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OFFICE OF
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August 4, 20l7

Mr. Austin R. Evers
American Oversight
1030 15th Street NW
Suite B255
Washington, DC 20005

Re: Freedom of Information Act Request Number EPA-HQ-2017-004949
Dear Mr. Evers:

This letter is in reference to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request received by
the US. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on March 15, 2017. in which you requested,
among other things, ?[a]ny con?icts or ethics waivers or authorizations issued for the individual,
including authorizations pursuant to 5 C.F.R. 2635.502.?

The Office of General Counsel concluded its search for records responsive to Item 4b of
your request, and there are no responsive documents.

This letter of?cially concludes our response to your request. If you would like to appeal
this response, you may do so by e?mail at hg.foia@epa.gov, or by mail to the National Freedom
of Information Of?ce, US. EPA, FOIA and Privacy Branch, 1200 Avenue, NW.
(2822T), Washington, DC 20460 (US. Postal Service Only). Only items mailed through the
United States Postal Service may be delivered to 1200 Avenue, NW. If you are
submitting your appeal via hand delivery, courier service, or overnight delivery, you must
address your correspondence to 1301 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room 6416J, Washington, DC
20004. Your appeal must be made in writing, and it must be received no later than 90 calendar
days from the date of this letter. The Agency will not consider appeals received after the 90
calendar day limit. Appeals received after 5:00 pm EST will be considered received the next
business day. The appeal letter should include the FOIA tracking number listed above. For
timely handling, the subject line of your email, the appeal letter, and its enveIOpe, if applicable,
should be marked ?Freedom of Information Act Appeal." Additionally, you may seek resolution
services from FOIA Public Liaison at hg.foia@epa.gov or (202) 566-1667, or from the
Of?ce of Government Information Services (OGIS). You may contact OGIS in any of the

following ways: by mail, Of?ce of Government Information Services, National Archives and
Records Administration, Room 2510, 8610 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740?6001;
e-mail, ogingnara. gov; telephone, (202) 741-5770 or (877) 684-6448; and facsimile.

(202) 741-5769.

If you have any questions concerning this response, please contact R. Charlie Merritt of
the US. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch at 202-616-8098 or
robert.c.merritt@usdoj.gov.

Sincerely,
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Senior Counsel for Ethics