with DOJ

FOIA Guide; provided other

relevant information and

assistance.

FOIA-2014-04527 OIP 9/10/14 Records concerning Austin Callaway (deceased) Referred requester and/or

request to more appropriate

entity (FBI, NARA)

FOIA-2014-04528 OIP 9/10/14 Records concerning a Naval Criminal Investigative Service agent Referred requester and/or

request to more appropriate

entity (Navy)

FOIA-2010-01268 ODAG 9/11/14 Records pertaining to the assertion of the state secrets privilege in

Horn v. Huddle, et al.

Full Denial/Partial Referral:

Records referred to NSA for

further review

(b)(5) Certain inter- and intra-agency

communications protected by legal

privileges FOIA-2013-02852 OAG 9/11/14 Various records from January 21, 2009, pertaining to the

investigation and lawsuit against Mary Susan Pine pursuant to the

Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, 18 U.S.C. § 248

No Records

FOIA-2013-05184 OLP 9/11/14 Certification process for State Capital Counsel Systems proposed

rule

Partial Grant/Partial Denial

of referred records

FOIA-2014-01067 OIP 9/11/14 Online privacy complaints filed against Google Inc. since 2004;

communications from 2004 to present between DOJ and Google

regarding online/internet privacy issues; third party requests

related to online/internet privacy practices of Google

No Records

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FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in September 2014

Request Number Office Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request

Exemption(s)

Applied (if

applicable)

Description of Exemption(s) (if

applicable)

FOIA-2014-02778 OAG 9/11/14 Records that concern the issue of prosecutorial discretion as it

relates to a balancing factor used by Assistant United States

Attorneys to aid in determining whether or not to inform grand

juries of the weight of drugs involved in prosecution

No Records; Provided

additional information and

assistance

FOIA-2014-04176 OLP 9/11/14 Any reprimand that Judge Harry Hudspeth received while serving

as Chief Senior Federal Judge in El Paso, Texas from 1979 through

2001

Referred requester and/or

request to more appropriate

entity (AOUSC)

FOIA-2014-04198 OIP 9/11/14 Records regarding Interreligious Foundation for Community

Organization, Inc., IFCO, Pastors for Peace and or Cuba/US

Friendship Caravan from 1992 through February 4, 2014

Determined that records

were improperly referred

and forwarded records back

to Civil Division for further

review FOIA-2014-04240 OAG 9/11/14 Directive from the Attorney General's Office to United States

Attorneys regarding Simmons- related cases

No Records

FOIA-2010-00821 OAG 9/12/14 Records pertaining to the decision to Mirandize Umar Farouk

Abdulmutallab

Partial Grant/Partial Denial (b)(5); (b)(6) Certain inter- and intra-agency

communications protected by legal

privileges; Information the release

of which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of the

personal privacy of a third party

FOIA-2014-04513 OIP 9/12/14 Information about Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR)

Request No. FBI 2012-00430

No Records

FOIA-2014-04074 OAG 9/15/14 Human resource complaints filed with the Department of Justice

against the City of Detroit from July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2014

No Records; Referred

requester and/or request to

more appropriate entity

(CRT) FOIA-2014-04295 OIP 9/15/14 Records from the District Attorney's Office of Orange County, NY Provided relevant

information and assistance

FOIA-2014-04460 OIP 9/15/14 Records regarding the "Hardees Murder Case" from September

2007

Provided relevant

information and assistance

FOIA-2014-04654 OAG 9/15/14 Records mentioning Fort Myer, Fort Myer Construction Company,

and a third party from January 1, 2006 to the present

No Records

5

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FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in September 2014

Exemption(s)

Applied (if Description of Exemption(s) (if

Request Number Office Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request applicable) applicable)

FOIA-2014-04655 ODAG 9/15/14 Records mentioning Fort Myer, Fort Myer Construction Company,

and a third party from January 1, 2006 to the present

No Records

FOIA-2014-04656 OASG 9/15/14 Records mentioning Fort Myer, Fort Myer Construction Company,

and a third party from January 1, 2006 to the present

No Records

FOIA-2010-00986 ODAG 9/16/14 Documents authored by Merrick B. Garland during his time at the

