[nfbmi-talk] Fw: FOIA Cost Guidelines

[joe harcz Comcast]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: joe harcz Comcast 
To: Farmer, Mel (LARA) 
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2013 9:53 AM
Subject: Re: FOIA Cost Guidelines


As a matter of fact the first hundred pages of all my FOIA requests from the feds in the past werefree.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Farmer, Mel (LARA) 
  To: joe harcz Comcast 
  Sent: Friday, October 11, 2013 8:24 AM
  Subject: RE: FOIA Cost Guidelines


  The U.S. Departments of Justice, Education, Labor, et al budgets are larger than $500,000,000 and they charge fees for processing FOIA requests.

   

  From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net] 
  Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 6:32 PM
  To: Farmer, Mel (LARA)
  Subject: Re: FOIA Cost Guidelines

   

  From 504 regulations and LARA is the recipient with a budget in excess of $500,000,000.

   

                    (c) In determining pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section 

  whether an accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of a 

  recipient's program or activity, factors to be considered include:

                    (1) The overall size of the recipient's program or activity 

  with respect to number of employees, number and type of facilities, and size of 

  budget;

                    (2) The type of the recipient's operation, including the 

  composition and structure of the recipient's workforce; and

                    (3) The nature and cost of the accommodation needed.

    ----- Original Message ----- 

    From: Farmer, Mel (LARA) 

    To: joe harcz Comcast 

    Cc: Haynes, Carla (LARA) ; Duell, Elsie (LARA) 

    Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 4:34 PM

    Subject: RE: FOIA Cost Guidelines

     

    LARA has not changed its policies/procedures/guidelines in responding to FOIA requests involving federal statutes/regulations.

     

    From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net] 
    Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 4:11 PM
    To: Farmer, Mel (LARA)
    Subject: Re: FOIA Cost Guidelines

     

    Precisely when did you or LARA change the ADA and 504 references and proclaim undue hardship provisions?

      ----- Original Message ----- 

      From: Farmer, Mel (LARA) 

      To: joe harcz Comcast (joeharcz at comcast.net) 

      Cc: Haynes, Carla (LARA) ; Duell, Elsie (LARA) ; McKinney, Vera (LARA) 

      Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 2:28 PM

      Subject: FW: FOIA Cost Guidelines

       

      Mr. Harcz, in response to your inquiry regarding LARA's published FOIA fee charge policies/procedures/guidelines, in accordance with MCL 15.234, Section 4(3) of the state's FOIA, attached is a copy of the LARA FOIA FY14 PROCESSING COST GUIDELINES.