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Aprl 15,2410
FO]PA
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This is in response to your Freedorn of nformation/Privacy Acts (FOIPA) request.
You may want to considef reducing the scope of your request This would.allow you lo iower your
seafch and duplicaiion costs and hasten the receipi ofyour informaiion. The FBI uses a three-queue
system as a way to fairJy assign and process new requests. The placement of a request in on e of the th ree
queues depends on the total number of pages responsive to that requesl - 500 pages of less (small
queue), 501 pages to 2500 pages (mediurn queue), or more than 2500 pages (large queue). The small
queue has the fastest rate of processing. To accelerate the processing ofyourrequest; youmaywishto
consider reducing the scope of your .eques't so that i1 will fall within one oF the smaller queues. Please lel
us know in writing jf you are inierested in discussing the possibility of reduciog the scope of your request, as
well as your willingness to pay the estimated search and duplication costs indicated in the above
paragraph. Your written response should provide a telephone number where you can be .eached between
the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.n'r., EST, if one is avajlable. Please send this response to:
You may also fax your response to the following nurnber: (540) 868-4936, Attention: Work
Process Unit. If you fail to notify us of your willingness to pay [and/or] we do not hear from you regarding
your willingness to reduce the scope of your request within 30 days from the date of this leitef, your feqLrest
will be closed. You rnust include the FOIPA Request Numbef in any communication fegarding this matter.
Enclosed 'o' your rfo'.rafon sa coo) o' tFe FBI tr le cact Sf eer.
Enclosure