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U.S.Department f Justice

FederalBureau of Investigation

MR.ERIKLARSON

I(ashington,D.C. 20535March 6 ,2010

FOIPARequest o. : 1141552- 00Subject:SEPTEMBER 1,2001PENTAGONWRECKAGEDearMr. Larson,

References made o yourFreedom f Information/Privacyct s(FOIPA) equest or FBI recordsconcerninghe September 1,2001 PentagonWreckage.This etterwill serve o document ou r elephoneconversation ith my representative,AS MarciaMorgan, n March10, 2010.The FBI has previouslyeleased igital ideodiscs DVD) hat may be responsiveo your requestfor all photographs nd/or ideosshotby any personor device, f any agency, hat showapproach,mpact,or explosion f the aircraft t the Pentagon n September 1,2001.Th e requestednformations contained n nineteen 19)DVDs,an dwhat ollows s a descriptionof the DVDs. This nformation il l enable ou o makean informed ec ision s to whetheror no l th e DVDsare responsiveo your request.1 DVD NumberNE421 This DVDdisplays 2 minutes f Nepali ourists riving or sightseeingnWashington, ,C.area.2. DVD Number1A-1495013:This VD displaysmagesof the explosion t the Pentagon nSeptember 1,2001.3. DVD NumberNE418:This DVDdisplays minuteof footage f an individual eing nterviewedafterplanehit he Pentagon.4. DVDNumberNE438: This DVD displays 7 mifiutes f footageof threepeople ravelingo th ePentagono the see damageof September 1,20015. DVD NumberNE439:This DVD displays 3 minutes f twome n ravelingrom NorthCarolinato Washington, .C. o see he Pentagon fterSeptember 1, 2001.6. DVD NumberNE485:This DVD displays 6 minutes f footage ro ma FireDepartmentnVirginia hat respondso the Pentagon hile t is sti l lburning.7. DVD NumberNE413:This DVD displays 0 minutes f a cameracrewoutside he Pentagonafter he Seotember 1.2OO1 ttack.8. DVD NumberNE414:This DVD displays minutes f continuedootage f DVD NumberNE41 .9. DVD NumberNE424:This DVDdisplays hour22 minutes f footageof a couplesightseeingin Salem,MA, NewYork,NY and Washington, .C .10. DVDNumberNE425:This DVD displays 3 minutes f two girlson a road rip romJacksonvil le lorida o Washington, .C. o see he damage o the Pentagon y the September 1,2OO1attack.11. DVD NumberNE506:This DVDdisplays 2 minutes f footageof the Pentagon lean-up, swell as tours nside he crashsite.


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12. DVD NumberNE507:This DVDdisplays 0 minutes f footage f the damage nflicted n thePentagon fter he September 1,2001attack.13. DVD Number1A-1460265:This VDdisplays 4 minutes f footageof the Pentagon urning.14. DVD Number1B-18302:ThisDVD displays 5 minutes f security amera ootageof thePentagon n fire.15 . DVD Number1D-1D195: his DVDdisplays minutes f footageof the Pentagon urning,pluson e nterview f a collegeprofessor.16. DVDNumber18'-18,647Pentagon rash#1):This DVDdisplays18 minutes f personalfootage ollowedby footageof Pentagonburningafter he crash.17. DVD Number1B-18647(Pentagonrash#2):This DVD displays 3 minutes f personalfootageof family evenls,as well as footageof the Pentagonburning.18. DVD Number 18.-18,647PentagonFire):This DVD displays11 minutesof footageof themomentsafter he planehit the Pentagon o includescenesof rescueworkers.19. DVDNumberNE422:This DVDdisplays 4 minutes f ABC ChannelTNews ootageatReganNational irport.Should oudesirean y of theseDVDs,duplicationee sare assessed t the rateof $15.00pe rDVD. The checkor moneyordershouldbe madepayable o the FederalBureauof Investigationndsubmittedo the following ddress: ederalBureau f Investigation,ttentionWPU, 170MarcelDrive,

Wnchester,Virginia 2602. Please nclude he aboveFOIPAnumberon yourcheckor money o ensurepayment s creditedcorrectly.Sinceyou have equested fee waiver, t has beenconsidered nd deniedbasedupon hefollowing:Request or ee waiversare determined n a case-by-case asis.See 5 U.S.C.55 2 (aX4XAXiii).SeealsoNat ' lSec.Archive . DOD,808F.2d1381, 383 D.C.Cir .1989) observinghat eewaiverdecisions re o be madeon a case-by-case asis). he burden s on the requestero show hat hestatutory equirementsor a fee waiverhavebeenmet. n determining hether ou have met his burden,and thereforeare entitled o a fee waiver, must consider he followingsix factors: (1)whether he subjectof the requested ecordsconcerns theoperationsor archivesof the government; 2) whether hedisclosure s "likelyto contribute to an understanding f governmental perationsor activities; 3) whetherth e disclosure f the requestednformation il l contributeo the understandingf the general ublic, sopposed o the ndividualequester, nd hat he requester as he abil ity nd ntentiono disseminatehe

