Food Safety and
Inspection Service

1400 Independence
Avenue, SW.
Washington, D.C.
20250

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United States Department of Agriculture

Kevin O’Connor

Dear Mr. O’Connor:

RE: FOIJA-2018-00418
Non-compliance records

This is the final response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request,
dated July 29, 2018 to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS). You requested access to a copy of noncompliance
records, from April 1, 2018 to June 30, 2018. We received your request in our
Office on July 30, 2018.

The FSIS FOIA staff works with subject matter experts across the Agency to
locate responsive documents. For this request, we conducted a records search in
The Office of Data Integration and Food Protection. FSIS’ search began on July
31, 2018. Our search includes responsive records in FSIS’ control on that date.

We have located 1,208 pages of NRs with no descriptions that are responsive to
your request. After a thorough review, we have determined that these pages may
be released in their entirety. Accordingly, this request is granted in full.

You may appeal this determination within 90 days from the date of this letter.
Your appeal should include copies of your original request and this response, as
well as a discussion of the reasons supporting your appeal. The envelope should
be plainly marked to indicate that it contains a FOIA appeal. If you decide to
appeal this determination, please send your appeal to:

Paul Kiecker

Acting Administrator

Department of Agriculture

Food Safety and Inspection Service
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Room 1170, South Building
Washington, D.C. 20250-3700

Please be advised that your FOIA request, including your identity and the
information made available, is releasable to the public under any subsequent
FOIA requests. However, FSIS does not release your personal privacy
information, such as home addresses, telephone numbers, or Social Security
Numbers, all of which are protected from disclosure under FOIA Exemption 6.


Kevin O'Connor
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If you have any questions about the way this request was handled, please contact Tony
Trenkle at 202-720-2110 or via email at Anthony. Trenkle@fsis.usda.gov. If you have
general questions about FSIS’ FOIA procedures or regulations, please contact our FOIA
Public Liaison, Anne Sylvester, at 202-205-0144 or via email at

Anne. Sylvester@fsis.usda.gov.

Additionally, you may contact the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) at
the National Archives and Records Administration to inquire about the FOIA mediation
services they offer. The contact information for OGIS is as follows: Office of
Government Information Services, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601
Adelphi Road-OGIS, College Park, Maryland 20740-6001, e-mail at ogis@nara.gov;
telephone at 202-741-5770; or facsimile at 202-741-5769.

Thank you for your interest in FSIS programs and policies.

Sincerely,
Digitally signed by ARIANNE

ARIANNE PERKINS Perkins

Date: 2018.09.21 12:19:13 -04'00"
Arianne M. Perkins
Director, Freedom of Information Act Staff
Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Education
Food Safety and Inspection Service

Enclosure

Be Food Safe: CLEAN: Wash Hands and Surfaces Often SEPARATE: Separate Raw Meats from Other Foods
COOK: Cook To The Right Temperature CHILL: Refrigerate Food Promptly

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