"Goetsch, Warren" To: "pgray3@uis.edu" Cc: "Frank, Scott" , "Squibb, Jeff" , "Baatz, Susan" July 25, 2013 FOIA request July 29, 2013 12:30 PM 5 Attachments, 763 KB Mr.$Gray: $ As$per$your$request,$attached$are$copies$of$pesticide$misuse$complaint$forms$and$final$action$letters$associated$with$bee To: "'Goetsch, Warren'" Cc: "Frank, Scott" , "Squibb, Jeff" , "Baatz, Susan" RE: July 25, 2013 FOIA request July 29, 2013 1:06 PM 1 Attachment, 2 KB Mr.$Goetsch: $ Thank$you$for$your$prompt$response$to$my$request,$it$is$greatly$appreciated. $ A$quick$follow$up:$Is$there$anything$you$(or$someone$in$your$office)$could$put$in$writing$explaining$what$you$told$me$over$the$phone... that$before$2008,$beeHrelated$cases$were$not$filed$separately?$ $ I$just$want$to$have$record$of$the$fact$that$in$recent$years$the$Agency$changed$its$recordkeeping$policy$regarding$beeHrelated$adverse$events.$ $ A"written"statement"pointing"to"why,"when"and"how"that"policy"modification"was"made,"citing"any"applicable"statute"or"rule"change,"would"be"ideal.$ " If"you'd"be"willing"to"send"that"statement"on"Department"letterhead,"that'd"be"greatly"appreciated. $ Thanks$again$for$your$office's$help$and$timely$turnaround. $ Peter W. Gray "Morning Edition" Host, Reporter WUIS 91.9 HD / WIPA 89.3 Email: pgray3@uis.edu Office: (217) 206-6413 Studio: (217) 206-6524 Cell: (331) 223-1346 $ From: Goetsch, Warren [mailto:Warren.Goetsch@Illinois.gov] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 12:30 PM To: Gray, Peter W Cc: Frank, Scott; Squibb, Jeff; Baatz, Susan Subject: July 25, 2013 FOIA request $ Mr.$Gray: $ As$per$your$request,$attached$are$copies$of$pesticide$misuse$complaint$forms$and$final$action$letters$associated$with$beeHrelated$cases$during the$time$period$of$2008H2013.$$Forms$and$letters$for$the$years$2013,$2012,$2011,$and$2009$are$attached.$$Please$note$that$not$all$the$cases$in 2013$have$been$completed$so$a$final$action$may$not$have$been$determined$at$this$time.$$Also,$please$be$advised$that$there$were$no$forms associated$with$bees$submitted$to$the$Department$in$2010$and$the$2008$case$files$no$longer$exist. $ If$$you$have$any$questions$or$comments,$please$feel$free$to$contact$us$at$your$convenience. $ Sincerely, Warren D. Goetsch, P.E. Bureau Chief, Environmental Programs Illinois Department of Agriculture P.O. Box 19281 Springfield, IL 62794-9281 Voice: 217/785-2427 Fax: 217/524-4882 warren.goetsch@Illinois.gov www.agr.state.il.us $ "Goetsch, Warren" To: "Gray, Peter W" Cc: "Frank, Scott" , "Squibb, Jeff" , "Baatz, Susan" RE: July 25, 2013 FOIA request July 29, 2013 2:54 PM 1 Attachment, 2 KB Mr.$Gray: $ With$regard$to$our$keeping$a$tally$of$bee8related$complaints,$I$would$not$characterize$that$practice$as$raising$to$the$level$of$a$"policy$change" but$rather$just$an$office$practice$that$our$enforcement$office$does$to$help$us$be$more$efficient.$$We$have$not$changed$our$recordkeeping$policy in$any$way.$$Our$enforcement$officer$just$keeps$a$tally$on$his$misuse$case$file$sheet$noting$bee8related$complaints.$$He$does$the$same$thing$for cases$involving$aerial$application.