Austin Evers American Oversight 1030 15th Street NW Suite B255 Washington, DC 20005 By email:foia@americanoversight.org Re: Freedom of Information Act Request No. 889831 Dear Mr. Evers: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is responding to your March 5, 2020 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Department of Labor for “[a]ll email communications (including emails, complete email chains, email attachments, calendar invitations, and calendar invitation attachments) between (a) the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) officials listed in Column A, and (b) the Executive Office of the. President (BOP) officials listed in Column B.” OSHA is responding to the Column A entry for Deputy Assistant Secretary for OSHA, Loren Sweatt. Other Department of Labor agencies will respond regarding other named persons in Column A. The Column B entries are: Vice President Mike Pence; National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien; Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor Matthew Pottinger; Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the Chief of Staff Robert Blair; Assistant to the President and Director of the Domestic Policy Council Joseph Grogan; Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Coordination Christopher Liddell; Director of the National Economic Council Larry Kudlow; White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Deborah Birx; Press Secretary Katie Miller (formerly Katie Waldman); and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Kelvin Droegmeier. OSHA conducted a search for records responsive to your request through our Office of the Assistant Secretary and did not locate records responsive to your request. As such we are issuing to you a “no record” determination. Please feel free to contact Christopher Durso, OSHA’s National Office FOIA Coordinator, at 202/693-2009 with any questions regarding this determination. We do not consider this determination to be a denial of your request, but if you do, you have the right to appeal this decision with the Solicitor of Labor within 90 days from the date of this letter. The appeal must state, in writing, the grounds for the appeal, including any supporting statements or arguments. The appeal should also include a copy of your initial request and a copy of this letter. If you appeal, you may mail your appeal to: Solicitor of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-2420, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210 or fax your appeal to (202) 693-5538. Alternatively, you may email your appeal to foiaappeal@dol.gov; appeals submitted to any other email address will not be accepted. The envelope (if mailed), subject line (if 2 emailed), or fax cover sheet (if faxed), and the letter indicating the grounds for appeal, should be clearly marked: “Freedom of Information Act Appeal.” In addition to filing an Appeal, you may contact the Department’s FOIA Public Liaison, Thomas G. Hicks, Sr. at (202) 693-5427 or hicks.thomas@dol.gov for assistance in resolving disputes. You also may contact the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) for assistance. OGIS offers mediation services to resolve disputes between FOIA requesters and Federal agencies as a non-exclusive alternative to litigation. Using OGIS services does not affect your right to pursue litigation. You may mail OGIS at the Office of Government Information Services, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road – OGIS, College Park, MD 20740-6001. Alternatively, you may email or contact OGIS through its website at: ogis@nara.gov; Web: https://ogis.archives.gov. Finally, you can call or fax OGIS at telephone: (202) 741-5770; fax: (202) 741-5769; toll-free: 1-877-684-6448. It is also important to note that the services offered by OGIS, is not an alternative to filing an administrative FOIA appeal. Sincerely signed by Christopher Digitally Christopher Durso Date: 2020.03.11 Durso 11:31:48 -04'00' Christopher Durso National Office FOIA Coordinator OSHA