4 (DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Public Health Service Centers for Disease Control ‘and Prevention (CDC) Atlanta GA 30333 December 4, 2017 ‘Mr. Paul Lombardo Georgia State University College of Law PO Box 4037 Atlanta, GA 30302-4037 Dear Professor Lombardo: ‘This letter is in response to your Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (CDC/ATSDR) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request of November 10, 2017, for: 4. Internal inventories of the biospecimens identified by the CDC that were generated as part of either the Tuskegee Study or the Guatemala Study. More specifically. we request internal summaries that detail the numbers and types of biospecimens in storage that were collected as part of the Tuskegee Study or Guatemala Study. 2. Internal summaries that describe and/or enumerate Tuskegee Study or Guatemala Study biospecimens prepared by the Division of Laboratory Systems as part of the CDC and ‘Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Specimen Packaging, Inventory, and Repository (CASPIR). 3, Any documents that apply to the reevaluation, review, retention, or destruction of any biospecimens collected as part of the Tuskegee Study or Guatemala Study. 4. Any emails or correspondence related to the ongoing retention, secondary research, or destruction or disposition of biospecimens collected as part of the Tuskegee Study or Guatemala Study. Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/1932 To 1/1/1972, ‘A search of our records failed to reveal any documents pertaining to your request. The CASPIR samples are ‘maintained in an electronic sample inventory management system. The system was searched using each of the following terms, one at a time: Tuskegee, Guatemala, STD, syphilis, Negro, Macon County, Alabama, and autopsy. All searches yielded zero matching results, Similarly, there were also no records located for Items #3 and #4 of your request. ‘You may contact our FOLA Public Liaison at 770-488-6277 for any further assistance and to discuss any aspect of your request. Additionally, you may contact the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) ai the National Archives and Records Administration to inquire about the FOIA mediation services they offer. The contact information for OGIS is as follows: Office of Government Information Services National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road-OGIS, College Park, Maryland 20740- 6001, e-mail at ogis@nara.gov; telephone at 202-741-5770: toll free at 1-877-684-6448; or facsimile at 202- 741-5769. If you are not satisfied with the response to this request, you may administratively appeal by writing to the Deputy Agency Chief FOIA Officer, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, U.S. Department ofPage 2 — Paul Lombardo Health and Human Services, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, Suite 729H, Washington, D.C. 20201. Please mark both your appeal letter and envelope “FOIA Appeal.” Your appeal must be postmarked or electronically transmitted by March 4, 2018. Roger Andoh CDCI/ATSDR FOIA Officer Office of the Chief Information Officer (770) 488-6399 Fax: (404) 235-1852 #18-00155-FOIA