UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT

Regulatory Information Management Services

November 23,2010

Ms. Anne L. Weismann

CREW
1400 Eye St., N.W.
Suite 450
Washington DC 20005

RE: FOIA Request No. 10-01704-F

Dear Ms. Weismann,

This is an interim response to your July 23, 2009 request for information pursuant to the
Freedom ofInformation Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.c. § 552. You requested that a copy of the following
documents or documents containing the following information be provided to you:

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) makes this request for records,
regardless of format, medium, or physical characteristics, and including electronic records and
information, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, and U.S.
Department of Education (Education) FOIA Regulations, 34 C.F.R. § § 5.1, et seq.

Specifically, CREW seeks any and all records of or reflecting communications from April 20,
2009, to the present to, from, and/or between officials at Education regarding for-profit education
and any and all of the following:

1. Mr. Steven Eisman;

2. Any or all individuals identified as officers, directors, or employees of FrontPoint
Partners, LLC;
3. Any or all individuals identified as officers, directors, or employees of Morgan Stanley
Investment Management, Inc.;
4. Deputy Undersecretary of Education Robert Shireman;
5. Ms. Pauline Abernathy;
6. Any or all individuals identified as officers, directors, or employees of the Institute for
College Access and Success;
7. Mr. Barmak Nassirian;
8. Any or all individuals identified as officers, directors, or employees of the American
Association of Collegiate Registrars and Adimssions Officers;
9. Mr. Manuel P. Asensio;
10. Any or all individuals identified as officers, directors, or employees of The Alliance for
Economic Stability;
11. Ms. Johnette McConnell Early.

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On October 21, 2010 in a conversation with the Department, you agreed to narrow the scope of
FOIA Case No. 10-01704-F:

You clarified that, to the extent that your request seeks internal Departmental communications
regarding for-profit education, you are seeking only internal communications regarding any
Departmental communications with the outside entities listed in your FOIA request. You also
continue to seek records reflecting external communications as described in your request

Your request was forwarded to the appropriate office(s) within the Department to search for
documents that may be responsive to your request.

The staff in the Office of Legislation & Congressional Affairs (OLCA) notified the FOIA
Service Center that they do not have any documents that are responsive to your request.

The staff in the Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development (OPEPD) has provided
the FOIA Service Center the following responsive documents to your request:

• OPEPD responsive docs - 42 pages

The staff in the Office of Communication and Outreach (OCO) has provided the FOIA Service
Center the following responsive documents to your request:

• OCO emails - 8 pages

Enclosed is a CD containing 50 pages of documents responsive to your request being provided to

you in their entirety.

Provisions of the FOIA allow the recovery of costs pertaining to your request. However, the
Department has provided you with the released documents at no cost. The release of information
at no cost does not constitute a fee waiver, nor does it infer or imply that you will be granted a
fee waiver for future FOIA requests to the Department.

At this time, the Department is continuing to process your request and your FOIA request case
file remains open. It will not close until the Department provides you with a response regarding
outstanding responsive documents. Our final release letter will contain information related to
your appeal rights of agency decisions, where relevant.

If you have any questions, please contact the FOIA Service Center at (202) 401-8365 or
EDFOIAManager@ed.gov.

'ncerely,

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FOIA Public Liaison, OM/RIMS
Enclosure - One (l) CD-Rom

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