EFTA00023433.pdf

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U.S. Department of Justice 
Federal Bureau of Prisons 
Central Office 
320 First St., NW 
Washington, DC 20534 
January 9, 2020 
Danielle Ivory 
The New York Times 
620 Eighth Avenuse 
New York, NY 10018 
Request Number: 2020-01336 
Dear Ms. Ivory: 
This is in response to the above referenced Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. 
On 01-02-2020, you submitted a FOIA request to the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). 
A copy of your request is attached. 
After reviewing your request, the BOP determined the request should be aggregated 
into one request, which is request number 2020-01336. This request was made on 12-
12-2019, which is the date you submitted the earliest request being aggregated. This 
will ensure you are not disadvantaged by our action. 
Department of Justice regulations provide for the aggregation of requests where "a 
component reasonably believes that a requester...is attempting to divide a single 
request into a series of requests for the purpose of avoiding fees...." The regulation 
continues, "Components may presume that multiple requests of this type made within a 
30-day period have been made in order to avoid fees." 28 C.F.R. § 16.10(h) (2015). 
BOP's decision to aggregate is based on the time both requests were filed and the 
interrelation of the records sought in each request. We do not know if any fees will be 
associated with this request and will inform you of any estimated fees prior to us 
searching for or copying any responsive records. 
Regarding your request for expedited treatment, you provided insufficient information to 
support your claim regarding an urgency to inform the public. This Office cannot identify 
a particular urgency to inform the public about an actual or alleged federal government 
activity beyond the public's right to know about government activities generally. 
You provided insufficient information to support your claim you are primarily engaged in 
disseminating information that would warrant placing your re…
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