Office of the Deputy Attorney General and as a Judicial nominee

Partial Grant/Partial Denial (b)(5); (b)(6);

(b)(7)(D)

Certain inter- and intra-agency

communications protected by legal

privileges; Information the release

of which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of the

personal privacy of a third party;

Records or information compiled

for law enforcement purposes, the

release of which could reasonably

be expected to disclose the identity

of a confidential source

FOIA-2014-04418 OAG 9/16/14 Copies of certain CIA records Partial Grant/Partial Denial

of referred records

(b)(1); (b)(5) Information that is classified by

Executive Order to protect national

security; Certain inter- and intra-

agency communications protected

by legal privileges

FOIA-2014-04533 OIP 9/16/14 Copy of the Department of Justice's Language Access Plan staff Referred requester and/or

training materials from March 2012 request to more appropriate

entity (CRT) FOIA-2014-03213 OLA 9/17/14 Correspondence to the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland

Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. House Homeland Security

Committee, or Senators Elizabeth Warren, Edward Markey, or

Representatives William Keating, Stephen Lynch, Michael

Caupano, John Tierney, Joseph Kennedy III, Niki Tsongas, James

McGovern, or Richard Neal since April 2013

Full Grant of referred

records

6

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FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in September 2014

Request Number Office Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request

Exemption(s)

Applied (if

applicable)

Description of Exemption(s) (if

applicable)

FOIA-2014-04093 OIP 9/17/14 Records pertaining to a third party Provided requester with DOJ

FOIA Reference Guide;

Provided other relevant

information and assistance

FOIA-2014-04518 OIP 9/17/14 Records regarding "Project Blue Book" Provided relevant

information and assistance

FOIA-2014-04570 OIP 9/17/14 Seeking information pertaining to requester's lab results Provided relevant

information and assistance

FOIA-2014-04632 OIP 9/17/14 Requesting assistance with a tax refund Provided relevant

information and assistance

FOIA-2014-04431 OIP 9/18/14 Records of the"[Ferry Boat Log] page of Amsterdam of the Main

Terrorist of 9/11/2001"

Provided requester with DOJ

FOIA Reference Guide;

Provided other relevant

information and assistance

FOIA-2014-04432 OIP 9/18/14 Information from the state of Maryland associated with tracking

number 076003131761

Provided relevant

information and assistance

FOIA-2014-04434 OIP 9/18/14 Information on how to file a complaint alleging misconduct by

prison staff

Provided relevant

information and assistance

FOIA-2014-04438 OIP 9/18/14 Documents created between January 1, 2004 and present that

concern any agreement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

and Island Conservation or Point Blue Conservation

Determined that records

were improperly referred

and forwarded records to

EOUSA for further review FOIA-2011-00800 OLA 9/19/14 Legal memoranda regarding the Patriot Act Partial Grant/Partial Denial (b)(1); (b)(3) Information that is classified by

Executive Order to protect national

security; Information that is

prohibited from disclosure by

another federal law

FOIA-2014-04366 OIP 9/19/14 Records related to meetings between National Security Advisor

Samuel Berger and Saudi Ambassador to the United States Bandar

Bin Sultan in the aftermath of the Khobar Towers bombing of June

25, 1996

Referred requester and/or

request to more appropriate

entity (State, Clinton Library)

7

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FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in September 2014

Request Number Office Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request

Exemption(s)

Applied (if

applicable)

Description of Exemption(s) (if

applicable)

FOIA-2013-03971 OAG 9/21/14 Seeking access to all records concerning correspondence between

any and all employees at DOJ and the !ttorney General’s Office

relating to uncompensated special Assistant U.S. Attorneys, or

uncompensated special Attorneys, between 1/1/2010 to present

Request Withdrawn

FOIA-2014-04735 OIP 9/22/14 Inquiring into status of two pending FOIA requests Provided relevant

information and assistance

FOIA-2013-02577 OAG 9/23/14 Incoming and outgoing correspondence between Representative

Michael Harold Coffman and the Attorney General since 2009

Partial Grant/Partial Denial (b)(6); (b)(7)(C) Information the release of which

would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of the

personal privacy of a third party;

Records or information compiled

for law enforcement purposes, the

release of which could reasonably

be expected to constitute an

unwarranted invasion of the

personal privacy of a third party

FOIA-2014-04068 OIP 9/23/14 Records pertaining to Walter P. Paepcke, his wife Elizabeth N.

