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US. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
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Mr. Ethan R. Barton

Reporter

Daily Caller News Foundation
1050 17th Street, Suite 900
Washington, DC, DC 20035

RE: Freedom of Information Act Request
FOIA Control No.: 

Dear Mr. Barton:

This letter is in response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated
and received July 21, 2016. You requested access to and copies of any and all memos, documents,
policy changes, all cormnunications or other records produced as a result of an Of?ce of Inspector
General Systemic Implications Report dated November 27, 2012, submitted to the Department of
Housing and Urban Development, regarding Public Housing Authorities that reported participants
who claimed earned income tax credits on their income taxes, but reported having no income on
their applications.

A search of Headquarters? records by knowledgeable staff failed to locate any documents at
Headquarters that would be responsive to your request.

I am the of?cial responsible for this determination based on information provided by the
Department?s Office of Housing, Of?ce of Public and Indian Housing, Of?ce of the Chief of
Human Capital, and the Of?ce of Policy Development and Research. You may appeal this
determination within 90 days from the date of this letter. If you decide to appeal, your appeal
should include copies of your original request and this response, as well as a discussion of the

reasons supporting the appeal. The envelope should be plainly marked to indicate that it contains a
FOLA appeal and be addressed to:

US. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Attention: FOIA Appeals

Office of Ethics, Appeals and Personnel Law

Ethics and Appeals Division

451 Seventh Street, SW, Suite 2130

Washington, DC 20410

Telephone: (202) 708-3815

You may also submit your appeal online at:


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In addition, you may contact the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) at
the National Archives and Records Administration to inquire about the FOLA mediation services
they offer. The contact information for OGIS is as follows:

Office of Government Information Services
National Archives and Records Administration
8601 Adelphi 

College Park, Maryland 20740?6001

Telephone: 202-741-5770, toll free at 1-877- 684?6448
FAX: 202- 741-5769
Email: at ogis@nara.gov

For your information, your FOIA request, including your identity and any information
made available, is releasable to the public under subsequent FOIA requests. In responding to
these requests, the Department does not release personal information, such as home address,
telephone number, or Social Security number, all of which are protected from disclosure under
FOIA Exemption 6.

If you have any questions regarding your request, you may contact William Smith at
(202) 402?2141. Thank you for your interest in the Department?s programs and policies.

Sincerely,

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Deborah R. Snowden
Chief, FOIA Branch
Of?ce of the Executive Secretariat

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