[ RadSafe ] Naval Health Research Center's Birth and Infant Health Registry

[James Salsman]

Dear Art:

Thank you for your question:

> Did you ever get the FOIA info requested?

No, they're redacting the personal information, I think.  
Here is a status update below.

I'll share the trend information when I learn it.

Sincerely,
James Salsman

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: RE: FOIA 2006-01 from NHRC Birth and Infant Health Registry
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 07:28:04 -0500
From: Tiller, Linda L. GS BUMED
To: 'James Salsman'

I have never received the transfer from NHRC, I've contacted them and will
have it soon, once I have it I will notify you and process it as an
expedited request.

Linda 

-----Original Message-----
From: James Salsman
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 8:04 PM
To: Tiller, Linda L. GS BUMED
Subject: Re: FOIA 2006-01 from NHRC Birth and Infant Health Registry

Dear Linda:

Thank you for your email.  I tried to phone again Thursday
but just missed you by five minutes.

Here is a link to the text of my electronic FOIA request:

http://lists.radlab.nl/pipermail/radsafe/2005-September/000912.html

It was transfered from NHRC Commander M. Dukovich on November
21, 2005.  He sent a copy of the transfer to BUMED (MED-00LD)
and NMSC (CODE 00).  It was transfered for redaction, I think.
Do you have a copy of the database yet?  You can get it from
Dr. Ryan <Ryan at nhrc.navy.mil>.

Please give me a call when you have found your request number 
and have a completion estimate, or if you have any questions.  
I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,
James Salsman

Tiller, Linda L. GS BUMED wrote:

> Our phone system is having some technical difficulty.  Could you please
> leave me a contact number or try reaching me again?  The FOIA number you
> left is not one of ours.  Perhaps with a little more information I'll be
> able to locate the file.
> 
> Thanks,
> Linda 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Salsman
> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 7:16 PM
> To: lltiller at us.med.navy.mil
> Subject: FOIA 2006-01 from NHRC Birth and Infant Health Registry
> 
> Linda Tiller
> Office of the Surgeon General
> Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
> United States Navy
> 
> Dear Ms. Tiller:
> 
> I am the requester of your Freedom of Information Act request
> concerning electronic records from the Birth and Infant Health
> Registry.  I believe your file number is FOIA 2006-01.
> 
> The information I have requested is essential for describing
> the trend of the disturbing results reported in "Pregnancy
> Outcomes Among U.S. Gulf War Veterans: A Population-Based Survey
> of 30,000 Veterans," by H. Kang et al. in Annals of Epidemiology,
> vol. 11 (2001) pp. 504-511:
> http://www.annalsofepidemiology.org/article/PIIS1047279701002459
> 
> I have been trying to phone but have been unable to reach you
> Tuesday and Wednesday.  Please let me know your estimate of
> when the requested information will be released.  Thank you.
> 
> Sincerely,
> James Salsman