Response to Requester

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 05952363
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: March 9, 2023
• Document Release Date: December 14, 2021
• Case Number: F-2014-00973
• Publication Date: January 4, 2013

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Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
14 January 2013
Reference: F-2013-00491
Dear Mr. Vance:
This is a final response to your undated Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
request, postmarked 26 December 2012, received in the office of the Information and
Privacy Coordinator on 3 January 2013, for "any and all records pertaining to
op erati on/proj ect/codename ZRALARM."
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.
Sincerely,
Michele Meeks
Information and Privacy Coordinator
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IMS/IRRG/PIPD 4 January 2012
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Finalsi 00491 Vance CAN (Too Broad)
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