Paepcke, or to the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies

Referred requester and/or

request to more appropriate

entity (NARA) FOIA-2014-04683 OLP 9/23/14 Seeking (1) and index of major information systems, (2) a

description of information and record locator systems and (3) a

handbook for obtaining various types of public information

Full Grant of publicly

available material

FOIA-2014-04684 OASG 9/23/14 seeking (1) an index of major information systems, (2) a

description of information and record locator systems and (3) a

handbook for obtaining various types of public information

Full Grant of publicly

available material

FOIA-2014-04793 OIP 9/23/14 Records pertaining to James Patrick Cannon (deceased) Referred requester and/or

request to more appropriate

entity (FBI, NARA)

8

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FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in September 2014

Request Number Office Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request

Exemption(s)

Applied (if

applicable)

Description of Exemption(s) (if

applicable)

FOIA-2013-01427 OAG 9/24/14 Records that pertain to the Department’s decision not to

criminally prosecute HSBC Holdings Plc. and HSBC Bank USA N.A.

for money-laundering and violations of U.S. sanctions law because

of concerns that such action could cause financial or economic

instability

No Records

FOIA-2013-05217 OAG 9/24/14 Policy memoranda, guidance memoranda, internal orders, or

other policy-setting or advisory communications addressing (1)

subpoenas issued to the Department or to any sub-division of the

Department; and/or (2) the processing, response to, or

management of subpoenas issued to the Department

No records

FOIA-2014-00913 OAG 9/24/14 Documents pertaining to a request from U.S. Representative Dana

Rohrabacher to Attorney General Eric Holder on June 14, 2013,

for an investigation into "a possible conspiracy by foreign

nationals to circumvent U.S. campaign financing laws"

Partial Grant/Partial Glomar

Denial: neither confirmed

nor denied the existence of

certain law enforcement

records FOIA-2014-01116 OAG 9/24/14 Records pertaining to the FBI's Special Investigative Service Full Grant

FOIA-2014-01385 ODAG 9/24/14 Records pertaining to the Department's Special Operations

Division

Referral: Records were

located and referred to more

appropriate entity (OAG)

FOIA-2014-04423 OIP 9/24/14 Copy of a report from the U.S. Census Bureau Determined that records

were improperly referred

and forwarded records to

OIG for further review FOIA-2014-04499 OIP 9/24/14 Seeking assistance concerning a deportation waiver Provided relevant

information and assistance

FOIA-2014-04568 OIP 9/24/14 Rates for Mandatory Victims Restitution Act from 2000-2014 Full Grant

FOIA-2014-04659 OIP 9/24/14 Records regarding a tort claim filed with the North Carolina

Industrial Commission

Provided relevant

information and assistance

FOIA-2014-04660 OIP 9/24/14 Various statistics regarding individuals incarcerated by the state of

South Carolina

Provided relevant

information and assistance

9

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FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in September 2014

Exemption(s)

Applied (if Description of Exemption(s) (if

Request Number Office Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request applicable) applicable)

FOIA-2010-01326 ODAG 9/25/14 Records regarding the 7/22/2010 meeting of the Financial Fraud

Enforcement Task Force Recovery Act Working Group

Partial Grant/Partial Denial (b)(5); (b)(6);

(b)(7)(C);

(b)(7)(E)

Certain inter- and intra-agency

communications protected by legal

privileges; Information the release

of which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of the

personal privacy of a third party;

Records or information compiled

for law enforcement purposes, the

release of which could reasonably

be expected to constitute an

unwarranted invasion of the

personal privacy of a third party;

Records or information compiled

for law enforcement purposes, the

release of which would disclose

techniques and procedures for law

enforcement investigations or

prosecutions

FOIA-2011-01073 OLP 9/25/14 Copy of the latest DOJ report to Congress on the subject of "data

mining"

Full Grant

FOIA-2012-00562 OIP 9/25/14 Contents of forty of specific administrative appeal files Partial Grant/Partial

Denial/Partial Referral:

Records referred to FBI and

ATF for further review

(b)(5); (b)(6);

