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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH &. HUMAN SERVICES

April 20, 2011

Jeremy Beckham

PETA501 Front Street

Norfolk, Virginia 23510

Re: FOI Case No. 38290

Dear Mr. Beckham:

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This is our final response to your two Freedom ofInformation Act (FOIA) requests dated

November 24, 2010, addressed to Reaya Reuss, FOIA Coordinator, National Institute of

Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health. Your

requests were referred to this office because of our responsibilities under the FOIA. You

requested information pertaining to grants RO IDC007177 and RO lDC002840 awarded toTom Yin, Ph.D., University ofWisconsin-Madison; and grant ROIDC003693 awarded to

Luis Populin, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Specifically, you asked for (1) the most

recent full grant applications, (2) all progress reports in the year(s) since the most recent

full grant applications, (3) any correspondence related to animal welfare issues, and (4)

any "Record of Call" forms which document telephone calls between NIDCD and the

grantees and any other part related to the aforementioned grants. You amended your

request to exclude the locations of laboratories, names/addresses of individuals working

on the grants, and biosketches of collaborating scientists. The records have been redacted

of this information.

A search ofNIDCD files produced 231 pages of records responsive to items 1 and 2 of

yourrequest. Enclosed are grants 2-ROlDC007l77/06-07 (79 pages),2-ROlDC02840/06-1O (85 pages), and 5-ROlDC003693-06 Revised (67 pages). It is

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) policy to expunge EIN numbers,

social security numbers, bitth dates, percentage of effort, pending support, source of

private support, references to unpublished articles, agency login password, reviewers

comments and the principal investigator's response to those comments, and any

patentable or proprietary material wherever they appear throughout the grant material.

This information has been removed from the enclosed records.

Requesters who ask for grant applications usually want to receive only material that will

help in understanding the process that led to the awards, or to improve their own methods

of drafting grant applications. Requesters usually do not want material that applicants

believe would harm them if released. We have found that the spirit of the FOIA can be

enhanced through a spirit of cooperation among requesters ofmaterials and those who

submitted the materials.

In this instance, we asked the grantee for advice concerning patent rights and other

confidential commercial or financial information and the material that we are furnishing

reflects that advice. If you feel that materials have been omitted that should have been

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made available to you, please write to me and I will consult with the NIH Freedom of

Information Officer.

Regarding Items 3 and 4 of your request NIDCD searched its files and no responsive

records were located. While we believe that an adequate search of appropriate files was

conducted for the records you requested, you have the right to appeal this determination

that no records exist which would be responsive to part of your request. Should you wish

to do so, you must send your appeal within 30 days of receipt of this letter to the Deputy

Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (Media), DHHS, Suite 920, 7700 Wisconsin

Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland 20857, following the procedures outlined in Subpart C of

the DHHS ForA Regulation available on our website:

httpllwww.nih.gov/icdlodlfoialefoia.htm and http://www.nih.gov/icd/od/foia/cfr45.htm.

Please mark both the envelope and the appeal letter "FOIA Appeal."

In certain circumstances provisions of he FOIA and DHHS FOIA Regulations allow us

to recover part of the cost of responding to your request. Because the cost is below the

$25.00 minimum, there is no charge for the enclosed materials.

Sincerely,

( J ~ r \ n ~ A< lUI'U1' LConnie A. Wivel

Senior FOIA Specialist

Office ofCommunications and Public Liaison

Office of the Director

Bldg. 31, Rm. 5B35Phone: 301-496-5633

FAX: 301-402-4541

Enclosures: Grant - 2-ROlDC0284006106-10 (85 pages)

Grant - 5-ROlDC007177 (79 pages)

Grant - 5-ROlDC003693-06 (67 pages)

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