DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, FORT WORTH DISTRICT P.O. BOX 17300 FORT WORTH, TX 76102-0300 October 1, 2019 Office of Counsel SUBJECT: Freedom of Information Act 19-0147 (FP-19-029103) Austin R. Evers Executive Director American Oversight 1030 15th Street NW Suite B255 Washington, DC 20005 foia@americanoversight.org SENT VIA EMAIL Dear Mr. Evers: We are in receipt of your Freedom of Information Act request, received by our office on September 20, 2019, wherein you requested the following information: All email communications (including email messages, email attachments, calendar invitations, and attachments thereto) sent by the below specified officials containing the terms “pardon,” “pardons” or “clemency” from January 1, 2019, through the date the search is conducted. i. Lieutenant General Todd Semonite ii. Anyone serving as Chief of Staff to the Lieutenant General iii. Anyone serving as Chief Counsel iv. Anyone serving as White House Liaison or White House Advisor Following a thorough search of our records, and query of staff, the Fort Worth District did not locate any records that were responsive to your request. Therefore, Fort Worth District has no records to provide in response to your FOIA request. You have the right to appeal our determination. Your appeal must be addressed to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, Attn: CESWF-OC/FOIA, P.O. Box 17300, Fort Worth, Texas 76102-0300 or emailed to FOIA-SWF@usace.army.mil. Your appeal must in writing and to be considered timely must be postmarked, or electronically transmitted, within 90 calendar after the date of this response. To facilitate handling, the letter and envelope, or subject line of the email, should be marked “FREEDOM OF INFORMATION 2 ACT APPEAL”. Please note your appeal should refer to the assigned request number, and clearly identify the agency determination that is being appealed; however, the appeal cannot be used to make a new request for new or additional information You are advised that you may seek dispute resolution regarding this determination through the FOIA Liaison for the Corps of Engineers (Corps) or the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS). Contact information is as follows: FOIA Liaison for the Corps: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers FOIA Liaison ATTN: CECC-G 441 G Street, NW Washington, DC 20314-1000 Email: foia-liaison@usace.army.mil Phone: 202-761-0511 FOIA Liaison for OGIS: Office of Government Information Services National Archives and Records Administration 8601 Adelphi Road—OGIS College Park, MD 20740-6001 ogis@nara.gov https://www.archives.gov/ogis Phone: 202-741-5770 Phone: 877-684-6448 If you have any questions regarding this matter contact Sara Mehaffey at (817) 886-1909 or email at foia-swf@usace.army.mil and reference FOIA No. 19-0147. Sincerely, SWANSON.JONATHAN .ARNOLD.1092468689 Jonathan A. Swanson Initial Denial Authority Acting District Counsel Digitally signed by SWANSON.JONATHAN.ARNOLD. 1092468689 Date: 2019.09.30 18:18:25 -05'00'