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SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION

Main: 703-602-38402530 Crystal Drive

Steven J Trent, Acting Inspec[Qr General

Ar lington. VA 22202-3934www.sigar.mil

[Requester Name]

[Requester Title]

[Company Name]

[Address]

[City. State + Zip]

Re: [Case Number]

Dear [Mr.lMs.] [Requester Last Name]:

[Date]

This acknowledges receipt of your [REQUEST DATE]. Freedom of Information Act (ForA) request to the Special

Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). for [DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST]. Your requestwas received in this office on [RECEIVED DATE]. (Optional: For your information. because of interrupted mail

service. this office did not receive your request until [DATE]. OR Because your request was not specifically

addressed to this office. your letter was initially sent to [OFFICE NAME] for routing and was received by this office

on [DATE].)

FOR COMMERCIAL REQUESTERS:

Provisions of the Act allow us to recover part of the cost of complying with your request As a commercial

requestors you will be charged 10-cents per page for duplication and for search and review time at the per quarter

hour rate of the searcher and reviewer. [We will construe the submission of your request as an agreement to pay up

to $25.00. You will be contacted before any further fees are accrued.] OR [You stated in your request that you are

willing to pay assessable fees up to $_. You will be contacted before any additional fees are accrued.]

FO R MEDIA REQUESTERS:

Provisions of the Act allow us to recover part of the cost of complying with your reques t. As a media requestor you

will be charged 10-cents a page for duplication, although the first 100 pages are free. [We will construe the

submission of your request as an agreement to pay up to $25.00. You will be contacted before any further fees are

accrued.] OR [You stated in your request that you are willing to pay assessable fees up to $ _ . You will be

contacted before any additional fees are accrued.]

FOR EDUCATIONAL REQUESTERS:

Provisions of the Act allow us to recover part of the cost of complying with your request. As an educational

requester you will be charged lO-cents a page for duplication, although the first 100 pages are free. [We will

construe the submission of your request as an agreement to pay up to $25.00. You will be contacted before anyfurther fees are accrued.] OR [You stated in your request that you are willing to pay assessable fees up to $_.

You will be contacted before any additional fees are accrued.]

FO R OTHER REQUESTERS:

Provisions of the Act allow us to recover part of the cost of complying with your request. As a non-commercial

requestor you will be charged 10-cents a page for duplication, although the first 100 pages are free, as are the first

two hours of search time, after which you will pay the per quarter-hour rate of the searcher. [We will construe the


12F0002-000001 FOIA Requested Record 12-F-0002Released by SIGAR



accrued.] OR [You stated in your request that you are willing to pay assessable fees up to $_. You will be


Fee Waiver

In addition, you asked that we waive applicable fees for processing your request. Fee waivers may be granted when

the disclosure of the information is in the public interest because it is likely to contribute significantly to the public's

understanding of the operations or activities of the Government, and when disclosure of the information is not

primarily in the commercial interest of the requester.

Based on the information you provided in your request, we are [able or unable] to grant a fee waiver for the records

you are seeking as (describe reason why).

[IF DENIED] If you consider our denial of a fee waiver to be an adverse action, you may appeal this determination

within 60 days from the date of this letter. Your appeal should include a copy of your original request and this

response, as well as a discussion of the reasons supporting your appeal. The envelope should be plainly marked to

indicate that it contains a Freedom of Information Act appeal. I f you decide to appeal, please send your appeal to:

Office of Privacy, Records & Disclosure

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction2530 Crystal Drive

Arlington, VA 22202-3934

We have queried the appropriate component of SIGAR for responsive records. I f any responsive records are located,

they will be reviewed for determination of releasability. Please be assured that one of the processors in our office will

respond to your request as expeditiously as possible. We appreciate your patience as we proceed with your request.

Your request has been assigned reference number [Case Number]. Please refer to this identifier in any future

correspondence. You may contact this office at [Telephone Number] or [Email Address]

Sincerely,

[Name of FOIA Officer]

[Official Title]






Steven J Trent, Acting Inspector General

Ar lington, VA 22202-393 4www.siga r.mil

[Requester Name]

[Requester Title]

[Company Name]

[Address]

[City, State + Zip]

Re: [Case Number]


[Date]

This acknowledges receipt of your [REQUEST DATE], Freedom of Information Act (ForA) request to the Special

Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), for [DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST]. Your requestwas received in this office on [RECEIVED DATE]. (Optional: For your information, because of interrupted mail

service, this office did not receive your request until [DATE]. OR Because your request was not specifically

addressed to this office, your letter was initially sent to [OFFICE NAME] for routing and was received by this office

on [DATE].)