(b)(7)(C)

Certain inter- and intra-agency

communications protected by legal

privileges; Information the release

of which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of the

personal privacy of a third party;

Records or information compiled

for law enforcement purposes, the

release of which could reasonably

be expected to constitute an

unwarranted invasion of the

personal privacy of a third party

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FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in September 2014

Request Number Office Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request

Exemption(s)

Applied (if

applicable)

Description of Exemption(s) (if

applicable)

FOIA-2013-02018 OLP 9/25/14 Communication between the Department and former Assistant

Attorney General Robert Raben, or any email account from the

domain “@rabengroup.com,” since January 1, 2011

Partial Grant/Partial Denial (b)(5); (b)(6);

(b)(7)(C)

Certain inter- and intra-agency

communications protected by legal

privileges; Information the release

of which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of the

personal privacy of a third party;

Records or information compiled

for law enforcement purposes, the

release of which could reasonably

be expected to constitute an

unwarranted invasion of the

personal privacy of a third party

FOIA-2014-03212 OAG 9/25/14 Copy of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Inspector General

Investigations Manual dated April 2012

Partial Grant/Partial

Referral: Records referred to

EOUSA for further review.

FOIA-2014-03463 OAG 9/25/14 Copy of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Inspector General

Investigations Manual dated April 2012

Partial Grant/Partial

Referral: Records referred to

EOUSA for further review

FOIA-2014-03766 ODAG 9/25/14 Documents regarding communications between the United States

Government and the governments of other nations relating to the

rehabilitation of prisoners transferred to such other nations from

the military prison at Guantanamo Bay

Partial Grant/Partial Denial (b)(5) Certain inter- and intra-agency

communications protected by legal

privileges

FOIA-2014-04427 OAG 9/25/14 Records pertaining to the Citizen's Commission to Investigate the

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Full grant of referred record

FOIA-2014-04677 OIP 9/25/14 Records regarding prior FOIA requests and appeals Provided requester with DOJ

FOIA Reference Guide;

Provided other relevant

information and assistance

FOIA-2014-04823 OIP 9/25/14 Records concerning Dorothy Parker (deceased) Referred requester and/or

request to more appropriate

entity (FBI, NARA)

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FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in September 2014

Request Number Office Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request

Exemption(s)

Applied (if

applicable)

Description of Exemption(s) (if

applicable)

FOIA-2014-04824 OIP 9/25/14 Records concerning Herbert J. Biberman (deceased) Referred requester and/or

request to more appropriate

entity (FBI, NARA)

FOIA-2014-04827 OIP 9/25/14 Inquiry into status of matters requester submitted via the

Department "web tip system"

Provided relevant

information and assistance

FOIA-2012-01435 PAO 9/26/14 E-mails between Director of Public Affairs Tracy Schmaler and

Katherine Eban, between January 20th, 2011 and September 24th,

2012

Partial Grant/Partial Denial (b)(6) Information the release of which

would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of the

personal privacy of a third party

FOIA-2014-01775 ODAG 9/26/14 Records pertaining to a third party Partial Grant/Partial Denial (b)(5) Certain inter- and intra-agency

communications protected by legal

privileges FOIA-2014-02946 OIP 9/26/14 Copies of the Department of Justice (OIP) FOIA logs for 2009, Partial Grant/Partial Denial (b)(6) Information the release of which

2010, and 2011 would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of the

personal privacy of a third party

FOIA-2014-04091 OLA 9/26/14 Records from June 28, 1914 through December 31, 2013,

pertaining to the United States Government “deliberately seeking

to indefinitely detain any individual who or group that is

suspected of perpetrating atrocities"

Full Grant

FOIA-2014-04459 OIP 9/26/14 Documents prepared for the Secretary of State regarding the Iran

Libya Sanctions Act (ILSA) from July 1, 1996 through August 15,

1996

Referred requester and/or

request to more appropriate

entity (State)

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FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in September 2014

Exemption(s)

Applied (if Description of Exemption(s) (if

Request Number Office Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request applicable) applicable)

FOIA-2011-01107 OAG 9/29/14 Records pertaining to Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT ACT Partial Grant/Partial Denial (b)(5); (b)(6);

