Letter to Ronald H. Brookman Re NIST input documents for WTC

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To: Catherine.fletcher@nist.gov
From: John Young <jya@pipeline.com>
Subject: Appeal of FOIA Request #10-037

14 March 2010

Catherine Fletcher
NIST FOIA Officer

Dear Ms. Fletcher,

In reference to your 26 January 2010 letter to Mr. Ronald H. Brookman, FOIA Request #10-037, denying release of 3,370 files on the structural failure of WTC #7.

I appeal that denial and request release of the 3,370 files in order that design professionals can learn from them in to support public safety in compliance with their professional obligations.

This information ss [is] especially important for design professionals legally charged with responsuibility [responsibility] for public safety of structures.

Further, it is in the public interest for design professionals to have the maximum amount of information about the disaster to assure that all measures have been taken to prevent a recurrence.

NIST has performed an extraordinary public service in the WTC investigation. The fruits of its exceptional work should be shared with design professionals who did not have the privilege of serving on investigative teams.

I am a licensed architect in New York State, No. 10748.

Thank you very much,

Regards,

John Young Architect
251 West 89th Street
New York, NY 10024
212-873-8700