CAN to Requester

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06102050
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: July 11, 2023
• Document Release Date: February 17, 2022
• Case Number: F-2014-02028
• Publication Date: August 27, 2013

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Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
3 September 2013
Mr. Jason Leopold
Reference: F-2013-02511
Dear Mr. Leopold:
This is a final response to your 21 August 2013 Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) request, received in the office of the Information and Privacy Coordinator on
22 August 2013, for "a copy of the same records a requester sought on February 21, 2013
under case number F-2013-00899, 'requests for consultation or advice for films, tv, show
[sic] or video games received by CIA since 11/09, email inbox logs for entertainment
lliasion [sic] @ ucia.gov."
We are unable to process your request as there were no records provided in the
earlier case (F-2013-00899). With respect to the portion of the request for consultation or
advice for films, TV shows, or video games received by CIA since January 1, 2009, our
records show that we advised the previous requester that "we cannot accept your 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 requiring research do not satisfy this
requirement."
With respect to the portions of the request for records "detailing the budget for the
Hollywood liaison" or for "email inbox logs for [e-mail].," we also
advised the requester that "our records systems are not configured in a way that would
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allow us to perform a search reasonably calculated to lead to responsive records without an
unreasonable effort. The FOIA does not require federal agencies to perform research,
create records, or conduct unreasonable searches through a body of material to see if any
of it is related to a particular request. Therefore, we must decline to process your request."
In light of the above, we are unable to assist you further.
Sincerely,
Michele Meeks
Information and Privacy Coordinator
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27 August 2013
Distribution:
Orig�Adse
1-13113D/F-2013-02511 Leopold CAN (No Search Conducted; therefore, there
were no records released)
Final
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02511 Leopold CAN
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