informationo th e public: 4)whether he disclosures ikely o contributesignif icantly"to publicunderstandingf government perations r activit ies;5) whether he requester asa commercialnterestthat would be furtheredby the requesteddisclosure; nd (6)whetherany suchcommercial nterestoutweighshe public nterestn disclosure. ee28 C.F.R.16.11S k) (2004).In order or disclosed nformation o be considered likelyto contribute" o an understanding fspecificgovernmentoperationsor activities, he informationmust be meaningfullynformative n relation othe subjectmatterof the request; equests or information lready n the publicdomaindo not warranta feewaiverbecause he disclosure ouldnot ikely ontributeo an understandingf government perations ractivit ies hennothing ewwouldbe added o the public's nderstanding. lso,materialha t s pre-processedor a prior equesters automaticallyenied. Fo r hese easons, ou r ee waiver equest sdenied.lf, afteryou have receivedand reviewedany of the above-decidedDVDs,you desire o proceedwith obtaining dditionalesponsivematerials, ou willneed o submita ne wwritten equest.The new

requestwill be processedbased on its date of receipt.lf we do not receivea written esponse rom you within hirty 30)days rom the date of this letter,your requestwill be administrativelylosed.Yo u have he right o appealan y denials n his release,Appeals houldbe directed n writ ing oth e Director,Officeof Information olicy OlP),UnitedStatesDepartment f Justice,1425Ne wYorkAvenue,NW ,Suite11050,Washington, .C.20530-0001.Yourappealmustbe received y OI Pwithinsixty (60)days rom the date of this etter n order o be considered imely. Both he letterand the envelopeshouldbe clearlymarked Freedomof Information ct Appeal." Please ite he FOIPARequestNumberassignedo your request o that t may be easily dentif ied.


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We appreciateou r onsiderationn hi smatter ndsolicit our ontinuedatience.f youhaveany urther uestions,lease onothesitateo contactDavidP. Sobonya, ublic nformation fficer t

DavidM. HardySectionChiefRecord/lnformationDissemination ectionRecordsManagement ivision

Very rulyyours,@


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December6.2FederalBureau f InvestigationRecords/Informationissemination ection170MarcelDriveWinchester,V A 226A2-4843Facsimile umber:540)868-4995DearFOIA Officer:UnderheFreedomf Information ct, 5 U.S.C. ubsection52, am equestingll recordselatedo the ollowing,includingbut not imited o reports,orms,notes,memos,etters,emails, hotosand/or ideo:

l. All recordselatedo the ecovery, xamination,dentification nd/or nvestigation f aircraftpartsand vreckagefromthe Pentagonollowingthe September I attacks,ncludingbut not imited o recordselatedo chainofcustody, nd ecordsdentifringthe current ocation(s) f these ircraftpartsandwreckage.2. All records elatedo the ecovery, xamination,dentificationand/ornvestigation f thehuman emains f aircrapassengersndcrew ecoveredrom thePentagonollowingtheSeptembsr l attacks,ncludingbut not imitedtorecordselatedo chainof custody, utopsyeports,& recordsdentifyingcurrentocation(s) f saidhuman emain3. All recordselatedo the ecovery, xamination,dentification nd/or nvestigation f personal ffectsof aircraftcrew andpassengersrom thePentagonollowing he September1 attacks,ncludingbut not imited o recordsrelatedo chainof custody, nd ecordsdenti$ingthe curent location(s) f these ersonal ffects.4. All photographsnd/orvideo,shotby anyperson r device,of any agency,hatshowanyof thefollowing:' Theapproach nd/or mpactof the aircraft hatstruck hePentagonn September l, 2001.' The light andcrashpathof saidaircraft insideandoutsidehePentagon),ncludingbutnot imited o objects n itpath,and,/oramage aused y saidaircraft.' Partsand/orwreckage f saidaircraft-at hePentagon,ndanysubsequentocation hey weremoved o.' Human emains ndpersonal ffectsof thepassengersndcrewof saidaircraft.. Damage t thePentagonaused y explosions.' TheC-130aircraftwhich was lying in the areaaround he ime hePentagon ashit on September l, 2001.' TheE4-Baircraftwhichwas lying over }reDC Metroareahemorningof Septemberl, 2001.' Any aircraft lying in the DC Meho areabetween amand12pmon September l, 2001.

If there areany ees or searchingor, reviewing,or copying he ecords, leaseet me knowbeforeyou taskmy request. awilling to payup to $300 n connection ith this request, ut I amseeking waiverof all fees,asdisclosure f these ecordhashighpublic nterest alue,andarebeingsoughton behalfof the HistoryCommonshistorycommons.org),non-profitnewsmedi4educationalnd esearchnstitution. f possible, wouldprefer o receiveall records n CD or DVD-ROM.Public nterest:l. Thesubject oncernshe operationsr activitiesof the US Government;t relateso the nvestigations,nd ecoveryandcleanup operations onducted y Federal ntities..2. T}ne isclosures informative;manyof these ecords avenotbeenmadepublic,and heres tremendousublic nterestinformationelatedo theSeptember I attacks,ncluding he attackon thePentagon.3. Thedisclosureelps hepublicunderstand}reoperations ndactivitiesof the USGovernment;y making hese ecordsavailable,hepublicwill havegreaternsight o the September I attacks, nd he ederal esponse.4. Thedisclosureontributes ignificantlyo publicunderstanding;see and3)5. TheHistoryCommonss a non-profrtorganizationndhasnocommercialnterestn these ecords;hey will bepostedonline,andwill beaccessibley thegeneral ublicatno charge.If you denyall or anypartof thisrequest, lease iteeachspecificexemption ou think ustifiesyour refusalo releaseheinformation ndnotifr meof appeal roceduresvailable nder he aw.If you haveanyquestions bouthandlinghis request,ou may elephonemeatSincereh, \Enk Larson

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