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December 29, 2025
Ms. Colleen Zimmerman Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility 962 Wayne Avenue, Suite 610 Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
Re: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request 2025-EPA-06509 - Interim and Extension
Dear Ms. Zimmerman:
This letter concerns the above-referenced FOIA request, received by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) on July 1, 2025, in which you requested a variety of records related to EPA enforcement and compliance activities, including inspection reports.
The EPA has released records on an interim basis regarding our enforcement activities in response to FOIA request numbers 2025-EPA-04354 and 2025-EPA-04690, which represent requests submitted by the Environmental Integrity Project. Using these numbers you will find records responsive to your request by visiting the FOIAXpress Public Access Link Reading Room at https://foiapublicaccessportal.epa.gov/app/ReadingRoom.aspx. Enclosed, please find detailed instructions on how to locate and download these records using the FOIA numbers provided. The EPA has considered the foreseeable harm standard when reviewing records and applying FOIA exemptions.
Your request remains open at this time. We will continue to release records to you on an interim basis as records become available. When your request is closed you will receive information regarding your appeal rights for any part of the EPA's response.
As you recently agreed upon with Ms. Kinshasa Brown of this office, the due date for this request has been extended to January 30, 2026. We greatly appreciate your understanding and flexibility.
For an update on the status of your FOIA request, or if you would like to modify or narrow your request so that it may be processed sooner, please contact Ms. Brown, FOIA Project Manager, Office of Regional Counsel, Four Penn Center, 1600 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19103 at 215-814-5404 or brown.kinshasa@epa.gov.
If you need any further assistance or would like to discuss any aspect of your request, you may seek assistance from the EPA's FOIA Public Liaison at hq.foia@epa.gov or call 202-566-1667. You may also seek assistance from the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS). You may contact the OGIS
in any of the following ways: by mail, Office of Government Information Services, National Archives and Records Administration, 8610 Adelphi Road, College Park, Maryland 20740-6001; email: ogis@nara.gov; telephone: 202-741-5770 or 877-684-6448; or fax: 202-741-5769.
Sincerely,
Digitally signed by MICHAEL
MICHAEL D'ANDREA D'ANDREA
Date: 2025.12.29 15:12:54 -05'00'
Michael D'Andrea Chief, FOIA Branch
Enclosure