$$He$started$keeping$a$tally$of$aerial$application8related$cases$a$few$years$ago$after$we$received$some$inquiries and$it$seemed$reasonable$not$to$have$to$review$all$the$case$files$every$time$we$received$a$question$about$aerial$application.$$In$both$instances, keeping$a$tally$is$a$way$for$us$to$respond$in$a$more$timely$manner$when$we$receive$an$inquiry.$$I$expect$that$other$types$of$case$groupings$will come$up$in$the$future$and,$if$keeping$a$tally$of$them$will$save$us$time,$we'll$probably$add$them$to$the$list$as$well.$$As$you$know,$state government$employee$numbers$have$dropped$in$recent$years$and$we$are$all$trying$to$do$more$with$less.$$As$a$result,$we$are$constantly$trying to$work$"smarter"$and$this$is$just$one$example$of$that$but$it$is$certainly$not$a$"policy$change".$ $ I$hope$this$answers$your$question. $ Sincerely, Warren D. Goetsch, P.E. Bureau Chief, Environmental Programs Illinois Department of Agriculture P.O. Box 19281 Springfield, IL 62794-9281 Voice: 217/785-2427 Fax: 217/524-4882 warren.goetsch@Illinois.gov www.agr.state.il.us $ From: Gray, Peter W [mailto:pgray3@uis.edu] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 1:07 PM To: Goetsch, Warren Cc: Frank, Scott; Squibb, Jeff; Baatz, Susan Subject: RE: July 25, 2013 FOIA request $ Mr.$Goetsch: $ Thank$you$for$your$prompt$response$to$my$request,$it$is$greatly$appreciated. $ A$quick$follow$up:$Is$there$anything$you$(or$someone$in$your$office)$could$put$in$writing$explaining$what$you$told$me$over$the$phone... that$before$2008,$bee8related$cases$were$not$filed$separately?$ $ I$just$want$to$have$record$of$the$fact$that$in$recent$years$the$Agency$changed$its$recordkeeping$policy$regarding$bee8related$adverse$events.$ $ A"written"statement"pointing"to"why,"when"and"how"that"policy"modification"was"made,"citing"any"applicable"statute"or"rule"change,"would"be"ideal.$ " If"you'd"be"willing"to"send"that"statement"on"Department"letterhead,"that'd"be"greatly"appreciated. $ Thanks$again$for$your$office's$help$and$timely$turnaround. $ Peter W. Gray "Morning Edition" Host, Reporter WUIS 91.9 HD / WIPA 89.3 Email: pgray3@uis.edu Office: (217) 206-6413 Studio: (217) 206-6524 Cell: (331) 223-1346 $ From: Goetsch, Warren [mailto:Warren.Goetsch@Illinois.gov] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 12:30 PM To: Gray, Peter W Cc: Frank, Scott; Squibb, Jeff; Baatz, Susan Subject: July 25, 2013 FOIA request $ Mr.$Gray: $ As$per$your$request,$attached$are$copies$of$pesticide$misuse$complaint$forms$and$final$action$letters$associated$with$bee8related$cases$during the$time$period$of$200882013.$$Forms$and$letters$for$the$years$2013,$2012,$2011,$and$2009$are$attached.$$Please$note$that$not$all$the$cases$in 2013$have$been$completed$so$a$final$action$may$not$have$been$determined$at$this$time.$$Also,$please$be$advised$that$there$were$no$forms associated$with$bees$submitted$to$the$Department$in$2010$and$the$2008$case$files$no$longer$exist. $ If$$you$have$any$questions$or$comments,$please$feel$free$to$contact$us$at$your$convenience. $ Sincerely, Warren D. Goetsch, P.E. Bureau Chief, Environmental Programs Illinois Department of Agriculture P.O. Box 19281 Springfield, IL 62794-9281 Voice: 217/785-2427 Fax: 217/524-4882 warren.goetsch@Illinois.gov www.agr.state.il.us $