FOIA LOG FY 2023

April 8, 2024

8RECEIVED DATE

DISPOSAL DATE

INFORMATION

REQUESTED

DISPOSITION

EXEMPTION, DESCRIPTON, & INFO. WITHHELD

tracking No.

3/02/2022

4/11/2022

4/12/2022

5/09/2022

5/23/2022

6/07/2022

8/04/2022

4/27/2023

Records re: Discipline of Senior Executive, Authority of Senior Executive, Potential Office Closure, and Potential misuse of government devices, and video of 4/8/21 Commission Open meeting (Peabody)

PARTIALLY GRANTED

 

GLOMAR – neither confirmed nor denied existence of such records under Exemption 6

 

Ex. 2, 5, 6

21

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

48

10/03/2022

10/03/2022

Vulcan Materials Companies- List of All Pending/Filed/Disposed cases during third quarter for calendar 2022 

GRANTED

 

1.

10/04/2022

10/04/2022

Report of all pending and closed dockets for listed companies during the third quarter for calendar year 2022

GRANTED

 

2.

10/08/2022

10/13/2022

All copies of decisions issued by FMSHRC ALJs denying civil penalty settlements between the Secretary of Labor or MSHA and respondents since the start of 2017 through the date of the processing of this request

NO RESPONSIVE RECORDS

 

3.

10/08/2022

10/19/2022

All copies of decisions issued by FMSHRC ALJs approving civil penalty settlements between the Secretary of Labor or MSHA and respondents since the start of 2017 through the date of the processing of this request

GRANTED

 

4.

12/7/2022

12/9/2022

JRL Coal, Inc. 
Copies of case files for citation nos. 9281574 and 9281569

NO RESPONSIVE RECORDS

 

5.

12/7/2022

12/9/2022

Lexington Coal Co., LLC/Fork Creek Prep Plant

Notes related to citation no. 9557540

NO RESPONSIVE RECORDS

 

6.

12/7/2022

12/9/2022

Lexington Coal Co., LLC/Fork Creek Prep Plant

Notes related to citation no. 9557541

NO RESPONSIVE RECORDS

 

7.

12/13/2022

12/30/2022

SOL o/b/o Roger Cook v. Rockwell Mining, LLC, WEVA 2021-0203

Hearing Transcripts

PARTIALLY GRANTED

Ex. 6

8.

12/23/2022

1/11/2023

Records related to 6/9/21 fatal accident investigation at Stillwater Mine, MT

NO RESPONSIVE RECORDS

 

9.

12/29/2022

1/11/2023

Todd Descutner v. Nevada Gold Mines LLC, WEST 2022-0201-DM

Hearing Transcript

GRANTED

 

10.

1/03/2023

1/04/2023

Vulcan Materials Companies- List of All Pending/Filed/Disposed cases during fourth quarter for calendar 2022 

GRANTED

 

11.

1/04/2023

1/04/2023

Report of all pending and closed dockets for listed PacifiCorp companies during the fourth quarter for calendar year 2022

GRANTED

 

12.

1/04/2023

1/05/2023

Report of all pending and closed dockets for listed PacifiCorp companies during the calendar year 2022

GRANTED

 

13.

2/09/2023

2/10/2023

Hearing Transcript 

SOL o/b/ of Rice v. Nally & Hamilton Enterprises, 

KENT 2022-0118

GRANTED

 

14.

2/16/2023

3/06/2023

Hearing Transcript

Prairie State Generating Co.,

LAKE 2022-0017

GRANTED

 

15.

3/10/2023

3/14/2023

Inspection field notes, photographs, diagrams, statements of MSHA inspector for Event # 7034375

Pocahontas Coal Co.,

 

NO RESPONSIVE RECORDS

 

16.

3/28/2023

3/29/2023

Hearing transcript

Cactus Canyon Quarries, Inc.

CENT 2022-0010

GRANTED

 

17.

4/03/2023

4/04/2023

Records of employee leave hours processed by National Finance Center for the years 2018 - 2021

GRANTED

 

18.

4/03/2023

4/04/2023

Vulcan Materials Companies- List of All Pending/Filed/Disposed cases during first quarter for calendar 2023 

GRANTED

 

19.

4/04/2023

4/04/2023

Hearing transcript

Cactus Canyon Quarries, Inc.

CENT 2022-0010

GRANTED

 

20.

4/04/2023

4/13/2023

Conference Call Recording

Geneva Rock Products, Inc., WEST 2022-0097

GRANTED

 

21.

4/10/2023

4/14/2023

TR Hearing Transcript

Collins v. Next Endeavors Ventures, LLC

VA 2023-0023

GRANTED

 

22.

4/17/2023

4/28/2023

All records pertaining to specific events occurring at eight different mines

WITHDRAWN

 

23.

4/18/2023

4/25/2023

Hearing Transcript, Staas v. Empire Mining Co., LLC, WEST 2022-0353-DM

GRANTED

 

24.

4/28/2023

4/28/2023

Hearing Transcript, Cactus Canyon Quarries, CENT 2023-0045 et al.

GRANTED

 

25.

