AMS FOIA TRACKING LOG FISCAL YEAR 2011

AMS FOIA Control No. 01-11 02-11 03-11 04-11 5-11 PA 1-11 6-11 7-11 8-11 9-11 Date on incoming request 10/1/10 10/1/10 10/6/10 10/11/10 Date received in LRR 10/1/10 10/1/10 10/7/10 10/12/10 Requester/Subject
Jeanne Blauner; request for all documents, letters, approvals, etc., relating to Daisy dairy products Marcus Skelton; request for grant proposals from FMPP awarded to Delta State University and Arizona State University Jayme Schmidt, request for USDA documents relating to the business structure/ownership of Wright County Egg and Environ Paul Petersan, The Humane Society, request for documents relating to annual budgets, payments, etc. to Edelman or other public relations firms by the American Egg Board from 1/1/2007 to the present, et al.

10/7/10 10/7/10 N/A 10/7/10 10/18/10

10/12/10 10/12/10 10/14/10 10/15/10 10/19/10

(b)(b); request for personnel manuals, vacancy announcement and position description Donna Schill; request for copies of all NOP complaints regarding organic production in the U.S. from 1/1/2009 to 10/13/10 Mateusz Perkowski, Capital Press; request for records on USDAs revocation of organic certification from two companies Thomas B. Kelly, request for PACA file S 08-527 relating to MBT Produce, Inc. and Benny F. Hall & Sons Potatoes Joy L. Borkholder, Strategic Researcher, UFCW; request for copies of COOL compliance investigations at various Whole Foods Market locations from January 1, 2009 to the present
Mark Weiler; request for documents relating to USDA Web Presence Initiative Audience Analysis Joshua Evans, Public Record Strategies; request for F&V Shipper Monthly Remittance Report, and various records relating to pesticides

10-11 11-11 12-11

10/21/10 7/15/10 11/5/10

10/26/10 11/1/10 11/12/10

Amber Halmekangas; request for database/data used to create several maps

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Date on incoming request

11/19/10

Date received in LRR

11/22/10

Requester/Subject
Dan Kurowski; request for records related to Promisland Livestock, LLC and Anthony J. Zeman, records related to Aurora Organic Dairy et al, and copies of comments received by USDA in connection with the April 13, 2006 publication of the NOP Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Katy Koestner, Esquivel, Atty., request for PACA license info, etc. for Tan-O-On

14-11

11/29/10

11/30/10

15-11

11/22/10

12/7/10

Dan Jenkins, The National Security Archive; request for documents related to several specific steps directed by Rahm Emanual and White House Counsel relating to updating all FOIA guidance and training materials, et al. Effie F. Anastassiou, Esq.; request for documents submitted regarding Michael Halperin and Merisa Halperin d/b/a Frazier Lake Farms
Alexander Vanukin; request for contact information for U.S. cherry exporters

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17-11

11/30/10
11/22/10

12/7/10
11/23/10

18-11

12/15/10

Mateusz Perkowski, Reporter, Capital Press; request for communications and/or documentation between officials of AMS, USDA and officials of the Saudi Arabian government or Ministry of Agriculture concerning alfalfa seed, from January 2008 to the present

19-11 20-11 21-11

12/11/10 12/21/10 1/6/11 1/13/11

12/21/10 1/5/11 1/6/11 1/19/11

Michael Ravnitzky; request for information relating to 4 oldest FOIA requests and 4 oldest appeals Jason Smathers; request for records referencing the five oldest FOIA and PA requests Katy Koestner Esquivel; request for applications, renewal forms, PACA licenses and correspondence relating to Tan-O-On Marketing, Inc. Compex Legal Services; subpoena for employees records Kathleen Quandt; request for information relating to possible violations under the COOL program by two Wal-Mart locations Kathy Diaz, CDFA; request for names and contact information for growers who delivered grapes to various handlers from 1/1/06 through 12/31/10 Robert Higgins; subpoena for various documents related to the testing of the InvenX Inc. cold pasteurization system

