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August 12, 2016

Gregory Korte

USA Today

1575 Street, NW, Suite 350
Washington, DC 20005

Dear Mr. Korte:

This is in response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated July 15,
2016, seeking copies records related to the implementation of the Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu
National Blue Alert Act of 2015.

We have completed our search for records responsive to your request. We do not have
any documents responsive to your request.

If you are not satis?ed with my response to this request, you may administratively appeal
by writing to the Director, Of?ce of Information Policy (DIP), United States Department of
Justice, Suite 11050, 1425 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20530-0001, or you may
submit an appeal through FOlenline portal by creating an account on the following web
site: Your appeal must be
postmarked or electronically transmitted within 90 days of the date of my response to your
request. If you submit your appeal by mail, both the letter and the envelope should be clearly
marked ?Freedom of Information Act Appeal.?

You may contact our FOIA Public Liaison Melissa Fiere-Fetrow at 202-514?1873 for any
further assistance and to discuss any aspect of your request. Additionally, you may contact the
Of?ce of Government Information Services (OGIS) at the National Archives and Records
Administration to inquire about the FOIA mediation services they offer. The contact information
for OGIS is as follows: Of?ce of Government Information Services, National Archives and
Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi College Park, Maryland 20740-6001, email
at telephone at 202?741-5770; toll free at 1?877-684-6448; or facsimile at 202-
741-5769.

[f you would like further information about the COPS Of?ce, please visit our Internet site
at 

Sincerely,


Chaun Eason
FOIA Of?cer