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          FOIA LOG FY 2024
    FOIA LOG FY 2024
 April 10, 2024
      
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**RECEIVED DATE******
**DISPOSAL DATE******
**INFORMATION******
**REQUESTED******
**DISPOSITION******
**EXEMPTION, DESCRIPTON, & INFO. WITHHELD******
**Tracking No.******
**FOIA Portal Tracking No.******9/07/2022****
10/06/202206/12/2023
09/26/2023
**11/22/2023******
All communications originating from former Chair Traynor regarding hiring records of certain Commission employees, disciplinary records of Commission employee, delegation of authority records, proposed nomination and confirmation records for Commissioner position, and referring or related to former Commission ALJ.
PARTIALLY GRANTED
Ex. 2, 5, 6
487/14/2023
9/14/2023
1/03/2024
All emails mentioning extensive list of search terms with William Althen
PARTIALLY GRANTED
Ex. 2, 5, 6
38
7838967/14/2023
1/03/2024
All emails mentioning extensive list of search terms with Timothy Baker
NOT PERFECTED

39
7840519/14/2023
12/06/2023
Copies of all OGE Form 202 and OGE form 278e or 278-T generated since 1/1/2021
NO RESPONSIVE RECORDS

IMPROPER FOIA REQUEST

56
8516419/15/2023
1/18/2024
1/30/2024
1/30/2024
**2/07/2024******
Records identifying political appointees entering the agency from 1/20/2021 to present and elements of relevant personnel files.
PARTIALLY GRANTED
Ex. 6
57
8537819/15/2023
11/08/2023
- Records detailing monthly occupancy or vacancy rates for FMSHRC’s five largest buildings from 1/1/2020 – 12/31/2022
- Copies of all COVID-related agency telework policies from 1/2020- 4/1/2023
NO RESPONSIVE RECORDS



PARTIALLY GRANTED
Exs. 2, 5 & 6
58
8559769/15/2023
12/20/2023
List of all contracts or grants referred for OIG investigation or scrutiny due to fraud, waste or abuse since 2017
NO RESPONSIVE RECORDS

59
8581119/15/2023
09/28/2023
11/08/2023
Copies of all internal FOIA processing and procedure policies between 2018 and present and list of 50 oldest pending FOIA requests
PARTIALLY GRANTED
Ex. 2
60
8606519/18/2023
11/08/2023
Records detailing FMSHRC’s usage and retention policies for various internal communication platforms like Microsoft Teams since 2018
NO RESPONSIVE RECORDS

61
8636519/18/2023
11/08/2023
All manuals or records regarding e-discovery as it relates to discovery during litigation since 2021
NO RESPONSIVE RECORDS

62
8652019/19/2023
2/05/2024
Copies of records related to the I.G.’s investigation into alleged employee misconduct
PARTIALLY GRANTED
Exs. 5, 6, & 7
6310/02/2023
10/03/2023
Vulcan Materials Companies- List of All Pending/Filed/Disposed cases during third quarter for calendar 2022
GRANTED

110/03/2023
10/03/2023
Report of all pending and closed dockets for listed companies during the third quarter for calendar year 2022
GRANTED

210/23/2023
11/15/2023
-Lists or summaries of records requested 3 or more times are likely to become subject of subsequent requests under FOIA
-Records necessary to a determination of whether frequently requested records have been made publicly available
-Agency Policies or memorandums on tracking frequently requested records
PARTIALLY GRANTED
Ex. 5
3
90808610/23/2023
11/15/2023
Memorandums or directives pertaining to gender identity, or the implementation of EO 1398: 'Preventing and Combating Discrimination on The Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation' from January 20, 2021 to present
PARTIALLY GRANTED

4
91021610/23/2023
12/05/2023
Records or lists pertaining to Sensitive Case Reports (SCRs), or analogous document inventories, which encompass comprehensive details concerning subjects, keywords, or areas of sensitivity pertaining to FOIA or Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) requests, thereby facilitating the monitoring of FOIA or MDR requests that may be deemed sensitive or prone to garner media or congressional scrutiny
NO RESPONSIVE RECORDS

5
91233610/25/2023
3/25/2024
A copy of the agency's intranet home page, a copy of the agency's intranet sitemap page (such as containing an internal reference of intranet pages or directories), and subsequently, a copy of each page connected to from the agency's intranet homepage
WITHDRAWN

6
91668110/30/2023
10/30/2023
Data on total number of full time and part time FOIA employees and total number of employees employed by agency
IMPROPER FOIA REQUEST

