NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU

1411 JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY

ARLINGTON VA 22202-3231

May 6, 2009

Office of the Chief Counsel

This letter is in response to your Freedom of Information Act request dated June 8,2008, and
subsequent request dated March 17, 2009 for records on the Save a Life Foundation, National
Guard Youth Challenge Program. Specifically, you were seeking records pertaining to the
relationship to the National Guard and any National Guard and Youth Challenge Program
representatives; the relationship with the Department of Defense (DoD) and DoD employees;
any records on National Guard or DoD training programs involving the foundation; any records
pertaining to any National Guard or DoD funding of the foundation; and any correspondence to
and from the foundation or any of its representatives. Your request was assigned case #08-084.

A search for responsive documents by knowledgeable staff in the National Guard Bureau
Public Affairs Office, Illinois National Guard State Headquarters Public Affairs Office, and the
National Guard Bureau Office of Athletics and Youth Development failed to locate any records
that would be responsive to your request. You made your initial request on June 8,2008 to the
Office of the Secretary of Defense; therefore we have not referred to your request to their office
to conduct any additional search for records.

If you are not satisfied with this action, you may appeal to the appellate authority, the Director
of Administration and Management, Office of the Secretary of Defense. To submit your appeal,
you should write directly to the Defense Freedom of Information Policy Office, Attn: Mr. James
Hogan, 1155 Defense Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 20301-1155. Your appeal should include a
copy of this letter, be postmarked within 60 calendar days of the date of this letter, should cite to
case number #08-084, and should be clearly marked "Freedom of Information Act Appeal.

This concludes the processing of your request. If you have any further questions regarding
your request please contact me at (703) 607-3195.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Nikolaisen
Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act Officer
National Guard Bureau
 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ^ ^ i 9 2008
OFFICE OF FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
1155 DEFENSE PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, DC 20301-1155

Ref: 08-F-1282

This is in response to your electronic June 8, 2008, Freedom of Information Act

(FOIA) request to the Department of the Defense, seeking records related to the National
Guard's Youth Challenge Program and the Save-A-Life Foundation (SALF).

The National Guard, who operates their own FOIA office, would
have cognizance over any records that may be found to be responsive to your request. In
consideration of this fact we are forwarding your request to them for direct response to
you. You should direct any questions oi comments to the National Guard at the
following website, http://www.ngb.arm>j'.mil/sitelinks/foia.aspx or the following address:
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Chief, National Guard Bureau
Attn: NGB-JA (FOIA)
1411 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA 22202-3231
(703) 607-5901

This action closes your request with this office. There are no assessable fees
associated with this response in this instance.

I Sincerely,

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