SBA's Expedited-Processing Denials to Bloomberg's Zachary Mider — WP Co. v. SBA

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U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia · No. 1:20-cv-01240-JEB · Doc. 1-4 · 2020-05-12 · Docket on CourtListener

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Exhibit D, Doc. 1-4 in WP Co. v. SBA, No. 1:20-cv-01240-JEB, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, filed May 12, 2020. The seven-page exhibit reproduces three FOIAonline notices denying expedited processing for FOIA requests SBA-2020-000620, SBA-2020-000910 and SBA-2020-001018; two of the notices are addressed to Zachary Mider of Bloomberg News. Each request seeks records of approved Paycheck Protection Program loans, Covid-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loans and Emergency Economic Injury Disaster Loan Grants for a stated range of approval dates, such as 4/9/2020 to 4/15/2020. Each request's justification states that the SBA's loan programs are a matter of public concern and that oversight depends on timely disclosure. Each notice gives the disposition reason as Moot.

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Exhibit D
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: admin@foiaonline.gov
At: 26-Apr-2020 17:50:31 
Your request for Expedited Processing for the FOIA request SBA-2020-000620 
has been denied. Additional details for this request are as follows:  

Request Created on: 04/15/2020  

Request Description: 1. Records of approved Paycheck Protection 
Program loans, for each loan approved between 4/9/2020 and 4/15/2020. I 
request data on each loan in the same format as currently provided by the 
SBA for 7(a) loans published on the SBA’s website here: 
https://www.sba.gov/about-sba/open-government/foia#section-header-32
2. Records of approved Covid-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loans, for 
each loan approved between 4/9/2020 and 4/15/2020. I request data on 
each loan in the same format as currently provided by the SBA for EIDL’s 
(CFDA 59.008) published on usaspending.gov. 
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3. Records of approved Emergency Economic Injury Disaster Loan 
Grants, as authorized under Section 1110 of the CARES Act, for each 
grant approved between 4/9/2020 and 4/15/2020. I request data on each 
loan in a similar format as that provided by the SBA for all EIDL’s 
(CFDA 59.008) published on usaspending.gov. These should include but 
need not be limited to the following fields: value of emergency grant, face 
value of related EIDL loan, action date, recipient name, recipient parent 
duns, recipient parent name, recipient address, recipient city name, 
recipient county code, recipient county name, recipient state code, 
recipient state name, recipient ZIP code, recipient congressional district. 
I am further requesting that the Records be provided to me on computer 
files, in a .csv format or other commonly-used data format, and that they 
be provided to me through email, file-sharing service, or API. 

Expedited Processing Original Justification: I request that these materials 
be subject to expedited processing: Bloomberg News is engaged in the 
dissemination of information to the public and the subject matter related to 
this request is a matter of great public interest, debate, and urgency. 
Specifically, the survival of the U.S. economy, and especially small 
businesses, during the Covid-19 pandemic is a matter of great public 
concern; the SBA’s loan programs are the central pillar of the U.S. 
government’s plan to rescue small businesses; and accountability, 
scrutiny, and oversight of these efforts depends on timely public 
disclosure of the SBA’s actions. 
I certify that my statements concerning the need for expedited processing 
are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. 

Expedited Processing Disposition Reason: Moot  
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From: admin@foiaonline.gov At: 05/05/20 09:39:43 
To: Zachary Mider (BLOOMBERG/ NEWSROOM: )  
Subject: FOIA Expedited Processing Disposition Reached for SBA-2020-000910 
Your request for Expedited Processing for the FOIA request SBA-2020-000910 
has been denied. Additional details for this request are as follows:  