4/28/2023

5/18/2023

Records Management Self-Assessment for last five years

PARTIALLY GRANTED

Ex. 6

26.

5/03/2023

5/09/2023

FMSHRC FOIA logs from 2000 – Present

 

PARTIALLY GRANTED

Ex. 5, 6

27.

5/05/2023

5/08/2023

Hearing Transcript, Cactus Canyon Quarries, CENT 2023-0045 et al.

GRANTED

 

28.

5/08/2023

5/31/2023

FOIA Request – 5/1/23 Hearing Transcript, Staas v. Empire Mining Co., LLC, WEST 2022-353-DM

GRANTED

 

29.

5/23/2023

5/24/2023

Hearing Transcript

Consol Pennsylvania Coal Co.

PENN 2022-0070

GRANTED

 

30.

6/01/2023

7/06/2023

Hearing Transcript

Nally & Hamilton

 KENT 2022-0078/84

GRANTED

 

31.

6/16/2023

7/6/2023

Copy of Docket

Cemex Construction Materials Florida, LLC

SE 2022-0185

GRANTED

 

32.

6/20/2023

7/5/2023

Records related to communications with SaferFederalWorkforce@gsa.gov containing specific terms

PARTIALLY GRANTED

Ex. 6

33.

6/22/2023

7/5/2023

Number of Military Spouses hired at Commission since 2019

NO RESPONSIVE RECORDS

 

 

34.

6/28/2023

6/28/2023

Hearing Transcript

Ran for Rent WEST 2022-0291

GRANTED

 

35.

7/03/2023

7/11/2023

Vulcan Materials Companies- List of All Pending/Filed/Disposed cases during second quarter for calendar 2023 

GRANTED

 

36.

7/11/2023

7/12/2023

Report of all pending and closed dockets for listed companies during the second quarter for calendar year 2023

GRANTED

 

37.

7/14/2023

9/14/2023

1/03/2024

 

All emails mentioning extensive list of search terms with William Althen

PARTIALLY GRANTED

 

Ex. 2, 5, 6

38.

7/14/2023

1/03/2024

All emails mentioning extensive list of search terms with Timothy Baker

NOT PERFECTED

 

 

39.

7/18/2023

7/19/2023

Total number of leave hours used by FMHRC employees and processed by the USDA National Finance Center for year 2022

GRANTED

 

40.

7/18/2023

7/19/2023

All headquarter and regional records, searches, seizures, investigations, and violations at 4300 US 395 Ridgecrest, CA

NO RESPONSIVE RECORDS

 

 

41.

7/19/2023

8/07/2023

Hearing Transcript

WEVA 2023-0129

GRANTED

 

42.

7/19/2023

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All emails mentioning extensive list of search terms with William Althen

NOT PERFECTED

 

43.

7/19/2023

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All emails mentioning extensive list of search terms with Timothy Baker

NOT PERFECTED

 

44.

7/19/2023

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All emails mentioning extensive list of search terms with Mary L. Jordan

NOT PERFECTED

 

45.

7/24/2023

7/26/2023

Copy of current hierarchy chart of FMSHRC

GRANTED

 

46.

7/28/2023

8/1/2023

Copy of complete Docket file for 

SE 2022-0185

GRANTED

 

47.

7/28/2023

8/15/2023

Records related to Noel F. Manns and Derrick Mendez

NO RESPONSIVE RECORDS

 

 

48.

8/3/2023

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Notification of Federal Torts claim against FMSHRC for mass human rights violations

IMPROPER REQUEST

 

49.

8/4/2023

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Report of accident on 06/08/2023 at GCC

NOT PERFECTED

 

50.

8/11/2023

8/15/2023

Information on Shot Rock Pit Mine Specifications

NOT AN AGENCY RECORD

 

51.

9/7/2023

9/12/2023

Conference Call Recording

Warrior Met Coal Mining

SE 2023-146/147

GRANTED

 

52.

9/12/2023

9/12/2023

Crimson Oak Grove Resources, LLC

TR Hearing Transcript

SE 2023-0235

GRANTED

 

53.

9/13/2023

9/30/2023

Hearing Transcript

Thunder Basin Coal Co., WEST 2023-0157

NO RECORDS RESPONSIVE

(DISPUTE WITH SERVICER)

 

 

54.

9/14/2023

9/28/2023

- Copies of FOIA Appeals and Mandatory Declassification Review logs since 2010.

- Copies of all logs of all OIG investigations open between 2017-2023. 

-Copies of logs of Congressional correspondence since 2010

PARTIALLY GRANTED

Ex. 2

55.

9/14/2023

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.

9/15/2023

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.

9/15/2023

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.

9/15/2023

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.

9/15/2023

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.

9/18/2023

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.

9/18/2023

11/08/2023

All manuals or records regarding e-discovery as it relates to discovery during litigation since 2021

NO RESPONSIVE RECORDS

 

 

62.

9/19/2023

2/05/2024

Copies of records related to the I.G.’s investigation into alleged employee misconduct 

PARTIALLY GRANTED

 

Exs. 5, 6, & 7

63.