That third week (19-23 Nov) is Thanksgiving Week in the US, so really it's only a 2 week extension since few people do anything work-related over that family holiday time. TL;DR don't put it off. -- rick
> On Oct 24, 2018, at 4:09 PM, Yosem Companys <ycompa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > From: Patrice McDermott <pmcderm...@govinfowatch.net> > > Thanks, James. NARA has confirmed a 3-week extension (until 23 Nov) on > comments (just late yesterday). So, Emily Manna/Samantha Feinstein will be > pulling something together for the openness and transparency folks. > > > > I encourage the CSS folks, and Fed Data folks, and envir’l folks – and FOIA > folks! – to start working on drafting your comments – and, of course, to > circulate them to your communities for sign-on. > > > > Russ Kick has been doing a deep dive and will be sending something around > soon. I will recirculate to the listservs here (as he is not on most of > them). > > > > Thanks, again, James! > > > > The current relevant docs are here > https://altgov2.org/doi-records-destruction/ > > > > Patrice > > > > Government Information Watch <https://govinfowatch.net/> > > pmcderm...@govinfowatch.net > > @GovInfoWatch > > > > *From:* Mr. James R. (Librarian) Jacobs [mailto:jrjac...@stanford.edu] > > > Hi Patrice. I’m getting the word out to library- and transparency groups. > Is there an open public letter onto which people could sign? > > > > Best > > > > James Jacobs > > ... . -. - ..-. .-. --- -- -- -.-- - . .-.. . --. .-. .- .--. .... > > > On Oct 22, 2018, at 11:43 AM, Patrice McDermott <pmcderm...@govinfowatch.net> > wrote: > > Before the call, be sure to read NARA’s appraisal memo > https://altgov2.org/wp-content/uploads/DAA-0048-2015-0003_Appraisal_Memo.pdf > > > > > It is NOT the final word, but it may help inform the discussion – and > comments. > > > > Patrice > > > > Government Information Watch <https://govinfowatch.net/> > > pmcderm...@govinfowatch.net > > @GovInfoWatch > > > > *From:* Patrice McDermott > > > Yes, that is Russ Kick’s site & is definitely credible, etc. Russ has made > it easier for folks to find these requests to NARA from agencies. NARA is > working on a way to do that but is not there yet. The closed cases site is > not it, of course, as it only shows the ones on which final decisions have > been made. One can also just set up an alert from the Fed Reg, but Russ’s > site is centralized. > > > > I urge folks to look at Russ’s site. The request is very extensive. > > > > Patrice > > > > Government Information Watch <https://govinfowatch.net/> > > pmcderm...@govinfowatch.net > > @GovInfoWatch > > > > *From:* Anne Polansky <an...@whistleblower.org> > > > Hello all, looking forward to our call this afternoon! > > > > Don't know if you all have seen this -- I found an "alt" site - looks to be > credible and legit - detailed and informative. > > > > https://altgov2.org/doi-records-destruction/ > > > > And, this web page from the National Archives is a useful reference as well > - perhaps the archivist-types in this group are familiar but this is a new > info source to me. > > > > https://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/resources/unauthorizeddispositionclosedcases > > Unauthorized Dispositions Closed Cases | National Archives > <https://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/resources/unauthorizeddispositionclosedcases> > > www.archives.gov > > Under 44 USC 3106 and 36 CFR Part 1230, "Unlawful or Accidental > Removal, Defacing, Alteration, or Destruction of Records," Federal agencies > are required to "notify the Archivist of any actual, impending, or > threatened unlawful removal, defacing, alteration, corruption, deletion, > erasure, or other destruction of records in the custody of the agency." > NARA also receives > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Patrice McDermott <pmcderm...@govinfowatch.net> > > > > Reminder of call today (and first notification for FOI list folks – sorry). > > > > Patrice > > > > Government Information Watch <https://govinfowatch.net/> > > pmcderm...