(b)(7)(C)

Certain inter- and intra-agency

communications protected by legal

privileges; Information the release

of which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of the

personal privacy of a third party;

Records or information compiled

for law enforcement purposes, the

release of which could reasonably

be expected to constitute an

unwarranted invasion of the

personal privacy of a third party

FOIA-2011-01109 OLA 9/29/14 Records pertaining to Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT ACT Partial Grant/Partial Denial (b)(5); (b)(6);

(b)(7)(C)

Certain inter- and intra-agency

communications protected by legal

privileges; Information the release

of which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of the

personal privacy of a third party;

Records or information compiled

for law enforcement purposes, the

release of which could reasonably

be expected to constitute an

unwarranted invasion of the

personal privacy of a third party

FOIA-2012-00689 OASG 9/29/14 Communications with or about St. Paul, Minnesota, its residents, Full Denial (b)(5) Certain inter- and intra-agency

landlords, and low-income properties or employees regarding communications protected by legal

"disparate impact" in St. Paul privileges

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FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in September 2014

Exemption(s)

Applied (if Description of Exemption(s) (if

Request Number Office Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request applicable) applicable)

FOIA-2012-01240 OASG 9/29/14 Associate Attorney General travel records since January 1, 2001 Partial Grant/Partial Denial (b)(5); (b)(6);

(b)(7)(E);

(b)(7)(F)

Certain inter- and intra-agency

communications protected by legal

privileges; Information the release

of which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of the

personal privacy of a third party;

Records or information compiled

for law enforcement purposes, the

release of which would disclose

techniques and procedures for law

enforcement investigations or

prosecutions; Records or

information compiled for law

enforcement purposes, the release

of which could reasonably be

expected to endanger the life or

safety of an individual

FOIA-2012-01422 PAO 9/29/14 Certain records pertaining to the Systematic Alien Verification for

Entitlements (SAVE) system/database

Partial Grant/Partial Denial (b)(5); (b)(6) Certain inter- and intra-agency

communications protected by legal

privileges; Information the release

of which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of the

personal privacy of a third party

FOIA-2014-00375 OAG 9/29/14 Copies of various Memoranda of Understanding between the Full Grant

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Department of

Justice FOIA-2014-00376 OASG 9/29/14 Copies of various Memoranda of Understanding between the Full Grant

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Department of

Justice FOIA-2014-02583 ODAG 9/29/14 Training materials pertaining to FOIA Full Grant

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FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in September 2014

Exemption(s)

Applied (if Description of Exemption(s) (if

Request Number Office Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request applicable) applicable)

FOIA-2014-03924 ODAG 9/29/14 Privacy impact assessments submitted by the Federal Bureau of

Investigation regarding its use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV),

unmanned aerial systems (UAS) or "drones," as well as materials

pertaining to the assessments in question

No Records

FOIA-2014-03933 OIP 9/29/14 Records pertaining to the Riverside Police Officers' Association Determined that records

were improperly referred

and forwarded records back

to U.S. Postal Inspector

Service for further review

FOIA-2014-04674 OIP 9/29/14 NCIS Summary of Investigation Findings Determined that records

were improperly referred

and forwarded records back

to NCIS for further review

FOIA-2010-00360 OAG 9/30/14 Records pertaining to regulations, policies, and guidelines

governing the assertion of the state secrets privilege by the

Attorney General, or his designee, in ongoing federal cases

Partial Grant/Partial Denial (b)(5); (b)(6);

(b)(7)(C)

Certain inter- and intra-agency

communications protected by legal

privileges; Information the release

of which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of the

personal privacy of a third party;

Records or information compiled

for law enforcement purposes, the

release of which could reasonably

be expected to constitute an

unwarranted invasion of the

personal privacy of a third party

FOIA-2011-00006 ODAG 9/30/14 Records of communications between DOJ and the White House

(or Executive Office of the President) concerning the case U.S. v.