FO R COMMERCIAL REQUESTERS:

Provisions of the Act allow us to recover part of the cost of complying with your request. As a commercial

requestors you will be charged 10-cents per page for duplication and for search and review time at the per quarter





Provisions of the Act allow us to recover part of the cost of complying with your request. As a media requestor you

will be charged 10-cents a page for duplication, although the first 100 pages are free. [We wi ll construe the




FO R EDUCATIONAL REQUESTERS:


requester you will be charged 10-cents a page for duplication, although the first 100 pages are free. [We will

construe the submission of your request as an agreement to pay up to $25.00. You will be contacted before anyfurther fees are accrued.] OR [You stated in your request that you are willing to pay assessable fees up to $_.

You will be contacted before any additional fees are accrued.]

FOR OTHER REQUESTERS:


requestor you will be charged IO-cents a page for duplication, although the first 100 pages are free, as are the first








We have queried the appropriate component of SIGAR for responsive records. If any responsive records are located,

they will be reviewed for determination of releasability. Please be assured that one of the processors in our office will

respond to your request as expeditiously as possible. We appreciate your patience as we proceed with your request.

Your request has been assigned reference number [Case Number]. Please refer to this identifier in any futurecorrespondence. You may contact this office at [Telephone Number] or [Email Address]

Sincerely,

[Name of ForA Officer]

[Official Title]




SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AFGHA NISTAN RECONSTRUCTION

Main : 703-602-38402530 Crystal Dr ive

Steven JTren t, Acting Inspector General

Arlington, VA 22202-3934www.sigar.mil

[Requester Name]

[Requester Title][Company Name]

[Address]

[City, State + Zip]

Re: [Case Number]


[Date]

This is the [electronic] final response to your [DATE], Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Special

Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), for [DESCRIBE REQUEST]. This office receivedyour request on [DATE].

Your request is granted in full. Enclosed are XX pages responsive to your request.

In your request, you agreed to pay fees for processing your request. The total cost for processing your request is

$XXX. The breakdown of this fee is XX hours of search time at the (clerical or professional) rate of ($XX.OO or

$XX.OO) per hour, XX hours of review time at the professional rate of $XX,OO per hour, and XXX pages of

reprographies at .xX per sheet.

Please remit a check or money order in the amount of (restate amount), made payable to the U.S. Treasury, and

forward your payment to:

Office of Privaey, Records, and Disclosure

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction

2530 Crystal Drive

Arlington, V A 22202-3934

To ensure proper credit, please reference FOIA Case #XXXX. Please be advised that if we do not receive your

payment within 30 days from the date shown above, we will begin eharging an interest fee based on the eurrent

value of funds rate (CVFR) at htlp:llwww.fms.treas.govlcvfri . Your account will be considered to be delinquent and

you will be placed on the delinquent list until your payment is received in full. Also, remember that while your

account is in delinquent status, any future request will not be processed.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss this matter, please feel free to contact this office at [TelephoneNumber] or [Email].

Sineerely,


[Official Title]





Ma in: 703-602-38402530 Crystal Drive

Steven JTrent, Acting Inspector GeneralArlington, VA 22202-3934

www .sigar.mil

[Requester Name][Requester Title][Company Name][Address][City, State + Zip]

Re: [Case Number]

[Date]


This is the [electronic] final response to your [DATE], Freedom of Information Act (ForA) request to the Special


This office has finalized your request and the records you have requested are being granted in part. After a thorough

review of these documents, I have determined that portions of them are exempt from disclosure under the ForA, 5U.S.C. § 552 (b)(X) and (b)(X). We are releasing a total of XX pages, XX pages are being released in part and XXpages are being released in their entirety.

[INSERT EXEMPTION SUMMARY]

Under the FOIA's administrative appeal provision, a requester has the right to administratively appeal any adverse

detennination an agency makes on his or her FOIA request. If you are not satisfied with this determination, you may

appeal to the appellate authority within 60 days from the date of this letter. Your appeal should include a copy of

your original request and this response, as well as a discussion of the reasons supporting your appeal. The envelope

should be plainly marked to indicate that it contains a Freedom of Information Act appea\. I f you decide to appeal,please send your appeal to:

Office of Privacy, Records & DisclosureSpecial Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction

2530 Crystal DriveArlington, V A 22202-3934

In your request, you agreed to pay fees for processing your request. The total cost for processing your request is

$XX. The breakdown of this fee is XX hours of review time at the professional rate of $XX.OO per hour, and XXpages of reprographics at .XX per sheet.

Please remit a check or money order in the amount of (restate amount), made payable to the U.S. Treasury, and

forward your payment to the address above.

To ensure proper credit, please reference FOIA Case #XXXX. Please be advised that if we do not receive your

payment within 30 days from the date shown above, we will begin charging an interest fee based on the currentvalue of funds rate (CVFR) at http://www.fl11s.treas.govicvfri. Your account will be considered to be delinquent andyou will be placed on the delinquent list until your payment is received in full. Also, remember that while youraccount is in delinquent status, any future request will not be processed






Steven JTrent, Acting Inspector General


www.sigar.m il

[Requester Name]

[Requester Title]

[Company Name]

[Address]

[City, State + Zip]

Re: [Case Number]

[Date]


This is the [electronic] final response to your [DATE], Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Special


We conducted a comprehensive search of files within the [IDENTIFY OFFICES SEARCHED] for records that

would be responsive to your request. Unfortunately, we were unable to locate or identify any responsive records.

[ADD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT MAY HELP EXPAIN WHY NO RECORDS WERE

FOUND.]

[IF APPLICABLE ... Due to [XXX] retention standards, the above mentioned file has been destroyed. No

additional information is available.]

Under the FOIA's administrative appeal provision, a requester ha s the right to administratively appeal any adverse

determination an agency makes on his or her FOrA request. If you are not satisfied with this determination, you may

appeal to the appellate authority within 60 days from the date of thi s leller. Your appeal should include a copy of

your original request and this response, as well as a discussion of the reasons supporting your appeal. The envelope

should be plainly marked to indicate that it contains a Freedom of Information Act appeal. I f you decide to appeal,

please send your appeal to:

Office of Privacy, Records & Disclosure

Special In spector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction

2530 Crystal Drive

Arlington, V A 22202-3934

Provisions of the FOIA allow us to recover part of the cost of complying with your request. In this instance, because

the cost is below the minimum, there is no charge. [OR CHARGE SEARCH FEES, IF APPLICABLE].

I f you have any questions or would like to discuss this matter, please feel free to contact this office at [Telephone

Number] or [Email].

Sincerely,


[Official Title]






Sleve.n JTrent, Acting Inspe.clOr Ge.neral

Ar lington, VA 22202-3934www.sigar.mil

[Requester Name)

[Requester Title)

[Company Name)

[Address)

[City, State + Zip)

Re: [Case Number)

Dear [Mr.lMs.) [Requester Last Name):

[Date)

This letter pertains to your [DATE), Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Special In spector General

for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), which sought [Description of Request). Your request was received in thisoffice on [RECEIVED DATE).

By leUer, dated [DATE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER), we advised you that due to the increasing number

of FOIA requests received by this office, we could encounter some delay in process ing your request. We sincerely

apologize for the delay and any inconvenience it may have caused. However, we want to let you know that we have

been making earnest and diligent efforts to reduce the backlog of cases, and that your file is scheduled to be

reviewed in the near future.

Before we begin the time -consuming review process, we want to ensure that you are still interested in co ntinuing the

processing of this request. Please indicate your continued interest in pursuing these records within 30 days from the

date of this letter. or we will assume you are no longer interested in this FOrA reque st. and the case will be

admi ni stratively closed.

I f you have any questions regarding this matter, please refer to [CASE NUMBER) . We can be reached at

[TELEPHONE NUMBER) or by email at [EMAIL ADDRESS),

Sincerely,

[NAME OF FOIA OFFICER)

[OFFICIAL TITLE)





Main: 703-602-3840

2530 Crystal Drive

Steven JTrent. Acting Inspector General


www.sigar. mil

[Requester Name]

[Requester Title]

[Company Name]

[Address]

[City, State + Zip]

Re: [Case Number]


[Date]

This letter is in response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) appeal to the Office of the Special Inspector

General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) dated [Request Date], appealing the determination [Decision ofFOIA Request]. Your appeal was received in the Office of Privacy, Records, and Disclosure (PRO), on [Date

Received} and assigned case #[Case Number].