2211 PA211
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1/13/11 1/13/11

1/19/11 1/20/11

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1/14/11

1/26/11

AMS FOIA Control No. 26-11

Date on incoming request 1/27/11

Date received in LRR

Requester/Subject Carter Dillard, Atty., Animal Legal Defense Fund; request for records relating to foie gras created between January 1, 2000 to the present Carter Dillard, Atty., Animal Legal Defense Fund; request for records relating to egg laying hens, et al., between January 1, 2009 to the present Anne Seelig, Wu & Kao, PLLC, Attys., Subpoena for PACA license applications for various firms Joseph N. Kravec, Jr., Stember Feinstein Doyle & Payne, LLC, subpoena filed for various documents issued to the California Walnut Board that relates to marketing research, quality, health benefits/health claims, et. al. Kristen V. Pfeffer, Varnum, Attorneys at Law; Subpoena for documents relating to James C. Greiner, et al. (b)(6); request for applicant information and other documents relating to job vacancy Wiley R. Driskill, Law firm of Campagne, Campagne & Lerner; request for documents pertaining to Suntree, LLC
Anne Seelig, Wu and Kao, PLLC, Attys., request for PACA documents relating to Dongnan, LLC, Southeast Produce Limited USDA, Southeast Holdings, LLC, et al.

1/31/11

27-11 28-11 29-11

1/31/11 1/27/11 1/28/11

1/31/11 2/1/11 2/7/11

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1/31/11 2/7/11 1/26/11 2/4/11 2/15/11

2/9/11 2/10/11

2/10/11 2/15/11 2/15/11

Mary Ellen Slater; SlaterStudios; request for spreadsheet containing the additional data points about Farmers Markets (i.e., types of payments accepted, et. al). Robin Larkin, Jenna Brouk and Sara Fern; request for contact information of all sources and/or suppliers of meat and meat products served to school children, grades 1-12 under the NSLP in calendar years 2008 and 2009, et al. Michelle Reyes, State of CA Franchise Tax Board; request for taxpayer information for AMS employee Lewis P. Janowsky, Rynn & Janowsky, LLP; request for PACA documents relating to Bravo Foodservice Dist., Inc. Lewis P. Janowsky, Rynn & Janowsky, LLP; request for PACA documents relating to L & A Food Service LLC

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2/14/11

2/14/11

36-11 PA 4-11 37-11 38-11

2/17/11 2/23/11 2/23/11

2/24/11 2/24/11 2/24/11


AMS FOIA Control No. 39-11 Date on incoming request 2/24/11 Date received in LRR Requester/Subject Gregory L. Curtner, Miller Canfield, Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, PLC; request for audio recordings by the Cranberry Marketing Committee (CMC) staff of CMC meetings held 2/21-22/2011; 8/30-31/2010; and 2/21-22/2010 Effie F. Anastassiou, Esq.; request for any PACA complaints filed against Waffa Spices, Inc. a/o Waffa Spices, Inc. d/b/a Waffa Farms Effie F. Anastassiou, Esq.; request for any PACA complaints filed against Vemex Produce, Inc. Gabriela Stopyra, request for list of growers and shippers using Primus Labs for GAP audits/certifications Keisha E. Sykes, Olsson Frank Weeda, Terman Bode Matz PC, Attys., request for results of any microbiological testing done in 2010 on any beef products purchased or contracted, or submitted for testing in contemplation of purchase for the NSLP, etc. Adam P. Zaffos, Roll Law Group P.C.; request for any and all contact information for each voting member of the Administrative Committee for Pistachios Cheryl Leahy, Compassion Over Killing; request for documents or other communications that relate to Dominos Pizza. Anne Seelig, Atty., Wu & Kao; request for PACA documents relating to L & J Produce Inc., L & J Trucking Inc., Good Luck Produce Inc., et al. Patricia J. Rynn, Rynn & Janowsky, LLP, request for PACA documents relating to Delta Fresh Fruit Inc. Patricia J. Rynn, Rynn & Janowsky, LLP, request for PACA documents relating to Premier Fresh/Julio Nievas/Julisa Neivas-Barajas R. Jason Read, Rynn & Janowsky, LLP, Attorneys at Law; request for PACA information relating to J.R. Mazzola Inc. R. Jason Read, Rynn & Janowsky, LLP, Attorneys at Law; request for PACA information relating to Auster Acquisitions, LLC

