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DHS Privacy Office FOIA Page 2 of7 communications, memoranda, documents, reports, records, statements, audits, lists of names, applications, letters, calendar or diary logs, facsimile logs, call sheets, notes, examinations, files, electronic mail and other documents and things produced between October 22nd and November 2nd, hat refer or relate to the following words, in any way: (1) "Sandy", (2) "Bush", (3) "Katrina", and (4) "Christie" . 2013-HQFO-00181-MB Shute, Robyn On October 30, 2012, Robyn Elaine Shute, an individual in Salisbury, North Carolina, requested from 12/27/2012 he Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Headquarters and all other records such as records to the Office of the 20 13-HQFO-00 184-AC Ledvina, Dean On November 1, 2012, Dean Ledvina, individual in Chelsea, Iowa, requested from the Department of 12/31/2012 Homeland records on a named individual. 2013-HQFO-00187-MB O'Keefe, On November 5, 2012, Bridget O'Keefe, an attorney with Daspin Aument LLP in Chicago, Illinois, 12/21/2012 Bridget requested from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) all documents, including but not limited o memorandums, products of data compilation, internal and external written or electronic or other materials named individuals. 2013-HQFO-00200-MB Ellis, Austin On November 12, 2012, Austin Ellis, a representative with Keating Wagner Polidori Free, P.C. in 12/27/2012 Denver, Colorado, requested records related to the development of a "Security Checklist" by the Department of Homeland Security that was obtained by the National Association of Theater Owners, including: (1) the identities of any person involved in its development; (2) any accompanying information; (3) how it was disseminated and/or posted or made available; and (3) a list of requests the checklist from the time it had been drafted until the 2013-HQFO-00258-LS McCarren, access to and copies of any and all emails that mention the name Paula Broadwell, reference Paula 12/11/2012 Broadwell AND David Petraeus, reference an FBI investigation into threatening emails received by Jill Kelley, social liaison to MacDili Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida. In a phone converstation on November 26, 2012, you clarified your request stating you are looking for emails that may also mentioned National 2013-HQFO-00278-JH Barrett, Devlin On October 3, 2012, Devlin Barrett, a reporter with The Wall Street Journal in Washington, DC, 12/03/2012 requested from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), various records pertaining to rendition and the role of the United 2013-HQFO-00280-EN Tom On September 13, 2012, Tom Wong, an Assistant Professor at The University of California, San Diego, 12/04/2012 in La Jolla, California, requested from United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), electronic copies of all I-821D forms submitted to users between August 15, 2012 to September 20, 2012. 2013-HQFO-00287-JH Weismann, records sufficient to show the number of email accounts of or associated with Secretary Janet 12/04/2012 Napolitano, and the extent to which those email accounts are identifiable as those of or associated with Sullivan, Eileen December 4, 2012, Eileen Sullivan, a reporterwith the Associated Press in Washington, DC, 12/04/2012 requested from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) copies of all records referencing "Google "Jared Cohen" and "Yasmani Dolatabadi". 289-J H Patel, Chirag any documents outlining what "suspicious behavior" is as per the "See Something, Say Something" 12/03/2012 2013-HQFO-00291- JH II, of all records pertaining to the individual. 12/03/2012 of all records to the individual. 12/03/2012 2013-HQFO-00293 Aliah opies of any records, files, or any other form of written or electroniC documentation containing any 12/05/2012 information related to or referring to yourself, your activities, and/or your travel from the time period January 1, 2004 to the present, which were prepared, received, transmitted, collected and/or maintained the of Homeland 2013-HQFO-00294 Hernandez, opy of the Deportation Order previously lodged on you, as well as any other documents, forms, or 12/05/2012 Orlando written, photographiC, electronic, computer generated, or recorded materials relating to you in (b) (7)(E) Page 4of7 biometrics appointments schedule for DACA applicants each month from August 15, 2012 to the present. Please provide the numbers for applicants who reside in the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan the State of Texas and nationally. 3. The number of DACA requests ready for review each month August 15, 2012 to the present. Please provide the numbers for applicants who reside in the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area, the State of Texas and nationally. 4. The number of DACA requests approved each month from August 15, 2012 to the present. Please provide the numbers for applicants who reside in the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area, the State of Texas and nationally. 