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July 26, 2013 General Keith B. Alexander Director, National Security Agency 9800 Savage Road Fort Meade, MD 20755 Secretary Chuck Hagel Department of Defense 1400 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301 Re: Petition for NSA to Conduct a Public Rulemaking on its Monitoring and Collection of Communications Traffic within the United States Dear General Alexander and Secretary Hagel: The undersigned individuals and organizations, concerned about the rule of law and the protection of Constitutional freedoms, hereby petition the National Security Agency to conduct a public rulemaking on the agency's monitoring and collection of communications traffic within the United States. 5 U.S.C. § 553(e). We believe that the NSA’s collection of domestic communications contravenes the First and Fourth Amendments to the United States Constitution, and violates several federal privacy laws, including the Privacy Act of 1974, and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as amended. The NSA’s collection of solely domestic communications, which has been acknowledged by the President, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, also constitutes a legislative rule that “substantively affects the public to a degree sufficient to implicate the policy interests animating notice-and- comment rulemaking” under the Administrative Procedure Act. EPIC v. DHS, 653 F.3d 1, 6 (D.C. Cir. 2011). Accordingly, the NSA's collection of domestic communications, absent the opportunity for public comment, is unlawful. We hereby petition the National Security Agency, a component of the Department of Defense, for relief. We ask the NSA to immediately suspend collection of solely domestic communications pending the completion of a public rulemaking as required by law. We intend to renew our request each week until we receive your response. Sincerely, Marc Rotenberg Dr. Alessandro Acquisti James Bamford Grayson Barber Professor Ann Bartow EPIC Petition 1 July 26, 2013 to National Security Agency NSA Surveillance of Domestic Communications Professor Colin Bennett Professor Christine Borgman Professor Julie E. Cohen Dr. Danah Boyd Simon Davies Dr. Whitfield Diffie Dr. Cynthia Dwork Professor David Farber Addison Fischer Professor David Flaherty Professor Michael Froomkin Professor Urs Gasser Deborah Hurley Professor Jerry Kang Sheila Kaplan Professor Ian Kerr Rebecca MacKinnon Mary Minow Dr. Pablo Molina Dr. Peter G. Neumann Professor Helen Nissenbaum Ray Ozzie Deborah C. Peel, MD Chip Pitts Professor Anita Ramasastry Professor Ronald Rivest Professor Pam Samuelson Bruce Schneier Dr. Barbara Simons Edward G. Viltz EPIC Petition 2 July 26, 2013 to National Security Agency NSA Surveillance of Domestic Communications Tom Abate - San Leandro, CA Anne Anderson - Acton, MA Zed Abbadi - Ashburn, VA Axel Anderson - Wausau , WI Linda Abbott - New York, NY Ben Anderson - Marion, IA Yusuf Abdi - Alexandria, VA Brandon Anderson - Falls Church, VA Luther Abel - Alameda, CA Dave Anderson - Waltham, MA Lorii Abella - Chicago, IL David Anderson - Belmont, MA Peter Abeln - Saint Louis, MO Geoffrey Anderson - Bordentown, NJ James Able - San Rafael, CA Lee Anderson - Livermore, CA Roger Abrams - Franklinton, NC Matt Anderson - Boston, MA Carl Adams - Albany, CA Michael Anderson - Nevada City, CA Chris Adams - Oklahoma City, OK Patricia Anderson - Anchorage, AK Douglas Adams - Mountain View, CA Peter Anderson - New York, NY Jonathan Adams - San Francisco, CA Ted Anderson - Austin, TX Thomas Adams - Boise, ID Valerie Anderson - Vancouver, WA Eric Aderhold - Seattle, WA William Anderson - Rohnert Park, CA Sam Agnew - Anchorage, AK William Anderson - Glendale, CA Norman C Ahlquist - Seattle, WA Dimitrios Andrakakis - New York, NY Marina Ahmed - Sheffield, Lloyd Andrew - Arnold, MD Thomas Aiken - New York, NY Alan Andrews - Kemah, TX Patrick Ainge - New York, NY Carl Angoli - Ashburn, VA Robert Aitken - San Jose, CA Emily Anicich - San Francisco, CA Mykhailo Aizatskyi - Santa Clara, CA Jason Anicich - Florence, AZ Jeff Akerlund - Richmond, CA Anon Annanon - Baltimore, Frankie Albin - Utica, NY Very Anonymous - Mcminnville, OR Isaac Alcala - Gilbert, AZ Jacob Ansari - Racine, WI Raven Alder - Seattle, WA James Anthony - San Francisco, CA Jacqueline Aldridge - Concord, CA Lyle Antieau - Grosse Ile, MI David Alexander - Baltimore, MD Mark Antonson - Lincoln, NE Mark Alexander - Fredericksburg, VA Lauren Araya - Memphis, TN Jerry Alexandratos - Frederick, MD Sebastian Araya - Memphis, TN Sean Alexandre - Durham, NC Joseph Arceneaux - San Francisco, CA Eric Aley - Jackson, WY Etienne Ardant - New York, NY Levi Aliposa - Chicago, IL Daniel Arendt - Albany, OR Joseph Allard - Portland, OR Jason Armstrong - Meze, Charles Allen - Buckeye Lake, OH Michael Arrow - Brentwood, CA David Allen - Los Angeles, Luis Arruda - Wrentham, MA Gregory Allen - Olympia, WA Matthew Arthur - Collinsville, IL John Allen - Madison, WI John Arwe - Poughkeepsie, NY Kathryn Allen - Madison, WI Richard Ashford - Round Rock, TX Randall Allen - Los Angeles, CA Scott Askew - San Francisco, CA Terry Allen - Pittsburg, KS Michael Askren - Polk City, IA John Allison - Niceville, FL Michael Atkinson - Mundelein, IL Joseph Allred - Arlington, TX Miles Atkinson - Seneca, SC Evan Allrich - Hiawatha, IA Rebecca Atkinson - Mundelein, IL Kris Alman - Portland, OR Matthew Atwood - Brooklyn, NY Shfaheen Alnuaimi - Calpine, CA Pat Augustine - Uhland, TX Jeremy Amaismeier - State College, PA Philip Auld - Hudson, MA Kiyoshi Aman - Tulsa, OK Mat Auricchio - Scotia, NY Theresa Amato - Oak Park, IL Kevin Austin - Minneapolis, MN Christopher Ammerman - Hales Corners, Thomas Auzinger - Hillsborough, NJ WI Jeffrey Avallone - Carlisle, PA EPIC Petition 3 July 26, 2013 to National Security Agency NSA Surveillance of Domestic Communications Jonathan Avery - New York, NY Julia Baumberg - Ottawa Ontario, CA Kelly Avery - Fort Collins, CO Nancy Baumeister - Corvallis, OR Ibrahim Ayoub - Sierra Vista, AZ Dan Baxter - Atoka, TN Gary Baalman - San Jose, CA David Baxter - Acton, MA Laura Baalman - San Jose, CA Joseph Bayly - Indianapolis, IN Meagan Baalman - Broomfield, CO Sarita Beach - Raleigh, NC David Baasch - Portland, OR Todd Beal - Blissfield, MI Karen Babich - Madison, WI Sun-Li Beatteay - Seattle, WA Peter Bachman - Swarthmore, PA