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FOIA Logs For: NASA Headquarters for FY 2005 Description of document: FOIA CASE LOGS for: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters, Washington DC for FY 2005 – FY 2007 Requested date: 04-December-2007 Released date: 04-December-2007 Posted date: 11-January-2008 Title of Document Freedom of Information Request Control Log Requests Received From FY 2008 Requests Received From FY 07 Requests Received From FY06 Requests Received From FY 2005 Date/date range of document: 25-October-2004 – 04-December-2007 Source of document: NASA Headquarters FOIA Requester Service Center Mail Stop 5-L19 300 E Street, SW Washington, DC 20546 The governmentattic.org web site (“the site”) is noncommercial and free to the public. The site and materials made available on the site, such as this file, are for reference only. The governmentattic.org web site and its principals have made every effort to make this information as complete and as accurate as possible, however, there may be mistakes and omissions, both typographical and in content. The governmentattic.org web site and its principals shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused, or alleged to have been caused, directly or indirectly, by the information provided on the governmentattic.org web site or in this file National Aeronautics and Space Administration N~ Headquarters " . Washington, DC 20546-0001 Reply to Attn of: 08-075 December 4, 2007 This is in response to your request received on December 4, 2007, pursuant to the Freedom ofInformation Act (FOIA) for information regarding "a copy ofthe FOIA case logs for NASA HQ for the time period FY2005, FY 2006, and FY 2007 to the present" The NASA Headquarters FOIA Requester Service Center conducted a search and from that search provided FOIA Case Logs for the time period FY 2005, FY 2006, FY 2007 and FY 2008 from October 1, 2007 through December 4, 2007. The responsive documents are being provided in redacted format. Personal information pertaining to individuals is exempt from release under the provisions ofFOIA Exemption 6, which protects against the unwarranted invasion ofpersonal privacy. 5 U.S.C. §552 (b)(6j. You may appeal this initial determination to the NASA Administrator. Your appeal must (1) be addressed to the Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC 20546, (2) be clearly identified on the envelope and in the letter as an "Appeal under the Freedom ofInformation Act", (3) include a copy ofthe request for the agency record and a copy ofthis initial adverse determination, (4) to the extent possible, state the reasons why you believe this initial determination should be reversed, and (5) be sent to the Administrator within thirty (30) calendar days ofthe receipt ofthis initial determination. Sincerely, Kellie N. Robinson Freedom ofInformation Act Officer Enclosures Freedom of Information Request Control Log Requests Received From FY 2008 Log No Recy'd Date of Type in FOIA Originator Request Document Requested 2008-001 10/1/2007 Michael Ravnitzky 10/1/2007 Scale outline drawings of the Galileo spacecraft ­ 1905 August Drive view from all six axis, X, -X, Y, -Y, Z and -Z. Silver Spring. MD 20902 2008-002 10/2/2007 Daniel Selnick 10/212007 Contract awarded to PR Newswire for news Business Wire distribution/media database services. 2300 Clarendon Boulevard • Arlington, VA 22201 2008-003 10/3/2007 James HaWkins, Sr. 9125/2007 file pertaining to the SEWP contracts Gammon & Grange, PC 8280 Greensboro Drive McLean, VA 22102 2008-004 10/4/2007 Aaron Chacon 10/3/2007 Spacecraft Operations Handbook DRL 503-02 - - Volume III-Spacecraft Description -NAS5-29500 - 2008-005 10/4/2007 David Zenlea 10/4/2007 copies of all the FOIA requests NASA received in University of Maryland the month of August. 52140 South Campus Commons College Park. MD 20740 2008-006 10/5/2007 l i..,da Hathawav 912612007 NRC Release determination 2008-007 10/5/2007 IShana Robinson 10/5/2007 press/vehicle passes to view a launch -.,I. ... i ~~ .... r"\ri,,~ J 2008-008 10/9/2007 Jose Avalos 10n12007 - Planet X (NIBIRU) HQ Freedom of Information Request Control Log Requests Received From FY 2008 Log No Recv'd Date of Type in FOIA Originator Request Document Requested 2008-009 10/912007 Lolita Butler 9/2812007 performance appraisals for the period of January 1, 1989 to Present; Notice of Personnel Actions- I Standard Form 50 for the period of January 1989 to Present; Results of Personnel Background 2008-010 10/9/2007 Timothy G. Olson 10/8/2007 NASW-01009; prime contract number GS-1 O-F Quality Improvement Consultants, -0101N 7117 Obelisco Circle Carlsbad, CA 92009 2008-011 10/11/2007 Ramina Gilyanna 10/11/2007 NAS5-97271 University Affiliated Research Building 19/Room 1085 NASA Moffett , CA 94035 2008-012 10/15/2007 Ralf Hartel2 10/8/2007 Cold War Plans For