/:.it°" . I~ \ · "'-ria Clf • UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration / I Washington, DC 20230 r \., ' 'APR 2 41G19 Austin Evers American Oversight 1030 15th Street N.W., Suite B255 Washington, D.C. 20005 RE: DOC-ITA-2019-000883 foia@americanoversight.com Dear Mr. Evers: This letter is in response to your Freedom oflnformation Act (FOIA) request received by the International Trade Administration (ITA) on March 8, 2019. In your request, you sought: All records reflecting communications (including email messages, email attachments, calendar invitations or entries) with any of the following individuals or organiz�tions: a. Derek Harvey, including but not limited to the email addresses derek.j.harvey@nsc.eop.gov and derek.harvey@mail.house.gov b. K.T. McFarland, including but not limited to the email address k.t.mcfarland@nsc.eop.gov c. Michael Flynn, including but not limited to the email address Michael.t.flynn@nsc.eop.gov American Oversight requests that ITA search the files of the following custodians for records responsive to this request: i. Under Secretary for International Trade Gilbert Kaplan and anyone corresponding on his behalf such as executive assistants or schedulers; ii. Acting Deputy Under Secretary for International Trade Sarah Kemp; iii. Chief of Staff John Cooney; and ·i· ,/j"•� \..,.....1 AMERICAN PVERSIGHT lflflllNA1tONA.l TRADE lloOMllflSTIUIOlf iv. Anyone serving in the role of Deputy Chief of Staff, including anyone serving in this role_in an acting capacity. Please provide all responsive records from January 20, 2017, through the date the search is conducted. I!! I}~ ~ ITA began its search March 14, 2019, which is the cut-off date for responsive records. After a thorough search, ITA has found no records responsive to your request. ITA has no obligation to create, compile, or obtain from outside ofITA a record to satisfy a request. 15 C.F.R. § 4.3(b). If you have any questions or concerns or would like to discuss any aspect of your request, you may contact the analyst who processed your request, Mayank Bishnoi, at 202-482-5413 or mayank.bishnoi @trade. gov. · You may also contact ITA's FOIA Public Liaison, using the following information: Victor E. Powers Acting FOIA Officer International Trade Administration 1401 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room 40003 Washington, D.C. 20230 (202) 482-5436, foia@trade. gov Please refer to your FOIA request tracking number, DOC-ITA-2019-000883 when contacting ITA. In addition, you may seek FOIA mediation services offered by the National Archives and Records Administration, Office of Government Information Services (OGIS). You may contact OGIS using the following information: Office of Government Information Services National Archives and Records Administration 8601 Adelphi Road-OGIS College Park, MD 20740-6001 (202) 741-5770 or toll free, 1-877-684-6448 facsimile: (202) 741-5769; email: ogis@nara. gov In accordance with 15 C.F.R. §§ 4.l0(a) and (b), you have the right to -appeal this determination within 90 calendar days from the date of this letter. The Department deems appeals arriving after normal business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday) as received on the next normal business day. If the 90th calendar day for submitting an appeal falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal public holiday, an appeal received by 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, the next business day will be deemed timely. The appeal should include a copy of the original 2 I NT(ltNAHONA L TRADE AMERICA~ PVERSIGHT AONIINU ! IAfl O N request, this response, and a statement of the reasons why you consider the Department made this determination in error. Please mail written appeals to: Assistant General Counsel for Litigation, Employment, and Oversight U.S : Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Room 5896 Washington, D.C. 20230 You may send an appeal by e-mail to FOIAAppeals @doc.gov , or through FOIAonline at https: //www .foiaonline.gov /foiaonline/action/public/home if you have a FOIAonline account. Clearly mark "Freedom oflnformation Act Appeal", in the e-mail subject line, or on both the appeal letter and envelope. Sincerely, Victor E. Powers Director Management Operations Office of the Chief Financial and Administrative Officer 3 I NflitlfAllONA TRADE ,1,DMINllfl,OlON AMERICAN PVERSIGHT L AMERICAN