Mike Beaty - Mannington, WV Derrick Bacon - Lynn Haven, FL Todd Beaver - Davidson, NC Maksym Badrak - Brookline, MA Michael Bechard - Cordova, TN L. Bagley - Albuquerque, NM Dan Becker - Seattle, WA Barbara Bahr - Belleville, IL Douglas Becker - Holland, MI Luigi Bai - Houston, TX Kenneth Becker - Metuchen, NJ Craig Bailey - Columbia, MO Russ Beckham - Newton, KS Jeff Bailey - Sylmar, CA Mel Beckman - Oxnard, CA Alan Baker - San Jose, CA Thomas Beckmann - North Platte, NE Chris Baker - Peachtree , GA Kim Beckner - Land O Lakes, FL Christopher Baker - Mobile, AL Robert F. Bedel - Pittsburgh, PA Eric Baker - Orem, UT Simon Behr - Medford, MA Paschall Baker - Richmond, VA Caleb Bell - Myrtle Beach, SC Jeffrey Bales - Tucson, AZ Eric Bell - Seattle, WA Mr.Dannert A. Balfanz - Victoria, TX Michael Bell - Tacoma, WA Charles Ball - Cape Coral, FL Jason Bellew - Charlotte, NC Jonathan Bame - Fayetteville, AR Frank Bellino - Glendale, CA John Bane - Bowie, MD Bill Bellomy - Fort Worth, TX John R Bane - Bowie, MD Steve Belongie - Sheboygan, WI Tee Bane - Fdsd, AK Lyndon Belt - Eufaula, OK Robert Banfich - Durham, NC Dr. Benjamin Belton - Fort Myers, FL Mark Bannan - Owosso, MI David Benfell - Sebastopol, CA Daryl Banttari - Burnsville, MN John Benjamin - Paducah, KY Ricardo Barahona - Stratford, CT Alfred Bennard - Portland, OR Rg Bargy - Phoenixville, PA Christopher Bennett - Villas, NJ David Barnes - Warwick, RI Gabriel Bennett - Central Point, OR Mike Barnes - Gates, OR Benjamin Berendes - Cashton, WI Phil Barnett - Apopka, FL Dirk Bergemann - Berlin, HI Lyle Barrere - Orinda, CA James Bergstrom - Chicago, IL Jonathan Barrett - Bethesda, MD m Berk - Mountain View, CA Michael Barrett - Red Bank, NJ Jason Berlinsky - Morristown, NJ Leslie Barron - Sandown, NH Douglas Bernal - Silver Spring, MD David Barrow - Tavernier, FL James Bernard - Richmond, VA Brandon Barry - Arlington, MA Eric Berry - Cedar Rapids, IA Duncan Barth - Eugene, OR Kathy Berry - Lancaster, CA Will Barton - Red Hook, NY Jean-Denis Bertron - Castle Rock, CO Stephen Bash - Waltham, MA Burton Betchart - Rochester, NY David Basri - Matthews, NC Adam Bettencourt - New York, NY Steven Bass - Sharon, MA Bradley Beyenhof - San Diego, CA Alan Batie - Corvallis, OR Rakesh Bharania - San Jose, CA Forrest Batson - San Diego, CA Nathan Bidwell - Germantown, MD Philip Baudoin - New York, NY Helene Biernacki - Chicago, IL Mike Bauer - North Hollywood, Carr Biggerstaff - Newberg, OR EPIC Petition 4 July 26, 2013 to National Security Agency NSA Surveillance of Domestic Communications William Billingsley - Seattle, WA Jonah Bossewitch - New York City, NY Roiberd Billson - Westfield, NJ Robin Bostwick - Akron, OH Roger Bingham - Tucson, AZ David Boswell - Georgetown, TX Nathan Binkert - Redwood City, CA Jason Boudi - Franklin, IN Steve Birchall - Monona, WI Michael Bourgon - Ft. Worth, TX Edward Bishop - San Diego, CA Diane E Boush - Centennial, CO John Bishop - White Plains, NY Laura Bowerman - Raymond, WA Thomas Bitsky - Naperville , IL Robert T Bowers - Portland, OR Anthony Black - St Paul, MN Kathlene Bowman - Lancaster, CA Susan Black - Santa Monica , CA Katrina Boyajian - Dover, NH Doc Blackburn