7
92226610/31/2023
11/3/2023
Agency policies, directives, and SOPs regarding human trafficking or counter human trafficking
NOT AN AGENCY RECORD

8
92683111/06/2023
12/13/2023
Records regarding sole sourced contracts issued by the agency under 5 million dollars (USD), and the relied upon documentation and supplemental materials in awarding the sole source contracts - including, but not limited to: sole source justifications, approval paperwork and designated approving authority, any supplemental documentation in support of a sole source determination
NOT PERFECTED

9
93576111/06/2023
12/13/2023
All contracts, agreements, policies, procedures, manuals, memorandums, memorandums of understanding (MOU's) or directives pertaining to unions or labor unions and the number of employees included in any labor contracts, agreements, or memorandums of understanding (MOU's)
NOT PERFECTED

10
93786611/07/2023
11/07/2023
TR Hearing Transcript
Rice v. Nally & Hamilton
WITHDRAWN

1111/07/2023
11/07/2023
Special Assessment Reviews for several orders and citations and exhibits for Cemex Construction Materials Florida, LLC, SE 2022-0185
NO RESPONSIVE RECORDS

1211/10/2023
11/29/2023
All communications between political appointees employed or assigned to the agency and the Partnership for Public Service (Email Domain @ourpublicservice.org), and all agency memorandums, policies, directives, event flyers or descriptions, grants or contracts between the agency and the Partnership for Public Service, including all supporting or supplemental documents.
NO RESPONSIVE RECORDS

13
94648111/13/2023
11/22/2023
Hearing Transcript
Morton Salt and Quinn Norwood, CENT 2023-0135 et al.
GRANTED

1411/15/2023
11/16/2023
Hearing Transcript
Rice v. Nally & Hamilton, KENT 2023-0014
NO RESPONSIVE RECORDS

15
95198111/30/2023
12/05/2023
Hearing Transcript
Sec’y o/b/o Kelser v. Peabody SE Mining, LLC, et al.
SE 2024-0025
GRANTED

1612/01/2023
12/01/2023
Hearing Transcript
Billy Cooper Stone,
CENT 2023-0216
GRANTED

1712/09/2023
1/26/2024
Copies of all implementing directives, orders, memorandums, policies, guidance, or MOUs pertainingto **Executive Order 14019: Promoting Access to Voting**; communications, contracts, or MOUs with 501c3’s (non-profits), or other 501c entities that are non-governmental agencies; guidance, directives, memos, or legal opinions on Hatch Act obligations relevant implementation from March 7, 2021 to present
PARTIALY GRANTED
Exs. 5, 6
18
97892612/09/2023
12/13/2023
Looking for grants and sponsorships and scholarships
NOT AN AGENCY RECORD

19
97953612/09/2023
2/13/2024
Copies of all implementing directives, orders, memos, policies, guidance, or MOUs pertaining to**Executive Order 14052: Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act**.; all directives, orders, memos, policies, guidance, or MOUs, or contracts pertaining to the Infrastructure Implementation Task Force, Justice40 Initiative, or mentioning ‘environmental justice’ from 11/15/ 2021 to present
NO RESPONSIVE RECORDS

20
98044112/09/2023
2/15/2024
3/13/2024
Copies of all implementing directives, orders, memos, policies, guidance, or MOUs pertaining to**Executive Order 14008: Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad**; all directives, orders, memos, policies, guidance, MOUs or agency implementing instructions from January 27, 2021 to present
PARTIALY GRANTED
Exs. 5, 6
21
98225612/14/2023
12/15/2023
Oral Argument Transcript
Saldivar v. Grimes Rock
WEST 2021-0178
GRANTED

2212/15/2023
12/18/2023
TR Hearing Transcript
SOL o/b/o Hoover v MOSenecaMfr LLC dba American Tripoli,
CENT 2024-0024
GRANTED

2312/21/2023
12/21/2023
Hearing Transcript
Billy Cooper Stone
CENT 2023-0216
GRANTED

2412/27/2023
1/03/2024
Hearing Transcript
Morton Salt
CENT 2023-0120
GRANTED

251/02/2024
1/03/2024
Vulcan Materials Companies- List of All Pending/Filed/Disposed cases during calendar 2023
GRANTED

261/02/2024
1/03/2024
Report of all pending and closed dockets for listed companies for calendar year 2023
GRANTED

271/02/2024
1/03/2024
Hearing Transcript
Morton Salt
CENT 2023-0009 ET AL
GRANTED

281/03/2024
1/03/2024
Hearing Transcript
Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC
WEST 2023-0157
GRANTED

291/10/2024
1/23/2024
Copy of all citations for conveyor belt line from 10/1/23 – 11/15/23 for
NO RESPONSIVE RECORDS

