Dear Mr. Craven,

I just wanted to give you an update on your FOIA request RD 42666 for FBI

Headquarters case file 100-HQ-200845 on Pete Seeger. We are currently

awaiting instructions from other government agencies regarding their

release determinations pertaining to classified documents found in the

file. We cannot proceed further with processing until we receive these

responses. Unfortunately, whenever we are in a "consultation" phase of our

FOIA processing, we are at the mercy of outside agency queues and

timetables. I would love to give you an estimate as to when we will hear

back from the agencies, but the truth is there is just no way to tell. As

soon as we receive all agency responses, we will release as much as we can

based on agency guidance and finish our processing of your FOIA request.

Until that time, we have a sanitized copy of file 100-HQ-200845 with all

classified documents withdrawn that is available for free if you or a

designated representative visit our facility at College Park, Maryland. If

you plan to visit, please notify me at either *mark.murphy@nara.gov

<mark.murphy@nara.gov>* or at (301) 837-1999 at least a week in advance of

your arrival. If I do not acknowledge your notification of arrival within

48 hours, then contact our office at either *specialaccess_foia@nara.gov

<specialaccess_foia@nara.gov>* or at (301) 837-3190. A digital copy of the

file will be loaned to you on DVD in our 4th floor research room (room

4000) where you will have the option to either burn a copy to your own DVD,

download a copy to a flash drive, upload a copy as an attachment to an

e-mail, or download a copy to your laptop if it has a CD/DVD-ROM drive.

There is also the option of having us mail you an electronic copy on CD or

DVD, but standard reproduction charges will apply and you will be charged

$0.80 per page. The 2,500 pages initially cited to you was a good faith

estimate based on the maximum number of pages designated to be in one of

our standard record center boxes. The actual page count is 1,761 pages. If

you would like to receive a copy of the file in the mail, just contact me,

and I will send you an official price quote for reproductions.

At some point in 2016, we plan to have a copy of the current version of

file 100-HQ-200845 made available to view for free on the internet. I do

not have an estimated time when it will be placed online as there is a

backlog of digital files waiting to be uploaded to our servers. In the

future after we receive all agency consultation responses, which will

presumably allow us to release more information, an updated final version

of 100-HQ-200845 will replace the obsolete one online.

A line-by-line review was completed of file 100-HQ-200845 and information

exempted from disclosure under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act

(5 USC 552) has been redacted. For your information, 321 pages have been

sanitized and 92 pages have been withdrawn in full. The redactions have

been applied under the following exemptions and reasons:

(b)(1)-To prevent the disclosure of classified information

(b)(3)-To prevent disclosure of information exempted by statute; the

specific statutes for this case are 50 USC 3024(i)(1)/50 USC 403-1(i)(1)

which protect intelligence sources and methods.

(b)(6) and (b)(7)(C)-To prevent an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy

(b)(7)(D)-To prevent the disclosure of the identity of a confidential

source or informant

(b)(7)(E)-To protect techniques and procedures for law enforcement

investigations

You have the right to appeal our decision to restrict access, either in

whole or in part, to any document over which this agency has release

authority within 60 calendar days of receipt of this e-mail. Your appeal

can either be submitted in writing and addressed to the Deputy Archivist of

the United States, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601

Adelphi Road, Room 4200, College Park, MD 20740-6001, or sent by

e-mail to *foia@nara.gov

<foia@nara.gov>*. Depending on how your appeal is filed, please cite case

number RD 42666 and “Freedom of Information Act Appeal” on either the

envelope or in the subject line of the e-mail.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions pertaining to the

processing of your FOIA request. You will hear from us again once we

receive all agency returns and complete the processing of your case.

Sincerely,

Mark Murphy

Special Access/FOIA Staff

National Archives and Records Administration