U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, D. C. 20535 August 11, 2017 CERISSA CAFASSO AMERICAN OVERSIGHT B2555 1030 15TH STREET NW WASHINGTON, DC 20005 Civil Litigation No.: FOIPA Request No.2 1369944-000 Subject: Communications between Reince Priebus and the FBI (Regarding Russian Af?liations) Dear Ms. Cafasso: In response to part 1 of your March 9, 2017 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. .we were unable to identify any records responsive to that portion of the request. In response to part 4 of your request, the FBI located 4 pages of responsive material (1 document). These four pages have been reviewed pursuant to Title 5, U.S. Code 552 and this material is being released to you in its entirety with no excisions being made by the FBI. As to parts 2 and 3 of the request, the FBI continues to search its records for responsive information. It is unnecessary to adjudicate your request for a fee waiver, as there are no assessed fees; therefore, this material is being provided to you at no charge. For your information, Congress excluded three discrete categories of law enforcement and national security records from the requirements of the FOIA. SE 5 U.S. C. 552(c) (2006 Supp. IV (2010). This response is limited to those records that are subject to the requirements of the FOIA. This is a standard noti?cation that is given to all our requesters and should not be taken as an indication that excluded records do, or do not, exist. You may ?le an appeal by writing to the Director, Of?ce of information Policy (OIP), United States Department of Justice, Suite 11050, 1425 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. 20530-0001, or you may submit an appeal through OIP's online-portal by creating an account on the following web site: Your appeal must be postmarked or electronically transmitted within ninety (90) days from the date of this letter in order to be considered timely. If you submit your appeal by mail, both the letter and the envelope should be clearly marked ?Freedom of Information Act Appeal.? Please cite the FOIPA Request Number assigned to your request so that it may be easily identi?ed. Although your request is in litigation, we are required by 5 USC 552 to provide you the following information concerning your right to appeal. You may ?le an appeal by writing to the Director, Of?ce of Information Policy (OIP), United States Department of Justice, Suite 110501425 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, D. 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