Request Created on: 04/23/2020  

Request Description: Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 
U.S.C. Section 552 et seq.("FOIA"), I request access to and copies of the 
following records (“the Records”): 
1. Records of approved Paycheck Protection Program loans, for each loan 
approved between 4/16/2020 and 4/22/2020. I request data on each loan in 
the same format as currently provided by the SBA for 7(a) loans published 
on the SBA’s website here: https://www.sba.gov/about-sba/open-
government/foia#section-header-32
2. Records of approved Covid-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loans, for 
each loan approved between 4/16/2020 and 4/22/2020. I request data on 
each loan in the same format as currently provided by the SBA for EIDL’s 
(CFDA 59.008) published on usaspending.gov. 
3. Records of approved Emergency Economic Injury Disaster Loan 
Grants, as authorized under Section 1110 of the CARES Act, for each 
grant approved between 4/16/2020 and 4/22/2020. I request data on each 
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loan in a similar format as that provided by the SBA for all EIDL’s 
(CFDA 59.008) published on usaspending.gov. These should include but 
need not be limited to the following fields: value of emergency grant, face 
value of related EIDL loan, action date, recipient name, recipient parent 
duns, recipient parent name, recipient address, recipient city name, 
recipient county code, recipient county name, recipient state code, 
recipient state name, recipient ZIP code, recipient congressional district.  

Expedited Processing Original Justification: I request that these materials 
be subject to expedited processing: Bloomberg News is engaged in the 
dissemination of information to the public and the subject matter related to 
this request is a matter of great public interest, debate, and urgency. 
Specifically, the survival of the U.S. economy, and especially small 
businesses, during the Covid-19 pandemic is a matter of great public 
concern; the SBA’s loan programs are the central pillar of the U.S. 
government’s plan to rescue small businesses; and accountability, 
scrutiny, and oversight of these efforts depends on timely public 
disclosure of the SBA’s actions.  

Expedited Processing Disposition Reason: Moot  
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From: admin@foiaonline.gov At: 05/11/20 11:10:14 
To: Zachary Mider (BLOOMBERG/ NEWSROOM: ) 
Subject: FOIA Expedited Processing Disposition Reached for SBA-
2020-001018 
Your request for Expedited Processing for the FOIA request SBA-2020-
001018 has been denied. Additional details for this request are as follows:  


Request Created on: 04/29/2020  


Request Description: Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 
U.S.C. Section 552 et seq.("FOIA"), I request access to and copies 
of the following records (“the Records”): 
1. Records of approved Paycheck Protection Program loans, for 
each loan approved between 4/23/2020 and 4/29/2020. I request 
data on each loan in the same format as currently provided by the 
SBA for 7(a) loans published on the SBA’s website here: 
https://www.sba.gov/about-sba/open-government/foia#section-
header-32 
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2. Records of approved Covid-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loans, 
for each loan approved between 4/23/2020 and 4/29/2020. I 
request data on each loan in the same format as currently provided 
by the SBA for EIDL’s (CFDA 59.008) published on 
usaspending.gov. 
3. Records of approved Emergency Economic Injury Disaster Loan 
Grants, as authorized under Section 1110 of the CARES Act, for 
each grant approved between 4/23/2020 and 4/29/2020. I request 
data on each loan in a similar format as that provided by the SBA 
for all EIDL’s (CFDA 59.008) published on usaspending.gov. These 
should include but need not be limited to the following fields: value 
of emergency grant, face value of related EIDL loan, action date, 
recipient name, recipient parent duns, recipient parent name, 
recipient address, recipient city name, recipient county code, 
recipient county name, recipient state code, recipient state name, 
recipient ZIP code, recipient congressional district. 
I am further requesting that the Records be provided to me on 
computer files, in a .csv format or other commonly-used data 
format, and that they be provided to me through email, file-sharing 
service, or API. 


Expedited Processing Original Justification: I request that these 
materials be subject to expedited processing: Bloomberg News is 
engaged in the dissemination of information to the public and the 
subject matter related to this request is a matter of great public 
interest, debate, and urgency. Specifically, the survival of the U.S. 
economy, and especially small businesses, during the Covid-19 
pandemic is a matter of great public concern; the SBA’s loan 
programs are the central pillar of the U.S. government’s plan to 
rescue small businesses; and accountability, scrutiny, and 
oversight of these efforts depends on timely public disclosure of the 
SBA’s actions. 
I certify that my statements concerning the need for expedited 
processing are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and 
belief. 


Expedited Processing Disposition Reason: Moot  

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