Re: You sent OGIS correspondence intended for the agency to which you submitted your FOIA request
10/25/2019 7:06:19 AM Mountain Standard Time
 OGIS@nara.gov OGIS@nara.gov
 bobleyse@aol.com October 25, 2019 --
 Sent via email Mr. Robert Leyse bobleyse@aol.com
Re.: Case No. 20-0105
Dear Mr. Leyse:
 Thank you for contacting the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS). Congress created OGIS to serve as the Federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Ombudsman. We assist the public and Federal agencies by helping them resolve their FOIA disputes, and by addressing their questions and concerns about the FOIA process. Our jurisdiction is limited to assisting with the FOIA process. An OGIS facilitator will review your submission. If we must contact the agency for the status of your request or appeal, we will do so immediately and contact you again once we receive that information. We look forward to assisting you.
 Sincerely, The OGIS Staff OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES National Archives and Records Administration 8601 Adelphi Road (OGIS) College Park, MD 20740-6001 Email: ogis@nara.gov Phone: 202-741-5770 (local) or 1-877-684-6448 (toll-free) Fax: 202-741-5769 Website: www.archives.gov/ogis

Blog: http://foia.blogs.archives.gov/ On Monday, September 23, 2019 at 6:44:47 PM UTC-4, bobleyse@aol.com wrote: YOU ARE THE APPROPRIATE AGENCY. I SENT THE DOCS THAT YOU NEED TO REVIEW MY CASE! I SENT THE ORIGINAL FOIA AND THE APPEALS TO THE CORRECT PLACE. WHAT I SENT YOU WAS ONE DOCUMENT IN WHICH I COPIED ALL OF THE REFERENCES THAT YOU REQUIRE THAT I HAD SENT TO THE CORRECT PLACES. i DID NOT ASK OGIS TO REVIEW OR PROCESS ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE CONFLICT THAT IS DISCLOSED IN THE COPIES OF CORRESPONDENCE THAT ARE IN THE ATTACHMENT. YOU SPECIFY THAT YOU NEED THOSE COPIES IN ORDER TO REVIEW MY CASE.
In a message dated 9/23/2019 12:19:13 PM Mountain Standard Time, OGIS@nara.gov writes:
Dear Mr. Leyse:
September 23, 2019
Thank you for contacting the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS), the Federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Ombudsman office. This responds to your submission which we received on September 21, 2019. We carefully reviewed your submission and have determined that: You sent OGIS a FOIA request in error. OGIS does not review or process FOIA requests. The FOIA request needs to be sent directly to the agency from which you seek records. X You sent OGIS correspondence intended for the agency to which you submitted your FOIA request. OGIS is an independent office not associated with that agency. You are appealing the agency’s initial response. Please send your appeal to the appropriate agency FOIA appeal official by following the directions provided in the agency’s response letter. You sent OGIS non-FOIA related correspondence. OGIS only addresses issues related to FOIA disputes between requester’s and agencies. As a result, please redirect your submission to the appropriate agency or entity.
' Sincerely, The OGIS Staff On Saturday, September 21, 2019 at 12:44:26 PM UTC-4, bobleyse@aol.com wrote: ATTACHED