New Black Panther Party for Self Defense from 5/15/09 - 9/28/10

Partial Grant/Partial Denial (b)(5); (b)(6) Certain inter- and intra-agency

communications protected by legal

privileges; Information the release

of which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of the

personal privacy of a third party

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FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in September 2014

Exemption(s)

Applied (if Description of Exemption(s) (if

Request Number Office Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request applicable) applicable)

FOIA-2012-00455 OIP 9/30/14 Records between the Office of Information Policy and other

agencies concerning metadata in regard to FOIA

Partial Grant/Partial Denial (b)(5); (b)(6) Certain inter- and intra-agency

communications protected by legal

privileges; Information the release

of which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of the

personal privacy of a third party

FOIA-2012-01163 OIP 9/30/14 Records referencing FOIA and Privacy Act requests submitted by

specific identified parties, that contain "remarks, comments,

notes, explanation, etc." made by DOJ personnel about the

processing of such requests

Full Grant

FOIA-2012-01383 OAG 9/30/14 Certain records concerning a DOJ investigation into allegations

against Bank of America

Full Grant

FOIA-2012-01384 ODAG 9/30/14 Certain records concerning a DOJ investigation into allegations

against Bank of America

Full Grant

FOIA-2012-01479 OAG 9/30/14 Communications from January 20, 2009 between any Office of

Legal Counsel (OLC) official and Dawn Johnsen regarding various

personnel matters for career and non-career OLC officials

Partial Grant/Partial Denial

of referred records

(b)(5); (b)(6) Certain inter- and intra-agency

communications protected by legal

privileges; Information the release

of which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of the

personal privacy of a third party

FOIA-2012-01480 ODAG 9/30/14 Communications from January 20, 2009 between any Office of

Legal Counsel (OLC) official and Dawn Johnsen regarding various

personnel matters for career and non-career OLC officials

Partial Grant/Partial Denial

of referred records

(b)(5); (b)(6) Certain inter- and intra-agency

communications protected by legal

privileges; Information the release

of which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of the

personal privacy of a third party

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FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in September 2014

Exemption(s)

Applied (if Description of Exemption(s) (if

Request Number Office Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request applicable) applicable)

FOIA-2012-01481 OAG 9/30/14 Communications from January 2009 between any Office of Legal

Counsel (OLC) official and Dawn Johnsen regarding various

personnel matters for career and non-career OLC officials

Partial Grant/Partial Denial

of referred records

(b)(5); (b)(6) Certain inter- and intra-agency

communications protected by legal

privileges; Information the release

of which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of the

personal privacy of a third party

FOIA-2012-01482 ODAG 9/30/14 Communications from January 2009 between any Office of Legal

Counsel (OLC) official and Dawn Johnsen regarding various

personnel matters for career and non-career OLC officials

Partial Grant/Partial Denial

of referred records

(b)(5); (b)(6) Certain inter- and intra-agency

communications protected by legal

privileges; Information the release

of which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of the

personal privacy of a third party

FOIA-2013-02895 ODAG 9/30/14 Records pertaining to eGuardian Determined that records

were improperly referred

and forwarded records to

FBI, JMD, and OJP for further

review FOIA-2013-03706 OIP 9/30/14 Logs of all open FOIA, Privacy Act, Presidential Records Act, and

Mandatory Declassification Review requests pending in OIP

Partial Grant/Partial Denial (b)(6) Information the release of which

would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of the

personal privacy of a third party

FOIA-2013-04379 OIP 9/30/14 The Office of Information Policy administrative appeal log since

January 2011

Partial Grant/Partial Denial (b)(6); (b)(7)(C) Information the release of which

would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of the

personal privacy of a third party;

Records or information compiled

for law enforcement purposes, the

release of which could reasonably

be expected to constitute an

unwarranted invasion of the

personal privacy of a third party

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Request Number Office Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request

Exemption(s)

Applied (if

applicable)

Description of Exemption(s) (if

applicable)

FOIA-2013-04990 OIP 9/30/14 The Office of Information Policy administrative appeal log from

2011-2013

Partial Grant/Partial Denial (b)(6); (b)(7)(C) Information the release of which

would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of the

personal privacy of a third party;

Records or information compiled

for law enforcement purposes, the

release of which could reasonably

be expected to constitute an

unwarranted invasion of the

personal privacy of a third party

FOIA-2014-00284 OIP 9/30/14 The Office of Information Policy administrative appeal log since

2011

Partial Grant/Partial Denial (b)(6); (b)(7)(C) Information the release of which

would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of the

personal privacy of a third party;

