The Freedom of Information Reform Act: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-eighth Congress, Second Session, on S. 774 ... May 24, 30 ; June 20 ; and August 9, 1984 |
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... matter required to be pub- lished in the Federal Register and not so published . For the pur- pose of this paragraph , matter reasonably available to the class of persons affected thereby is deemed published in the Federal Regis- ter ...
... matter required to be pub- lished in the Federal Register and not so published . For the pur- pose of this paragraph , matter reasonably available to the class of persons affected thereby is deemed published in the Federal Regis- ter ...
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... matter de novo , and may examine the contents of such agency records in camera to determine whether such records or any part thereof shall be with- held under any of the exemptions set forth in subsection ( b ) of this section , and the ...
... matter de novo , and may examine the contents of such agency records in camera to determine whether such records or any part thereof shall be with- held under any of the exemptions set forth in subsection ( b ) of this section , and the ...
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... matters be withheld from the public in such a manner as to leave no discretion on the issue , or ( B ) establishes particular criteria for withholding or refers to particular types of matters to be withheld ; ( 4 ) trade secrets and ...
... matters be withheld from the public in such a manner as to leave no discretion on the issue , or ( B ) establishes particular criteria for withholding or refers to particular types of matters to be withheld ; ( 4 ) trade secrets and ...
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... matter of such pending proceed- 17 ing , or ( ii ) a request for any records which have been denied 18 to a party in the course of a judicial proceeding or adminis- 19 trative adjudication that is no longer pending . 20 " ( C ) The ...
... matter of such pending proceed- 17 ing , or ( ii ) a request for any records which have been denied 18 to a party in the course of a judicial proceeding or adminis- 19 trative adjudication that is no longer pending . 20 " ( C ) The ...
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... matter was not to be insulated from disclosure merely because it was stored by the agency in ' personnel files . ' Rather , Congress sought a balancing of the individual's right of privacy against the preservation of the basic purpose ...
... matter was not to be insulated from disclosure merely because it was stored by the agency in ' personnel files . ' Rather , Congress sought a balancing of the individual's right of privacy against the preservation of the basic purpose ...
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Page 970 - ... (7) Investigatory records compiled for law enforcement purposes but only to the extent that the production of such records would (A) interfere with enforcement proceedings, (B) deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication, (C) constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, (D) disclose the identity of a confidential source and, in the case of a record compiled by a criminal law enforcement authority in the course of a criminal investigation, or by an agency...
Page 4 - Executive order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or foreign policy and (B) are in fact properly classified pursuant to such Executive order, (2) related solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of an agency; (3) specifically exempted from disclosure by statute (other than section 552b of this title), provided that such statute (A) requires that the matters be withheld from the public in such a manner as to leave no discretion on the issue, or (B) establishes particular...
Page 3 - As used in this subparagraph, "unusual circumstances" means, but only to the extent reasonably necessary to the proper processing of the particular request — (i) the need to search for and collect the requested records from field facilities or other establishments that are separate from the office processing the request ; (ii) the need to search for, collect, and appropriately examine a voluminous amount of separate and distinct records which are demanded...
Page 1022 - ... is in the public interest because furnishing the information can be considered as primarily benefiting the general public.
Page 4 - Any reasonably segregable portion of a record shall be provided to any person requesting such record after deletion of the portions which are exempt under this subsection.
Page 3 - ... and (ii) make a determination with respect to any appeal within twenty days (excepting Saturdays, Sundays, and legal public holidays) after the receipt of such appeal. If on appeal the denial of the request for records...
Page 2 - ... take precedence on the docket over all other causes and shall be assigned for hearing and trial at the earliest practicable date and expedited in every way.
Page 5 - March 1 of each calendar year which shall include for the prior calendar year a listing of the number of cases arising under this section, the exemption involved in each case, the disposition of such case, and the cost, fees, and penalties assessed under subsection (a)(4)(E), (F), and (G).
Page 5 - Senate lor referral to the appropriate committees of the Congress. The report shall include— (1) the number of determinations made by such agency not to comply with requests for records made to such agency under subsection (a) and the reasons for each such determination...
Page 502 - A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy, or, perhaps, both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.