Final Response - CAN lacks specificity

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005590352
• Release Decision: IPPUB U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: June 24, 2015
• Document Release Date: February 18, 2011
• Case Number: F-2011-00088
• Publication Date: October 13, 2010

APPROVED FOR RELEASED
DATE: 02-08-2011
This is a final response to your 28 September 2010 Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) request, received in the office of the Information and Privacy Coordinator on
28 September 2010, for copies of "all communication (email or other) between the
director of the CIA's Political Islam Strategic Analysis Program (PISAP) and their
direct superior between July 1, 2010 and the date this request is processed."
We cannot accept your FOIA request in its current form because it would require
the Agency to perform an unreasonably burdensome search. The FOIA requires requesters
to "reasonably describe" the information they seek so that professional employees familiar
with the subject matter can locate responsive information with a reasonable amount of
effort. Because of the breadth and lack of specificity of your request, and the way in
which our records systems are configured, the Agency cannot conduct a reasonable search
for information responsive to your request. We encourage you to refine the scope of your
request (such as including a specific event, incident or topic of the information you seek)
to enable us to conduct a reasonable search for responsive information.
Sincerely,
Scott Koch
Acting Information and Privacy Coordinator