Records or information compiled

for law enforcement purposes, the

release of which could reasonably

be expected to constitute an

unwarranted invasion of the

personal privacy of a third party

FOIA-2014-00320 OIP 9/30/14 The Office of Information Policy administrative appeal log since

January 1, 2011

Partial Grant/Partial Denial (b)(6); (b)(7)(C) Information the release of which

would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of the

personal privacy of a third party;

Records or information compiled

for law enforcement purposes, the

release of which could reasonably

be expected to constitute an

unwarranted invasion of the

personal privacy of a third party

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FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in September 2014

Request Number Office Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request

Exemption(s)

Applied (if

applicable)

Description of Exemption(s) (if

applicable)

FOIA-2014-00329 OIP 9/30/14 The Office of Information Policy administrative appeal log from

2011-2013

Partial Grant/Partial Denial (b)(6); (b)(7)(C) Information the release of which

would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of the

personal privacy of a third party;

Records or information compiled

for law enforcement purposes, the

release of which could reasonably

be expected to constitute an

unwarranted invasion of the

personal privacy of a third party

FOIA-2014-02557 ODAG 9/30/14 Records dating since 2005 concerning the Deferred Prosecution

Agreement reached in 2007 between the Department of Justice

and Zimmer Holdings, in the Offices of the Attorney General,

Deputy Attorney General, Legislative Affairs, and Public Affairs

No Records

FOIA-2014-02588 OLA 9/30/14 Correspondence to the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate

Committees on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs and to

various named members of Congress, from April 2013 to the

present

Full Grant of referred

records

FOIA-2014-03392 OLA 9/30/14 Questions for the Record submitted since January 1, 2014, and

their corresponding answers

Partial Grant/Partial No

Records FOIA-2014-03539 OAG 9/30/14 Copy of Attorney General Order No. 3168-2010 Full Grant

FOIA-2014-04087 ODAG 9/30/14 Records pertaining to Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties (OPCL)

appeals

Full Grant

FOIA-2014-04420 OLA 9/30/14 Copy of the Department of Justice's Third Quarter Fiscal Year (FY

2014) Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights

Act of 1994 (USERRA)

Full Grant

FOIA-2014-04653 OIP 9/30/14 Records pertaining to a third party Referred requester and/or

request to more appropriate

entity (FBI, DEA)

FOIA-2014-04662 OIP 9/30/14 The personnel file of former Assistant United States Attorney

David Patrick Vaughn

Referred requester and/or

request to more appropriate

entity (EOUSA)

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FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in September 2014

Request Number Office Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request

Exemption(s)

Applied (if

applicable)

Description of Exemption(s) (if

applicable)

FOIA-2014-04666 OIP 9/30/14 Copy of the names of 13 FBI agents who worked in the Hair and

Fiber Section of the FBI lab associated with an Office of the

Inspector General Report dated July 2014

Full Grant of publicly

available material

FOIA-2014-04672 OIP 9/30/14 Information pertaining to a federal court case Referred requester and/or

request to more appropriate

entity (EOUSA)

FOIA-2014-04678 OIP 9/30/14 Copy of a 1953 directive from Federal Bureau of Investigation

(FBI) Director J. Edgar Hoover to FBI field offices to investigate

communist subversion and other potential security risks in

colleges and universities, and other records

Referred requester and/or

request to more appropriate

entity (FBI)

FOIA-2014-04768 OIP 9/30/14 Federal Bureau of Investigation records pertaining to the late

philosopher Bertrand Russell

Referred requester and/or

request to more appropriate

entity (FBI) FOIA-2014-04871 OIP 9/30/14 Records pertaining to a third party Referred requester and/or

request to more appropriate

entity (FBI, NARA)

FOIA-2014-04872 OIP 9/30/14 Records pertaining to John Howard Lawson (deceased) Referred requester and/or

request to more appropriate

entity (FBI, NARA)

FOIA-2014-04924 OIP 9/30/14 Immigration records pertaining to a third party Referred requester and/or

request to more appropriate

entity (USCIS)

FOIA-2014-04943 OIP 9/30/14 Records concerning an unspecified event Provided relevant

information and assistance

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