NATIONAL ECURITY GENCYCENTRAL SECURITY ERVICE
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, MARYLAND 0755-6000
FOIA Case: 75695A28 March 2OI4JASON LEOPOLD1669 BENEDICT CANYON DRIVEBEVERLY HILLS CA 9O210Dear Mr. Leopold:This is a final response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)request of 18 November 2OI3 for the NSA's FOIA logs for fiscal year 2OI2 andfiscal year 20 13 (to date). A copy of your request is enclosed. Your requesthas been processed under the FOIA, and the remaining FOIA logs yourequested are enclosed. We apologize for the delay in processing. Certaininformation, however, has been deleted from the enclosures. A document thatexplains the final case dispositions (2 pgs) s also enclosed. You requested thatthe remaining documents be provided to you electronically, so the documentsare enclosed on a CD. For future information, we are no longer chargingduplication fees for FOIA logs.This Agency is authorized by statute to protect certain informationconcerning its activities, as well as the names of employees. Such informationis exempt from disclosure pursuant to the third exemption of the FOIA, whichprovides for the withholding of information specifically protected fromdisclosure by statute. The specific statute applicable in this case is Section 6,Public Law 86-36 (50 U.S. code 3605). we have determined that suchinformation exists in this document, and we have excised it accordingly.Personal information regarding other individuals has been deleted fromthe enclosures in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552 (b)(6). This exemption protectsfrom disclosure information which could constitute a clearly unwarrantedinvasion of personal privacy. In balancing the public interest for theinformation you request against the pt'ivacy interests involved, we havedetermined that the privacy interests sufficiently satisfy the requirements forthe application of the (bX6) exeniption.In most cases requesters seeking FOIA logs agree to omit Privacy Act orfirst party requests from the logs. Please be advised, therefore, that when
FOIA Case: 756954processing our FOIA logs, we typically remove first party requests as non-responsive, since they represent request from individuals seeking informationon themselves. Those entries, in addition to being exempt under (b)(6), are alsomarked as non-responsive.The Initial Denial Authority for NSA information is the Associate Directorfor Policy and Records, David J. Sherman. Since these deletions may beconstrued as a partial denial of your request, you are hereby advised of thisAgency's appeal procedures. Any person denied access to information may filean appeal to the NSA/CSS Freedom of Information Act Appeal Authority. Theappeal must be postmarked no later than 60 calendar days from the date of theinitial denial letter. The appeal shall be in writing addressed o the NSA/CSSFOIA Appeal Authority (DJ4), National Security Agency, 9800 Savage Road STE6248, Fort George G. Meade, MD 20755-6248. The appeal shall reference.theinitial denial of access and shall contain, in sufficient detail and particularity,the grounds upon which the requester believes release of the information isrequired. The NSA/CSS Appeal Authority will endeavor to respond to theappeal within 20 working days after receipt, absent any unusualcircumstances.PAMELA N. I'HTT,ITPSChiefFOIA/PA Office
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Administratively Closed AC)
Administratively losed by the FOIA Office whenthe requester as not complied with the aw orestablished egulations r policies the equestwas not perfected). ncludes ailure o verifocontinued nterest n a reouest.
Records Not Reasonably Described(cLARTFY)
Requester oes not respond o a request orclarification of what he/she s seekine.
Duplicate Request DUPE)
Duplicate equest; .g., either a mailed eopy of anearlier axed equest, r multiple nternet equestsbecause equester its he submit button morethan once
Fee Related Reason FEE)
Requester oes not agreeto pay, or chooses ot topay, or a records earch; r a requester oes notpay ncurred ees.
Full Denial Based on Exemptions FD)
Everything hat he requester ought s denied(could also pertain o a case or which parts areNR, parts FD. and parts GLOMAR).
Neither Confirm nor Deny (GLOMAR)
Response either confirms nor denies heexistence fresponsive ecords for the entirerequest)
Granted n Full (GF)
The requester s provided with everythingrequested, nd no information swithheld/protected; r requester grees o acceptdocument s previouslv eleased.
lmproper FOIA Request IFR)
The request oes not meet he criteria o be aFOIA request asks questions, sks or recordsthat are not yet created, etc.).
MISDIRECTED
Request was not submitted o the proper DoDcomponent and was referred o the correctibmponent.'
Not an Agency Record (NAR)
Case was closed because hat was requested asnot an Agencv ecord no oossession r control).
No Records NR)ORNegative NEG)
No records were ocated or all portions of therequest. ncludes equests or which only alimited search s done because he nformationrequested s not within NSA's purview.
No Agency Equities CNEQ)
No NSA equities were ound n other-agencydocuments.
NOCONTACT
Unable o contact he requester.
Not Within Purview NP)
The subject f the request oes not fall withinNSA's mission not used fter quarter 009 see NR).
OPSFILE
NSA Operational iles are exempt rom FOIAsearch nder 50 USC 432b no search onducted.
Partial Denial/Partial Grant (PD)
Part of what he requester ought s denied.
PUBAVAIL
All responsive ocuments re publicly available.
REFERRED
AII documents ocated re eferred o anotheragencv or action no NSA documents).
Withdrawn (WD)
Requester dvises n writhe/she s no longer pursung or by phone hatng the request.
No Disposition
Case was not completed t the ime the og wascreated.
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