@govinfowatch.net > > @GovInfoWatch > > > > October 22, 2018 @ 2 PM EDT Call on Department of Interior's Proposed > Destruction of Records > > > > The DOI is asking for permission to destroy records about oil and gas > leases, mining, dams, wells, timber sales, marine conservation, fishing, > endangered species, non-endangered species, critical habitats, land > acquisition, and lots more. See further highlighted info in the note from > Russ Kick below. > > > > October 29 is the deadline to comment. During this call organizations can > share their proposed action plan and ideas for collaborative action. > > > > Call-in details included: > > https://goo.gl/forms/lvJAAhOcZFsmU5zg2 > > > > Please RSVP <https://goo.gl/forms/lvJAAhOcZFsmU5zg2> and share with other > orgs/groups that might be interested. > > > > > > *From:* Samantha Feinstein > > > > Good Morning, > > > > This is a friendly reminder about today’s call at 2:00 for those of you who > interested in discussing the Department of Interior's proposed destruction > of records. > > > > Please RSVP here if you plan to participate: > > https://goo.gl/forms/LDQdJV85Lt9ZU0Nh2 > > > > Many thanks, > > Samantha > > > > > *Samantha Feinstein * > *Senior Legal and International Analyst *Government Accountability Project > 1612 K St., NW, Suite 1100 > Washington, DC 20006 > Phone: 202-457-0034 x 162 > E-mail: samant...@whistleblower.org > Website: http://www.whistleblower.org > > Skype: samant...@whistleblower.org > > *Government Accountability Project is the nation’s leading whistleblower > protection organization. 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Also, > please indicate to the sender that you have received this communication in > error.* > > > > *From:* Samantha Feinstein > > > > October 22, 2018 @ 2 PM EDT Call on Department of Interior's Proposed > Destruction of Records > > > > The DOI is asking for permission to destroy records about oil and gas > leases, mining, dams, wells, timber sales, marine conservation, fishing, > endangered species, non-endangered species, critical habitats, land > acquisition, and lots more. See further highlighted info in the note from > Russ Kick below. > > > > October 29 is the deadline to comment. During this call organizations can > share their proposed action plan and ideas for collaborative action. > > > > Call-in details included: > > https://goo.gl/forms/lvJAAhOcZFsmU5zg2 > > > > Please RSVP <https://goo.gl/forms/lvJAAhOcZFsmU5zg2> and share with other > orgs/groups that might be interested. > > > > > *Samantha Feinstein * > *Senior Legal and International Analyst *Government Accountability Project > 1612 K St., NW, Suite 1100 > Washington, DC 20006 > Phone: 202-457-0034 x 162 > E-mail: samant...@whistleblower.org > Website: http://www.whistleblower.org > > Skype: samant...@whistleblower.org > > *Government Accountability Project is the nation’s leading whistleblower > protection organization. Through litigating whistleblower cases, > publicizing concerns and developing legal reforms, Government > Accountability Project’s mission is to protect the public interest by > promoting government and corporate accountability. 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Also, > please indicate to the sender that you have received this communication in > error.* > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Russ Kick > > > > As I mentioned a while back, I've started a new project to bring > much-needed transparency to the process whereby agencies get permission to > destroy their records at fixed intervals (chosen by the agencies and okayed > by the National Archives). I'm obtaining and posting every such request, > which have never appeared online before. This project is here: > > https://altgov2.org/records-destruction-requests/ > > > > Today I want to specifically highlight a massive request from the > Department of the Interior to schedule records destruction across *all *of > its agencies. > > > > It's asking for permission to destroy records about oil and gas leases, > mining, dams, wells, timber sales, marine conservation, fishing, endangered > species, non-endangered species, critical habitats, land acquisition, and > lots more. It's also wanting to permanently retain a smaller subset of > documents in each category, which will be transferred to the National > Archives, where they will become harder to access via FOIA. > > > > This is crucial stuff. In the months, years, and decades ahead, if you get > "records destroyed" responses, or a vague "no records" response, from NPS, > BLM, FWS, BIA, etc., this could be the root cause. > > > > But there's time to comment. *October 29 *is the deadline I was given. > > > > Here's all the info, including a streamlined, easy-to-read HTML version of > Interior's extensive request: > > > > https://altgov2.org/doi-records-destruction/ > > > > --Russ > > > > -- > > > > *Please support my fight against secrecy: altgov2.org/donate > <http://www.altgov2.org/donate>* > > > Russ Kick > http://www.russkick.com/ > > http://www.altgov2.org/ > http://www.thememoryhole2.org/ > > -- > _______________________________________________ > The ai...@listserv.aoir.org mailing list > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: > http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > http://www.aoir.org/ -- Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. 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