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United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural ' Marketing Service STOP 0202-Room 3521-S 1400 Independence Avenue, SW. Washington, D.C. 20250-0202 In reply, please refer to FOIANo, 2012-AMS-02675-F Appeal No. 2012-AMS-00144-A Mr. Pat McGonegle National Pork Producers Council 10664 Justin Drive Urbandale, Iowa 50322 Dear Mr. McGonegle: This is In response to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) appeal (2012-AMS-00144-A) you filed regarding the decision by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) not to grant your request for a waiver of fees for the processing of your FOIA request, 2012-AMS-02675-F. Your appeal was received by the AMS FOIA Service Center on August 13, 2012. The original FOIA request was filed on behalf of the National Pork Producers Council (NPCC) by Matthew McDermott on June 8, 2012. AMS has reexamined your initial FOIA request, and the additional information you included in your appeal, concerning the non-profit status of the National Pork Producers Council (NPCC), your intention not to use any records disclosed for your organization's commercial gain, and the measures NPCC intends to take to disseminate such information to the public. In light of this review, AMS grants your request for a fee waiver in this matter. Sincerely, ' David R. Shipman Administrator Cc: Matthew McDermott, Esq. 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA 6/22 Production EXHIBIT 2 ED 001523 00002928-00001