5. number of DACA requests denied each month from August 15, 2012 to the present. Please provide he numbers for applicants who reside in the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area, the State of Texas and 2013-HQFO-00302 Matt, O'Brien documents showing the number of people who have applied for "deferred action for childhood arrivals," 12/07/2012 he number approved and the number rejected as of November 13, 2012. Please also include documents showing these same numbers by the applicants' country of origin; a breakdown of the numbers by the applicants' state of residence; and a breakdown of the numbers by any sub-state such the local USCIS office or location of biometric 2013-HQFO-00303 Dunagan, Sean and all records regarding, concerning, or related to the implementation of deferred action and/or 12/07/2012 prosecutorial discretion procedures for undocumented individuals who entered the United States as minors. This request includes, but is not limited to, the following documents: "ERO Supplemental Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion With Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children." (Issued July 2012) "National Standard Operating Procedures (SOP): Deferred for Childhood Arrivals 1-8210 and Form 2013-HQFO-00304 Lisette all communications, memoranda, emails, policy guidance, directives, initiatives, and any other 12/07/2012 correspondence respecting the scope and extent ofbackground checks to be performed (or not) on aliens applying to the Obama administration's, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program from November 2011 the 2013-HQFO-00305 Wadhia, Shoba seeks disclosure of any and all records that were prepared, received, transmitted, collected, and/or 12/07/2012 maintained by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and/or U.S. Citizenship and mmigration Services (USCIS) that describe, refer, or relate to applications for deferred action since 17, 2011, and Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) since August 15, 2012 2013-HQFO-00306 listing or a web site that would give you a list of purchase card holders for US Citizenship & 12/07/2012 Dora Services 2013-HQFO-00307 Richey, Erin data regarding the use of individual surety bonds on construction contracts, not including those for 12/07/2012 residential with the of Homeland in the last 20 2013-HQFO-00308 Stephen records pertaining to the payment of parking tickets, speeding tickets, red light camera Citations, 12/10/2012 camera Citations, and other moving violations paid for by the Department of Homeland Security fiscal 2011 and 2012 2013-HQFO-00310 LeDeux, hat your court order be placed under scrutiny by the Department of Security 12/11/2012 2013-HQFO-00312 Deborah all of the offiCial certificates and records for Vacancy Identification Number 691888, Announcement 12/06/2012 Number DHSHQ13-691888-S0, with the Job Title of Supervisory Physical Security SpeCialist, USAJOBS Control Number 330539700 and which October 2 2012 and closed on October 8 2012 2013-HQFO-00313 Moore, James any documents relating to you such as 1-130 filings and responses, appeal information, motions or 12/12/2012 hearing information obtained at Fallon Federal Plaza in Baltimore, Maryland and/or any other 'urisdictions that has information on 2013-HQFO-00314 Nosair, EI- a copy of all records that were done and/or produced between the year of 1983 until December 12, 12/12/2012 Sayyid 2012, and that 1) directly or indirectly mentions or refers to your name, and 2) directly or indirectly mentions or refers to your federal court case, whether under [U.S. Vs. Omar Abdel Rahman, et al] or [U.S. Vs. Rahman] or [U.S. Vs. Nosair]. This should include but is not limited to, correspondence, e- (b) (7)(E) Page 70f7 Homeland Security related to activities including, but not limited to, protesting, demonstrating, marches and rallies, in all matters related to but notlimited to peace, anti-war, presidents, other U.S. politicians, political conventions, and homeless issues conducted throughout the state of Florida, New York and North Carolina. Total No of Requests: 62 (b) (7)(E) January FOIA Log Received between 01/01/2013 and 01/31/2013 Requester Received Request ID Request Description Name Date 2013-HQFO- Pattanaik, (A) What is the qualification or eligibility criteria laid down for 01/08/2013 00233-MB Sowesh such officers or authorities under the FOIA in USA that hear appeals?; (B) What is the background or profile of the members of such appellate bodies that decide on appeals or complaints on denial of access to information or of furnishing of insufficient or false information?; and (C) Is there a review to the decision of such appellate authority by the same authority or any other quasi-judicial body under and within the FOIA and not the Courts? 2013-HQFO- Hair, Paul How much money did the Department of Homeland Security 01/08/2013 00252-MB spend on contracts in fiscal years 2009, 2010, 2011? How much money was spent on the Federal Financial Management System contracts in 2009, 2010, 2011? How many contracts did DHS award in each of the past three years? 2013-HQFO- (b)(6) a copy of the completed investigation of you.
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