ZAID, MARKS.; ACCEPTANCE LETTER

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0001459017
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: June 23, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 29, 2010
• Case Number: F-2010-00666
• Publication Date: July 17, 2007

Mr. Mark S. Zaid
Executive Director
The James Madison Project
1250 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036
Reference: F-2007-01622
APPROVED FOR
RELEASE^ DATE:
18-Aug-2010
JUL 1 7 2007
On 10 July 2007 the Office of the Information Privacy Coordinator received your
10 July 2007 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by facsimile, for copies of all
internal Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) documents pertaining to discussions
concerning the proposed enactment of an anti-leak provision in the 2001 Intelligence
Authorization Act and any subsequent related discussions on the topic. The provision
[is] known informally as the Official Secrets Act. We have assigned your request the
reference number above. Please use this number when corresponding with us so that we
can identify it easily.
We accept your request and will process it according to the FOIA, 5 U.S.C. ? 552,
as amended, and the CIA Information Act, 50 U.S.C. ? 431, as amended. Unless you
object, we will limit our search to CIA-originated records existing through the date of this
acceptance letter.
As a matter of administrative discretion, we will waive the fees associated with
processing your FOIA request in this instance. Therefore, your request for a fee waiver is
granted.
The heavy volume of FOIA requests received by the Agency has created delays in
processing. Since we cannot respond within 20 working days stipulated by the Act, you
have the right to consider this as a denial and may appeal to the Agency Release Panel. It
would seem more reasonable, however, to have us continue processing your request and
respond as soon as we can. You can appeal any denial of records at the time. Unless we
hear from you otherwise, we will assume that you agree, and we will proceed on this basis.
Scott Koch
Information and Privacy Coordinator