2/24/11

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2/24/11

2/28/11

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2/25/11

2/28/11

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2/24/11 2/28/11

2/28/11 2/28/11

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3/1/11

3/8/11

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1/24/11

3/8/11

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2/28/11 3/9/11 3/9/11

3/9/11 3/10/11 3/10/11

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3/10/11

3/14/11

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3/10/11

3/14/11

AMS FOIA Control No. 51-11

Date on incoming request

Date received in LRR

Requester/Subject
Michael McKitterick, Safe Food Now; request for all correspondence, complaints, field reports, inspection reports, et al, related to Armstrong Egg Ranch, a/k/a Hickmans Family Farms from January 1, 2000 to the present Michael McKitterick, Safe Food Now; request for all correspondence, complaints, field reports, inspection reports, et al, related to Colorado Egg, LLC, a/k/a Hickmans Family Farms from January 1, 2000 to the present Michael McKitterick, Safe Food Now; request for all correspondence, complaints, field reports, inspection reports, et al, related to Hickmans Egg Ranch, Inc. a/k/a Hickmans Family Farms from January 1, 2000 to the present

3/15/11

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3/15/11

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3/15/11 3/15/11 2/1/11

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Guy Christian, Office of the Tulare County D.A., Welfare Fraud Investigations; request for employees documents Mark Kennedy, Associate General Counsel, PCRM; documents relating to dairy checkoff funds in support of Subway, McDonalds, et al. Cornucopia Institute; request for documents relating to the decision by USDA to continue allowing nutrient additives in organic foods Richard D. Siegel Law Offices; request for compliance letter from USDA (NOP)

11/15/10 3/21/11 3/21/11 3/10/11 3/29/11 3/29/11 3/29/11 4/18/11

3/15/11 3/23/11 3/23/11 3/29/11 3/29/11 4/4/11 4/5/11 4/18/11

Elaine Tate, Standing on my Own, Inc.; request for copy of a successful proposal for a Farmers market and/or Farmers Co-op Program funded with grants. Amanda West, Centre Consulting; request for contact information for contracting officers (to solicit business for training/educational opportunities) Greg Costa, Felix Costa and Sons; request for documents relating to cherry inspection certificates/packing facilities in CA Paul Hart, Johnson & Moncrief, Attys; request for PACA documents relating to Lindsay Foods International Charlotte Vallaeys, The Cornucopia Institute; request for list if individuals who signed up so speak through proxy at upcoming April 26-29, 2011 meeting in Seattle, and NOSB meetings in 2009 and 2010, et al. Lowell P. Bottrell, Anderson, Bottrell, Sanden & Thompson; request for records relating to soybean checkoffs in the U.S. for importers et al.

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2/17/11

4/20/11

AMS FOIA Control No. 64-11 65-11 66-11

Date on incoming request 4/20/11 4/20/11 4/22/11

Date received in LRR

Requester/Subject
Eddie Caram, GM, New Limeco LLC; request for list of registered FL avocado growers

4/20/11 4/20/11 4/25/11

Sam Welsch, President, OneCert, Inc.; request for documents comparing U.S. National Organic Program regs with the European regs, as amended Deborah Martin; request for PACA records relating to Julio M. Ortuzar, Novafrut, Inc., All American Farms (Chile) S.A., et al. (b)(6); employee request for all e-mails between L&S Meat Grading management and AMS Civil Rights Office Allan Frenkel; request for PACA information related to Coyote Kitchen, Inc. and CK Produce Inc. Bruce Baldwin, P.A., request for all non-exempt documents relating to the Organic Crop Improvement Associations one-year suspension from conducting organic inspections in China John Willumsen, request for PACA info relatilng to C&S Wholesale and ADJ Wholesale Produce Steven M. De Falco, request for PACA license info relating to Third Coast Produce Company, Inc. John Willumsen, request for PACA info relating to Jaraq Produce Inc.

67-11 PA 6-11 68-11 69-11

4/25/11 4/11/11 4/27/11

4/25/11 4/26/11 4/27/11

70-11 71-11

4/26/11 4/27/11

4/28/11 4/28/11

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4/29/11

4/29/11
Robinson W. Joslin, ASA; documents collected by OIG which formed the basis for OIGs summary letter to Senator Grassley Erin N. Poplar, Atty., request for records relating to Kalmbach Feeds, Inc.

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10/20/10

5/2/11

74-11 75-11

4/25/11 5/6/11 5/10/11

5/6/11 5/10/11 5/11/11

Wyatt A. Lison, Stember Feinstein Doyle & Payne, LLC; Subpoena filed for various documents relating to various studies, et. al involving the CWB, the CWC, and Diamond Foods, Inc. Heather White, General Counsel, Environmental Working Group; request for various correspondence/communications regarding the USDA Pesticide Data Program from August 1, 2010 to the present, AMS Pesticide Data Program, and of AMS or USDA employees concerning a $180,000 Federal agricultural marketing grant awarded by the DCA to AFF from August 2010 to the present.