Military Bases (Outpost) on the Moon and Mars. 2008-013 10/15/2007 IRalf Hartel3 10/8/2007 NASAs future missions to the Moon, plans for -...'" lunar outpost as well as permanent base on the moon 2008-014 10/16/2007 Bonnie Reilly 10/16/2007 ten highest revenue industrial gas contract awards BOC Gases, A division of The Linde covering Nitrogen. Oxygen and Helium and copies 575 Mountain Avenue ofthe actual contract for the top five Murray Hill, NJ 07974 2008-015 10/5/2007 Ted Henson 9/24/2007 Wackenhut Services, Inc. Contractual information Service Employees International 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington , DC 20036 2008-016 10/15/2007 Desmond Leddy 10/.14/2007 lunar rock allegation : I j HQ Freedom of Information Request Control log Reques~s Received From FY 2008 Log No Recv'd Date of Type in FOIA Originator Request Document Requested 2008-017 10/16/2007 IMichael McAllister 10/15/2007 Contract and associated correspondence for the NASA Shuttle launch of an ARABSAT satellite, appro. 1984. 2008-018 10/12/2007 Wayne Stewart 10/12/2007 Accident Report MN Freedom Staron Dec. 12 WCS67@ 2006 , 2008-019 10/17/2007 Melody Goldie 10/17/2007 Unaltered satellite pictures taken ofthe earth's melodygodie(F poles. , 2008-020 10/19/2007 Chase Davis 9/27/2007 Contracting documents related to federal contract Houston Chronicle number 14316561. 801 Texas Avenue , Houston , TX 77002 2008-021 10/22/2007 Lisa Chinn 10/19/2007 Aviation System Monitoring and Modeling Project ABC News (ASMM), data connected to the Performance Data 1717 DeSales Street, NW Analysis and Reporting System (PDARS) and the Washington. DC 20036 National Aviation System Operational Monitoring 2008-022 10/22/2007 Shalin Mody 10/22/2007 NASA Air Safety Survery. ,. 2008-023 10/2212007 Alex Velicki 10/22/2007 2006 SBIR proposal. 2008-024 10/22/2007 John Sarais 10/2212007 Air Safety Report conducted by Battelle Memorial Institute. HQ Freedom of Information Request Control Log Requests Received From FY 2008 Log No Recv'd Date of Type in FOIA Originator Request Document Requested 2008-025 10/22/2007 IKieth Cowing 1012112007 Space Act Agreement signed by NASA and berazy.com Berazy Mobile Entertainment. 2008-026 10/2312007 -I Ki~th COwing;­ 10/2312007 Travel itinerary for the tractor trailer portable exhibit of NASA's "Vision for Space Exploration Experience." --_.'~-"_.'''- 2008-027 10/23/2007 Wendy Saltzman 10/23/2007 NASA's federal safety report of commercial and CBS 46 News, WGCL-TV general aviation. 42514th Street, NW Atlanta, GA 30318 2008-028 10/23/2007 Michael Fontenot 10/23/2007 2007 Airline Safety Survery. 2008-029 10/23/2007 Chris Booker 10/2312007 NASA's aairline pilots air safety survey. WCMH-NBC4 3165 Olentangy River Road Columbus, OH 43202 2008-030 10/23/2007 Keith Bohling 10/2312007 National Aviation Operations Monitoring Services (NAOMS) survey results. : 2008-031 10/23/2007 Alicia Haselton 10123/2007 Various proposals submitted to NASA - General Capitol District Information Dynamics/Spectrum Astro proposal submitted to 471 H Street, NW. Lowere Level NASA Rapid Spacecraft Development Office Washington. DC 20001 (RSDO). (RFOO) 5-00651-311 2008-032 10/23/2007 Adam Kirby 10123/2007 2006 to present financial reports. - HQ Freedom of Information Request Control Log Requests Received From FY 2008 Log No Recy'd Date of Type in FOIA Originator Request Document Requested 2008-033 10/24/2007 Ryan McNeill 10/2412007 NASA's air safety survey of airline and general South Florida Sun-Sentinel aviation pilots. 200 E Las Olas Boulevard Ft. Lauderdale. FL 33301 2008-034 10/2412007 Jason Tonks 10123/2007 Challenger Crew Module wreckage photographslimages both post and pre recovery. a 2008-035 10/24/2007 IDavid String 10123/2007 Airline S~fety Report. --,..... - , 2008-036 10/24/2007 IEdward Str~tton 10/24/2007 Information regarding Project Orion. 2008-037 10/24/2007 IAdrin Carsauillo 10/2412007 Information regarding UFO's. 2008-038 10/25/2007 Yvette Hourigan 10/25/2007 NASA's airline safety survey. I 2008-039 10/25/2007 Mark Matthews 10/23/2007 Contact between NASA and the Canaveral Orlando Sentinel Council ofTechnical Societies that covered the 1025 F Street, NW, Suite 700 2006 Space Flight Awareness conference. Washington. DC 20004 NNJ08221024R 2008-040 10/3112007 Steve Shih 10/15/2007 Copy of contract for professional, administrative and management services with Performance Instittue's I I HQ Freedom of Information Request Control Log Requests Received From FY 2008 Log No Recy'd Date of Type in FOIA Originator Request Document Requested 2008-041 10/31/2007 Andrew Amer 10/30/2007 C/O American Nuclear Insurers and Mutual Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Atomic Energy Liability Underwriters. Records 425 Lexington Avenue regarding contracts AEC and various companies.
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