DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS .0, BOX 60267 NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70160-0267 Mareh 25, 2013 Reply To: Office of Counsel Roy Arrigo 6724 Bellaire Drive New Orleans, LA 70124 RE: Arrigo FOIA #FA 13-0140 Dear Mr. Arrigo: Reference your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated March 4, 2013, requesting information related to the Corps’ vegetation policy. Specifically, you seek: 1) Any communication by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to authorities of the State of Louisiana requiring the state to increase its real estate interest along levees statewide to accommodate the Corps’ vegetation policy as was done by the Louisiana Legislature in 2011. 2) Any communication from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to authorities of Louisiana indicating a state wide threat to levee certification due to Louisiana's pre-2011 6 foot real estate interest for existing vegetation-free inspection zones. After a diligent search of the files of the New Orleans District, records responsive to item | of your request were located, reviewed and deemed releasable in their entirety. ‘The records are enclosed. No records in response to item 2 of your request were located. | trust that this response completes and satisfies your request for item 1. Your request for item two is considered denied based on a “no records” determination, You are advised of your right to appeal this determination through this office to the Army General Counsel. The appeal must be received within 60 days of the date of this letter. Both the appeal and the envelope must bear the notation “Freedom of Information Act Appeal” and should be sent to this office. ‘The fee for processing your request is $44.00. This fee is based on | hour of searching, collecting, and approval for a technical grade GS-9/15 @ $44.00 per hour. Please remit a check or money order, payable to B2, New Orleans, for the stated amount, to this office within 30 calendar days from the date of this correspondence. Should you have any questions regarding this response, please contact me at 504-862-2264 Sincerely, Denise D. Frederick Freedom of Information Act Officer Enclosures