This is to inform you that your appeal has been [approved or denied]. As a result of my review, as the appellate

authority for SIGAR, I [concur with or overturn] the determination made by SIGAR, [Description of

Determination].

This letter represents the final agency determination with respect to your appeal. Pursuant to the FOIA, 5 U.S.C.

552(a)(4)(B), you are entitled to file an action in federal court challenging our determination. Such a suit may be

filed in the United States District Court where you reside, where your principal place of business is located, the

District of Columbia, or district in which SIGAR is located, the Eastern District of Virginia. You may also consider

pursuing an alternative dispute resolution under the auspices of the Office of Government Information Services

(OGIS), a newly created arm of the National Archives and Records Administration charged with providingmediation services to resolve disputes between persons making FOIA requests and federal agencies. Using OGlS

does not affect your right to pursue litigation. More information may be obtained at www.archives.gov/ogis.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss this matter, please feel free to contact this office at [Telephone

Number] or [Email].

Sincerely,

[Name ofFOIA Appellate Authority]

[Official Title]




SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR A FGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION

Main: 703 · 602· 3840

2530 Crystal Drive

Sleven JTrem, Acting lnspeclOr Ge.neral

Arlington. VA 22202-3934

www .sigar.mil

[Requester Name]

[Requester Tille]

[Company Name]

[Address]

[City. State + Zip]

Re: [Case Number]


[Date]

This responds to your [Date] letter in which you requested an update as to the status of your Freedom of Information

Act (FOIA) request to the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). dated [RequestDate]. and received in this office on [Received Date]. Your request sought [Description of Request].

By letter dated. [DATE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER]. we advised you that due to the increasing number

of FOIA requests received by this office, we would encounter some delay in processing your request. Requests are

processed in chronological order based on the date we received a perfected request. There are currently [#] open

requests ahead of yours.

For your information. we have queried the appropriate component of SIGAR for responsive records. I f any

responsive records are located, they will be reviewed for determination of releasability. We will process your

request as expeditiously as possible. Upon completion of the processing. all documents that can be released will be

made available to you at the earliest possible date. We sincerely apologize for the delay you are experiencing and

apprec iate your continued patience.

OR

For your information, document(s) responsive to your request have been located and forwarded to this office for

review. We wi ll process your request as expeditious ly as possible. Upon completion of the processing, all

documents that can be released will be made avai lable to you at the earliest possible date. We sincerely apologize

for the delay you are experienci ng and appreciate your continued patience.

I f you have any questions or would like to discuss this matter. please feel free to contact this office at [Telephone

Number].

Sincerely.


[Official Title]




SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AFGHANIST AN RECONSTRUCTION


Steven J Tren t, Ac ting Inspector GeneralArl ington, VA 22202-3934

www.sigar.mil

[Requester Name]

[Requester Title][Company Name]

[Address]

[City, State + Zip]

Re: SIGAR FOIA [Case Number]

[Referring Agency] FOIA Case #[#]


[Date]

This acknowledges receipt of your [REQUEST DATE], Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the[Referring Agency], dated [Request Date], and seeking [Description of Request]. While processing your request, the

[Referring Agency] located records that fall under the purview of the Special Inspector General for Afghan istan

Reconstruction (SIGAR). Accordingly, your request and [#] pages of responsive records were referred to this office

for processing and direct response to you. Your request was received in this office on [RECEIVED DATE].

FO R COMMERCIAL REQUESTERS:

Provisions of the Act allow us to recover part of the cost of complying with your request. As a commercial

requestors you will be charged IO-cents per page for duplication and for search and review time at the per quarter





Provisions of the Act allow us to recover part of the cost of complying with your request. As a media requestor youwill be charged 10-cents a page for duplication, although the first 100 pages are free. [We will construe the


accrued.] OR [You stated in your request that you are willing to pay assessable fees up to $_. You will be


FO R EDUCATIONAL REQUESTERS:


requester you will be charged 10-cents a page for duplication, although the first 100 pages are free. [We will

construe the submission of your request as an agreement to pay up to $25.00. You wi ll be contacted before anyfurther fees are accrued.] OR [You stated in your request that you are willing to pay assessable fees up to $_.You will be contacted before any additional fees are accrued.]

FO R OTHER REQUESTERS:


requestor you will be charged 10-cents a page for duplication, although the first 100 pages are free, as are the first




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