U.S. Department of Justice.

Civil Division

 

2.0530

Via E?mail September 11, 2017

Mr. Austin? EVers Request No. 14541301415573
1030 15*? Street, NW H-DK

Suite 8255

Washing'ton,_ DC. 20005

foia'@americanoversightorg
Dear Mr. 'E-ve'rs:

This is the responseof the Civil Division, Department of Justice to your Freedom of
Information Act request for all records relating to the precessin'g of American O'versight?s OIA
request regarding AttOrney General Sessions? SF-86. This Of?ce received your request on July
28, 20.17..

The'Civil Division located 216 pages'responsive to your request, which are being 
Withheld in full. The Civil Division withheld this information in full because itii's protected from
discloSUre under the OIA pursuant to:

'0 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(5), which concerns certain inter- and intraiagency
by the deliberative process privilege and
attorney work?product privilege; and

5 U.S.C. which concerns material the release of whiCh would
constitute a ?clearly unwarranted invasion of. the personal privacy of third
parties

For your information,- Congress excluded three discrete Categories of law enforcement
and nationalsecurity records from the requirements of. the OIA. _S_ee? 5 USE. This
response is limited to those subject to the requirements of the FOIA. This is a.
standard noti?cation that is given to all our requesters and should not'b'e taken as an indication
that excluded records do, or do not, exist.

You may contact our 01A- Public. Liaison at 202-514?213 19 for any Further assistance and
to discuss any aspect of your request. Additionally: you may contact the Of?ce of Government
Information Services (0618) at the National Archives and Records Administration to inquire-
about the 01A mediatiOn services they one: The contact information for 0618 is as follows:

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Of?ce ol?Goyemment ln'l'ormation Services, National Archives and Records Administration,
Room 2510, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park. Maryland 20740-6001. e?mail at ogist??znaragoy:
telephone at 202-741-5770; toll free at or facsimile at 202-741-5769.

you are not satis?ed with my response to this request. you may administratively appeal
by writing to the Director, Office of information Policy (OIP), United States Department of
Justice, Suite 1 1050. 1425 New York Avenue, NW. Washington, DC 20530?0001. or you may
submit an appeal through OlP?s FOlenline portal by creating an account on the following web
site: Your appeal must be postmarked
or electronically transmitted within 90 days ot?the date 01" my response to your request. you
submit your appeal by mail. both the letter and the envelope should be clearly marked "Freedom
of Information Act Appeal."

Sincerely,

111%1/

Hirsh D. Kravitz
Senior Supervisory FOIA Counsel
Of?ce of FOIA, Records, and E-discovery