[nfbmi-talk] Freedom Of Information Request
joe harcz Comcast
joeharcz at comcast.net
Wed Jan 15 00:08:17 UTC 2014
Thanks and they should remit all of your requested information on or about
the I Can Connect program too.
In fact all the information anyone has requested from this scofflaw agency
should be remitted.
Oh, and I'm still awaiting those minutes and consumer satisfaction
surveys....Grin....
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marcus Simmons" <president at map-n.org>
To: <senVGregory at senate.michigan.gov>
Cc: "Rep. Rudy Hobbs" <rudyhobbs at house.mi.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2014 2:58 PM
Subject: [nfbmi-talk] Freedom Of Information Request
> Dear Legislators:
> This is a request...
> 1) Inquiring why the following such expenditure information is not readily
> available without cost to taxpayers, and
> 2) asking for oversight hearings on BS4BP and LARA with regard to
> expenditures, and
> 3) request the legislator to request the same information from the BS4BP.
>
> "From: joe harcz Comcast
> Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 2:23 PM
> Subject: FOIA Response to Request for Information onAttorney General
> Expenditures
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Haynes, Carla (LARA)
> To: joe harcz Comcast
> Cc: Rodgers, Edward (LARA) ; Luzenski, Sue (LARA) ; Pemble, Mike (LARA) ;
> Belknap, Katie (LARA)
> Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 1:53 PM
> Subject: FOIA Response to Request for Information on Attorney General
> Expenditures
>
>
> January 9, 2014
>
>
>
> Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.
>
> E-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net
>
> 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd.
>
> Mt. Morris, MI 48458
>
>
>
> Re: FOIA Response to Request for Information on Attorney General Fees
>
>
>
> Dear Mr. Harcz, Jr.:
>
>
>
> This email is in response to your December 13, 2013, email request for
> information, received by this office on December 14, 2013. Please be
> advised that the Bureau of Services for Blind Persons (BSBP) is processing
> this request under the state's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), MCL
> 15.231 et seq. An extension was taken on this request to January 9, 2014,
> as permitted under Section 5(2)(d) of the FOIA.
>
>
>
> You have requested information as described in your email (also included
> below) as:
>
>
>
> "8140 ATTORNEY GENERAL FEES $184,086.59 - Anyway can you break out the
> line item above and for what these expenditures went to?"
>
>
>
> Your request is granted as to existing, nonexempt documents pertaining to
> your request. We estimate that the time to process this request is 5
> hours.
> Section 4(1) of the FOIA, MCL 15.234(1), provides that a public body may
> charge a fee for public record search, including the mailing costs, the
> cost of duplication or publication including labor, the cost of search,
> examination, review, and the deletion and separation of exempt from
> nonexempt information.
>
>
>
> Please note that nothing within the federal American with Disabilities Act
> (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (RA), as amended, or
> FOIA Response - the state's FOIA (MCL 15.231 et seq.) requires a public
> body to process FOIA requests free of charge. Further, while the ADA and
> Section 504 of the RA may mandate that, upon request, material be produced
> in an FOIA accessible format without charge, neither the ADA or Section
> 504 of the RA preclude a public body from charging costs under the state's
> FOIA. Thusly, please note that no labor fee charges have been, or will be,
> assessed to convert existing, nonexempt public records responsive to your
> requests into an accessible format to forward to you.
>
>
>
> In order to complete the processing of your request, and based on the
> hourly wages and benefits of the lowest paid Department employee capable
> of performing the necessary tasks to process your request, we are
> requesting a deposit of $96.40 in order to begin the processing of this
> request. An invoice is attached that outlines the costs.
>
>
>
> Once payment is received for the deposit, we will begin the processing of
> your request. Once the process is complete, we will notify you of any
> additional payment due (if any) for the actual cost of the request. When
> we receive this payment, we will send the information either to you via
> email or in the U.S. Mail on a USB flash drive (depending on the amount of
> material responsive to your request).
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
>
> Carla Miller Haynes, FOIA Coordinator
>
> Bureau of Services for Blind Persons
>
>
>
> Attachment: Invoice & Email Request for Information
>
>
>
> cc: Edward F. Rodgers II
>
> Sue Luzenski
>
> Mike Pemble
>
> Katie Belknap
>
> Elsie Duell
>
>
>
> DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS
>
> BUREAU OF SERVICES FOR BLIND PERSONS
>
> FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT INVOICE
>
>
>
>
>
> NAME AND ADDRESS OF REQUESTER:
>
> Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.
>
> E-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net
>
> 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd.
>
> Mt. Morris, MI 48458
>
>
>
> REQUEST RECEIVED: December 14, 2013
>
> TYPE OF REQUEST: Email
>
> REQUEST PARTIALLY DENIED: No
>
> EXEMPT INFORMATION WITHHELD/REDACTED: To be determined
>
> EXTENDED RESPONSE NOTICE ISSUED: Yes to January 9, 2014
>
> REQUESTED INFORMATION WILL BE: Emailed/Invoiced For Payment
>
> ACCOUNT CODE: Index: 36200 PCA: 11343
>
>
>
> DLARA CONTACT: Melvin Farmer, Central FOIA Coordinator
>
> (517) 373-0194, Ottawa Building, 4th Floor, 611 W. Ottawa, Lansing, MI
> 48909
>
>
>
> The FOIA provides that the department may charge a fee to comply with
> requests for public records. The processing fee is composed of hourly
> wages and benefit costs of the lowest paid employee(s) capable of
> processing the request; the duplication of records at assessed costs per
> page; mailing costs; and other related special costs. Prior to searching
> and copying requested records, the department may request full payment or
> 50% of the estimated costs exceeding $50.00 with the balance required
> before mailing the records. Assessed costs are related to your request
> for:
>
>
>
> "8140 ATTORNEY GENERAL FEES $184,086.59 - Anyway can you break out the
> line item above and for what these expenditures went to?"
>
>
>
>
>
> INVOICE CALCULATIONS
>
>
>
> LABOR
>
> Locating and Duplicating Cost:
>
> Number of Hours: 4 hrs. x Hourly Rate: $31.06 = Amount: $124.24
>
> Examining and Extracting Cost:
>
> Number of Hours: 1 hrs. x Hourly Rate: $37.50 = Amount:
> $37.50
>
> TOTAL LABOR: $161.74
>
> POSTAGE (estimate): To be determined based on the amount of
> information
>
> DUPLICATING: Number of Pages (0) times Copying Rate of $0
>
> OTHER (overtime, audio tapes, discs, photos, security, etc.): $0
>
>
>
> SUBTOTAL: $161.74
>
> Less waived indigency fee under FOIA Act MCL 15.234 Section 4(1):
>
>
>
> INVOICE TOTAL: $161.74
>
>
>
> DEPOSIT* $80.87
>
>
>
> TO BE PAID*: $80.87
>
>
>
> Make check or money order payable to: STATE OF MICHIGAN
>
> Remit to: Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
>
> Office Services Mailroom
>
> 7150 Harris Drive, PO Box 30015
>
> Lansing, MI 48909
>
>
>
> RETURN ORIGINAL COPY OF THIS INVOICE WITH YOUR PAYMENT
>
>
>
> *Please note that if a deposit is requested, the indicated amount is an
> estimate of the cost of complying with your request. The actual cost may
> vary somewhat from this amount.
>
> Changing what it means to be blind,
> Marcus Simmons, President,
> Wayne County chapter NFBMI
> Second Vice-president, NFB Deaf/Blind Division
> 28179 Brentwood
> Southfield, MI 48076-3069
> president at map-n.org
> (248) 552-8928
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