ACC Letter

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005280711
• Release Decision: IPPUB U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: June 23, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 29, 2010
• Case Number: F-2010-00666
• Publication Date: June 26, 2008

(b)(3)
August 11, 2008
Mr. Mark S. Zaid
Executive Director
The James Madison Project
1250 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 200
Washington, D. C. 20036
APPROVED FOR
RELEASE^ DATE:
18-Aug-2010
On 27 May 2008, the office of the Information and Privacy Coordinator received
your 26 May 2008 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for "copies of all internal
Central Intelligence Agency (`CIA') documents, including cross-references,
pertaining to regulations, policies, and guidelines governing the CIA's assertion of the
State Secrets Privilege in ongoing federal cases, including but not limited to:
1) Regulations, policies, or guidelines addressing the question
of when and when not to assert this privilege;
2) Regulations, policies, or guidelines addressing what
information to include in declarations or affidavits
submitted to the court in support of the assertion of this
privilege; and
3) Correspondence, emails, meeting minutes, and records of
any discussions regarding these regulations, policies, or
guidelines."
We have assigned your request the reference number above. Please use this number when
corresponding so that we can identify it easily.
We accept your request and will process it according to the FOIA, 5 U. S.C. ? 552,
as amended, and the CIA Information Act, 50 U. S.C. ? 431, as amended. Our search will
include records existing through the date of this acceptance letter.
Based on the information provided in your letter, we determined that your request
falls into the "all other" fee category, which means that you will be required to pay charges
that recover the cost of searching for and reproducing responsive records (if any) beyond
the first 100 pages of reproduction and the first two hours of search time, which are free.
Copies are ten cents per page. However, as an act of administrative discretion, there will
be no charge for processing this request.
 The large number of FOIA requests CIA receives has created unavoidable delays
making it unlikely that we can respond within the 20 working days the FOIA requires.
You have the right to consider our honest appraisal as a denial of your request and you
may appeal to the Agency Release Panel. Amore practical approach would permit us to
continue processing your request and respond to you as soon as we can. You will retain
your appeal rights and, once you receive the results of our search, can appeal at that time if
you wish. We will proceed on that basis unless you object.
Sincerely,
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Delores M. Nelson
Information and Privacy Coordinator