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AMS FOIA Control No. 77-11

Date on incoming request 5/12/11

Date received in LRR

Requester/Subject
(b)(6); request for any and all documents, et. al, relating to an investigation and AMS Compliance final rulings pertaining to the investigation of (b)(6) and (b)(6) conducted on our around the years of 2008 to the present, for all open and closed cases, as well as any and all documentation/ correspondence concerning allegations of a relationship between (b)(6) and (b)(6) (b)(6); employee request for all e-mails and instant messages sent amongst/between any Meat Grading supervisors above a GS-9 containing reference to employee, their equipment and Civil Rights complaint, et. al. (b)(6); request for AMS employees personnel file, and wage/attendance records from June 1, 2010 to the present Emelyn Rodriguez, Bella Floria Organics; request for copy of investigation report an any other public documents relating to Zuii Organic Mark Keating; request for all records for FY 2010 and FY 2011 budgets of AMS NOP Program, et al. Ron Nixon, New York Times; request for indexes of Congressional correspondence relating to the expenditure of funds for specific projects or for specific companies, or nonprofit organizations for the current fiscal year; and subsequent request for specific communications based on the index Leesa Zalesky; request for all e-mail exchanges between Craig Morris and Craig Schackleford, Rayne Pegg, Edward Avalos and John Ferrell from June 1, 2010 through June 1, 2011, and National Cattlemens Beef Association employees Burton Eller, Collin Woodall and Forrest Roberts Nancy S. Bryson, Holland & Hart, LLP; request for approximately 715 pages of responsive documents released by AMS to CPSI in response to FOIA 58-08 (dated 3/12/08) by Katherine Campbell Linda E. Prehn, Chairman, United Cranberry Growers Cooperative; request for contact information for handlers that report quarterly under the Cranberry marketing order Cheryl Leahy, General Counsel, Compassion Over Killing; request for documents between 10/25/02 and 10/25/05 relating to the development of the Quality Systems verification Programs and Process Verified Program, and any and all contracts or other agreements related to the government procurement of meat, poultry, eggs, and other agricultural commodities pursuant to LS-114, et al. Igor Vernik, The Coffee Store; request for complaint documents filed against their company

5/12/11

7811 PA711 7911 PA811

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5/12/11

5/13/11

5/23/11 6/2/11 6/2/11 6/6/11

5/27/11 6/2/11 6/2/11 6/7/11

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6/8/11

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6/9/11

6/10/11

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6/10/11

6/20/11

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6/20/11

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6/21/11

6/22/11

AMS FOIA Control No. 88-11 89-11

Date on incoming request 6/22/11 6/23/11

Date received in LRRS 6/22/11 6/23/11

Requester/Subject Chuck Geragi, All American Farms, Inc.; request for all presently pending formal PACA complaints Anne L. Weismann, Chief Counsel, CREW (Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington; request for FOIA logs from January 2010, and records, including letters, etc., as well as attachments Elliot J. Feldman, Baker & Hostetler LLP, request for records identifying the softwood lumber importers to whom AMS provided voting ballots in the referendum on the softwood lumber check-off program, et al. Dena Jones, Animal Welfare Institute; request for any and all documentation regarding accreditation as a third party certification program for Grass Point Animal Compassionate and Grass Fed Program Cora Peterson; request for information relating to commodity bids/awards for foods going to the NSLP & database version of bids/purchases Kathryn J. Levy, Esq., The Humane Society of the U.S.; request for any and all records related to the 3/18/11 Petition by Tyson Foods, Inc., in connection with USDAs approval of labels and point of sale materials on Perdue Farms products containing Humanely Raised & Raised Cage Free Process Verified Program claims Catherine M. Anders, M.H.M. & Associates; request for funded grant proposals for FY 2010 FMPP-- Community Assistance Network and Hawaiis Volcano Circus Clay Scofield, Sterling Technology; request for list of license/permit numbers of all dairy farms in multiple states Hemphill P. Pride II; request for a copy of the complaint and documents related to pending audit of his clients by USDA Brian Leighton; request for any and all documents at the CTFA/USDA/AMS from the inception of the CTFA to the present, involving the peach and nectarine marketing orders

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6/27/11

6/28/11

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6/20/11

7/5/11

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7/7/11

7/7/11

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7/11/11

7/12/11

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6/29/11

7/12/11

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7/13/11

7/13/11

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7/14/11

7/14/11

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7/11/11

7/19/11