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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
WASHINGTON, DC 20220
March 26, 2015
Re: 2014-11-010A
Mr. Jason Torchinsky
Holtzman Vogel Josefiak PLLC
45 North Hill Drive, Suite 100
Warrenton, VA 20186
Dear Mr. Torchinsky:
This concerns your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) appeal dated January 30, 2015, and
received in this office on February 5, 2015, on behalf of your client Mr. Craig Robinson of The
Patriots Foundation. The basis of your appeal is that you dispute the estimated search time and
duplication volume as provided in the January 28, 2015, fee estimate letter sent to your client with
regards to FOIA request #2014-11-010. In your appeal, you also requested a waiver of fees.
I denied your fee waiver in my letter to you dated March 16, 2015. After carefully considering
your appeal, I am affirming the initial fee estimate that was provided to Mr. Robinson in a letter
dated January 28, 2015. The estimated fee of $24,508.24 is based upon the 1,067 applications
and supporting materials submitted by Sungevity, Inc for Section 1603 awards. The January 28,
2015 letter (enclosed) provides an accurate and detailed breakdown of the estimated search time
and duplication costs associated with your request.
Please submit your advance payment in the amount of $24,508.24 within 20 working days from
the date of this letter. Please make your check or money order payable to the “Treasury of the
United States” and send it to the following address:
FOIA and Transparency
Department of the Treasury
Washington, D.C. 20220
Once your payment is received, Treasury will begin to process your request. If we do not receive
your payment of $24,508.24 within 20 working days from the date of this letter, we will assume
that you are no longer interested in your request and will consider your request withdrawn.
If you are dissatisfied with my action on your appeal, you may file a lawsuit in the United States
District Court for the judicial district in which you reside or have your principal place of
business, the judicial district in which the requested records are located, or the District of
Columbia, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(B). Alternatively, you may contact the
Office of Government Information Services (OGIS), which offers mediation services to resolve
disputes between FOIA requesters and federal agencies. Using OGIS's services does not affect
your right to pursue litigation. OGIS can be reached at (301) 837-1996, (301) 837-0348 (fax), or
[email protected].
Sincerely,
Digitally signed by Helen g.
Foster
Date: 2015.03.26 11:25:06
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Helen Goff Foster
Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Privacy, Transparency, and Records
U.S. Department of the Treasury
cc: Craig Robinson, The Patriots Foundation