GENERAL34607

• Permit No: C1981013
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 11/23/1998
• Doc Name: TATUM FOIA REQUEST
• From: LAW OFFICES OF JIM TATUM & ASSOCIATES
• To: OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS
• Permit Index Doc Type: GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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RECEIVED
November 18, 1998
Mr. Robert L. Baum, Director
United States Department of the Interior
Office of Hearings and Appeals
4015 Wilson.Boulevard
Arlington, Virginia 22203
RE: Tatum FOIA Request
Mr. Baum:
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Division of Minerals & Geology
I am somewhat confused as to why the Dvector of the Office of Hearings and
Appeals has been assigned to deal with my FOIA request. My July 20'~ FOIA consists of
seven different inquiries, only one of which relates to the Office of Hearings and
Appeals. Nevertheless I am directing this letter to your attention as your October 29th
letter indicates that you are responding to my FOIA for all departments.
I am in receipt of the November and letter written by Kathy Karpan in response to
Senator Gramm's September 9'" inquiry. For your convenience I am enclosing copies of
these communications. Note that Director Karpan took 63 days to respond to Senator
Gramm.
In order for you to gras~ the "total picture" you need to review your October 29'~
letter to me; my November 17 response; my August 29'~ letter to Rick Siebel; my July
20d' letter addressed to Senator Gramm, Kathy Karpan, Michael Long and Rick Seibel;
my July 20'x letter to Alexandra Mallus, as well as Ms. Karpan's November 3'a letter. I
am enclosing copies of this material.
One of the main issues in my FOIA request was the material from the SDPS
program. One hundred and twenty days ago I requested copies of this material, and to
date I Have yet to receive same. Your October 29's letter states that OSM-Denver will be
responding to my FOIA. I was advised yesterday by Mark Oliver and Kathy Karpan that
on November 27, 1998 Karen Guest, OSM-FOIA Officer directed a letter to me in
response to my FOIA request. The letter purports to include some attachments -none of
which are material on the SDPS program, but in fact, copies of letters that I sent to