301/29/2024
1/26/2024
All marketing materials created, implemented, or disseminated in support of implementing Executive Order 14019, including but not limited to print, advertising, social media, and other marketing materials and marketing activities; grants issued or pending in support of EOto any non-profit or commercial entity; records showing the number of voter registration or vote-by-mail ballot application forms distributed or received by the agency under EO; agency notes, meeting agendas, calendar invites, pre-read documents, memos, implementing plans or directives.
PARTIALY GRANTED
Exs. 5, 6
31
10361661/29/2024
1/29/2024
Records related to GLOMAR FOIA responses issued by the agency in 2023 from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023.
NO RESPONSIVE RECORDS

32
10418811/29/2024
3/25/2024
All training materials presented to agency employees or contractors between January 1, 2021 and present mentioning DEI, Transgender, Equity, or 'Pronouns.
PARTIALY GRANTED
Exs. 2, 4, 6
33
10440311/29/2024
1/29/2024
All training materials presented to agency employees or contractors between January 1, 2021 and present mentioning DEI, Transgender, Equity, or 'Pronouns.
DUPLICATE

34
10440361/29/2024****
1/29/2024
All direct messages sent or received through the agency's official social media accounts (such as Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) Accounts) from January 1, 2023, to the present.
NO RESPONSIVE RECORDS

35
10457961/29/2024
1/29/2024
All Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) or administrative policies, instructions, memorandums, guidance, standard operating procedures, or procedural documents mentioning transgender, or gender affirming, or pronoun and usage from January 20, 2021 to the present.
NO RESPONSIVE RECORDS

36
10476511/29/2024
1/29/2024
A list of all new GS-15 or SES employees or appointees that have entered the agency in the last 7 months (from 1 July, 2023 to present), including name of the employee, title, office, official email, and official phone number.
NO RESPONSIVE RECORDS

37
10494061/29/2024
2/15/2024
Records showing vacancy or occupancy rates of the agency’s largest building or headquarters building, by month (or days if available), for the year of 2023 (January 1, 2023 to December, 2023); and documents showing the number of full-time employees (FTE) subject or covered under Agency telework agreements as of 1 January 2024.
GRANTED****
(Ex. 6 – info. Not within scope)****
38
10511611/29/2024
4/11/2024******
All legal opinions, policies, or authorities (such as NSM’s, NSPM’s, Execution Orders, Operations Orders, Fragmentary Orders, etc.) mentioning ‘commercially available information, CAI, publicly available information, PAI, advertising technology, or adtech., from January 1, 2018, to the present. **(Also search Intelink or Sharepoint or the Agency's equivalent)**
NO RESPONSIVE RECORDS

39
10533712/06/2024
2/06/2024
Copy of Petition and Prehearing Order
General Drilling Div. of Tri GE, LAKE 2023-283
GRANTED

402/08/2024
2/15/2024
User guides, manuals, or instructional materials related to navigating and using the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission's website.
NO RESPONSIVE RECORDS

41
10670412/09/2024
2/12/2024
Copy of Petition
General Drilling Div. of Tri GE, KENT 2023-0139
IMPROPER REQUEST

422/202/2024
2/28/2024
Hearing Transcript
Warrior Met Coal
SE 2023-0082/0083
GRANTED

433/14/2024
3/20/2024
Commission Meeting Management Meeting Minutes/Notes for 1996-2000.
NO RESPONSIVE RECORDS

44
11137313/14/2024
4/10/2024
Current and previous position descriptions for Chair and Commissioners
NO RESPONSIVE RECORDS

45
11137263/20/2024
3/20/2024
Communications/talking points describing E.O. 14019, Promoting Access to Voting from 1/15/2021 – 4/12/2022
PARTIALY GRANTED
Ex. 2, 5, 6
463/25/2024
*PENDING*
Complaints, disciplinary actions, human resources disputes, litigation notices, or settlements (or settlement negotiations) for or against any SES or GS-15 employees, or any appointees (including Schedule C or detailed Appointees) from 1/1/2022 to 3/25/2024


474/1/2024
4/2/2024
Vulcan Materials Companies- List of All Pending/Filed/Disposed cases during first quarter for CY 2024
GRANTED

484/5/2024
4/8/2024
Pleadings, correspondence, decisions, orders and rulings, Kamin, LLC, SE 2023-0242/0243/0244
PARTIALLY GRANTED
Ex. 6
494/9/2024****
4/9/2024
List of all pending and disposed cases for listed companies during the first quarter for CY 2024
GRANTED

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