F-2014-02345, FINAL RESPONSE

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06232011
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: July 11, 2023
• Document Release Date: May 2, 2022
• Case Number: F-2016-01190
• Publication Date: August 22, 2014

Approved for Release: 2022/04/04 C06232011
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
29 August 2014
Mr. John Cotter
American Bridge 21s' Century
455 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Suite 280
Washington, DC 20001
Reference: F-2014-02345
Dear Mr. Cotter:
This is a final response to your 20 August 2014 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
request, received in the office of the Information and Privacy Coordinator on 21 August 2014, for
copies of incoming-and-outgoing correspondence between the Director, the Executive Director, the
Deputy Director, the Director of Congressional Affairs and the 17 public officials named therein.
We cannot accept your FOIA request in its current form because it would require the
Agency to perform an unreasonably burdensome search. The FOIA requires requesters to
�`reasonably describe" the information they seek so that professional employees familiar with the
subject matter can locate responsive information with a reasonable amount of effort. Commonly
this equates to a requirement that the documents must be locatable through the indexing of our
various systems. Extremely broad or vague requests or requests requiring research do not satisfy
this requirement.
Therefore, in your future requests we recommend that you reasonably describe the
information you seek in a manner which will allow us to locate responsive records with a
reasonably amount of effort. You may consider narrowing and detailing the subject of your request
by using one or more of the following approaches: requesting records on specific individuals,
requesting records originated within a particular time-frame, requesting particular type of reports,
such as finished intelligence, or requesting records pertaining to a specific event, circumstance, or
location. You may consider requesting specific reports by title, if possible.
Sincerely,
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Michele Meeks
Information and Privacy Coordinator
Approved for Release: 2022/04/04 C06232011