LETTER TO DOLORES M. NELSON FROM (SANITIZED) RE FOIA REQUEST

• Document Type: FOIA
• Keywords: CLIMATE
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005568535
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: June 24, 2015
• Document Release Date: August 31, 2010
• Case Number: F-2010-01531
• Publication Date: March 1, 2010

C05,507094 89:48
APPROVED FOR RELEASE^ DATE:
08-19-2010
Dolores M. Nelson
Information and Privacy Coordinator
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
Dear Ms. Nelson;
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March 1, 2010
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act as amended (5 U.S.C. 522).
1 request a copy of.
Any studies or reports (greater than S pages in lt) produced- by the CIA Center
on Climate Change said National Security concerning impacts of &bal wmmoln&
The FOIA provides that if only portions of a record are exempted from release, the
remainder must be released. I therefore request that I be provided with all noriezenipt portions
which are reasonably segregable I particularly request that it be kept in mind that there may exist
reasonably segregable portions of classified paragraphs. I also request that any present classified
material be considered for declassif ication
To permit an intelligent, informed decision as to whether or not to file an administrative
appeal of any denial decision, I also request that you describe in detail the withheld records (or
portions thereof) and explain the logical and factual basis for exemption claims. See Mead
yJ)epAMgnt of the Air Force 566 F.2d 242,251 (D.C. Cir. 1977).
1 also request a fee waiver. The fee waiver provisions under section 552 (a) (4) (A) of the
FOIA, as amended on April 25, 1997, rewrote section 552 (a) (4) (A to create categories of
requesters entitled to fee waivers. Under those provisions, I qualify for exemption f om fees in
the "news media" category. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. circuit has unanimously held
that for FOIA fee waiver purposes "representatives of the news media" includes any individuals
who regularly publish or disseminate information to the public. (See National Security hive Y.
U.S. Demerit of Defense No. 88-5217, D.C. Circuit, July 28,1989, as well as EkshMnLc
Pri. ~yaccy Information Center Y. U S Depa_ ent of Defense No. 02-1233, United States District
Court for the District of Columbia, January 16, 2003).
I easily meet this criteria as a result of my books and articles, which have appeared in a
wide variety of publications. (A vita is available upon request). My books include Defusing
Armageddon: Inside NEST, America's Secret Nuclear Bomb Squad (WW Norton, 2009); Spying
of the Bomb: American Nuclear Intelligence from Nazi Germany to Iran and North Korea (WW
Norton, 2006); The Wizards ofLangley: Inside the CIA's Directorate of Science and Technology
(Westview, 2001); America's Space Sentinels: DSP Satellites and National Security (University
Press of Kansas,1999); The US. Intelligence Community (Westview, 4th ed.1999); and
America's Secret Eyes in Space (Harper & Row, 1990).
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UNCLASSIFIED
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My articles and commentaries have appeared in Scientific American Air Force Magazine,
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Jane's Intelligence Review, International Journal of
Intelligence and Cou terintelligence, ISR Journal, Armed Forces Journal Interrarional, Defense
Week The National Interest, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Boston Globe, and
Newsday.
My intended use ofthe material requested above (m an article on the attempt to establish
the NAO), and in light of my extensive publication record, clearly meets the criteria established
by statute and case law for preferred fee status under the FOIA as a representative of the news
media. As such a representative I am entitled to have search and review fees waived. And given
the contribution of my work to enhancing public understanding of the government operations I
request that you also waive reproduction fees-
I look forward to your response within the statutory time period. If you have
questions about this request or any other matters, please contact me hone),
Sincerely,
UNCLASSIFIED