SPR

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 05905971
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: March 9, 2023
• Document Release Date: November 8, 2021
• Case Number: F-2015-00830
• Publication Date: September 26, 2012

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Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
28 September 2012
Mr. Mark Zuelch
Reference: F-2012-02044
Dear Mr. Zuelch:
On 28 August 2012, the office of the Information and Privacy Coordinator received your
9 August 2012 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for records on Rose Cheramie. We have
assigned your request the reference number above. Please use this number when corresponding so that
we can identify it easily.
Although you have provided some of the identifying information required before we can
effectively search our files on an individual, we still need additional data before we can begin processing
your request. Specifically, we require the individual's date and place of birth, date and place of death,
and citizenship status. Without this information, we may be unable to distinguish between individuals
with the same or similar names. If the individual is deceased, we also require some evidence of death,
such as a death certificate, an obituary, or a press statement to ensure there are no privacy considerations.
Agency regulations encourage requesters seeking information on living third parties to provide a
signed affidavit or declaration from the third parties waiving all or some of their privacy rights. We can
search without this authorization, but if we locate responsive records, privacy concerns may require us to
protect the information from release.
FOIA exemption (b)(6), a copy of which I have enclosed for reference and retention, requires us
to protect information "the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy." In reaching this determination, we use the test our enclosed regulations outline at
32 CFR � 1900.32(b): "the Agency will balance the privacy interests that would be compromised by
disclosure against the public interest in release of the requested information." Therefore the waiver will
assist us with this determination.
For your information, the FOIA authorizes federal agencies to collect fees for records services.
You will note on the enclosed fee schedule that we charge search fees, including computer time where
indices are computerized, review fees, and copying costs for releasable documents. Search fees are
assessable, and you will be charged them, even if our search results are negative or if we determine that
no information is releasable under the FOIA. Based on the information provided in your letter, we
determined that your request falls into the "all other" fee category, which may require you to pay charges
to cover 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.
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I must consider your request for a fee waiver under the standards the Agency FOIA regulations
outline, which you find at Part 1900 of Title 32 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). I have
reviewed your request under those standards and determined that your petition does not meet them
because disclosing the information you seek is not likely to contribute significantly to public
understanding of the operations and activities of the United States Government. I therefore deny your
request for a fee waiver.
You may appeal this decision, in my care, within 45 days from the date of this letter. Should you
choose to appeal the denial of your request for a fee waiver, you are encouraged to provide an explanation
supporting your appeal. Agency regulations also specify that if the Agency has started to process a
request, the Agency may only accept an appeal of a fee waiver denial if the requester agrees to be
responsible for the costs in the event of an adverse administrative or judicial decision.
We will hold your request in abeyance for 45 days from the date of this letter pending receipt of
the individual's date and place of birth, date and place of death, citizenship status, and evidence of
death or a privacy waiver and your commitment to pay all fees as outlined above.
Sincerely,
Michele Meeks
Information and Privacy Coordinator
Enclosures
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IMS/IRRG/PIPD 26 September 2012
Distribution:
Orig - Adse
1 - PIPD/F-2012-02044 SPR 45 days (dpob, dpod, citizenship, proof of death or privacy release,
fee commitment)
FOIA
02044 Zuelch SPR
Enclosures: Fee Schedule
Explanation of Exemptions
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