Freedom of Information Act Oversight: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-seventh Congress, First Session, July, 14, 15, and 16, 1981 |
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... administrative appeal period has run - as Mr. Anderson said the news is perishable . Only those with the most patience and most expense to use will go to the courts to conclude the battle . Mr. ANDERSON . I would agree with that . The ...
... administrative appeal period has run - as Mr. Anderson said the news is perishable . Only those with the most patience and most expense to use will go to the courts to conclude the battle . Mr. ANDERSON . I would agree with that . The ...
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... administrative work . The society hears from agencies such as the FBI complaining about the cost of com- pliance with the act . To a great extent , these complaints strike us as hollow even in these days of budget cutting and cost ...
... administrative work . The society hears from agencies such as the FBI complaining about the cost of com- pliance with the act . To a great extent , these complaints strike us as hollow even in these days of budget cutting and cost ...
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... administrative agencies , not the exposés , 10 / that Congress had primarily in mind in drafting the Act . As former Representative Moss , then chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary , recognized in 1966 -- the رو 10 / See ...
... administrative agencies , not the exposés , 10 / that Congress had primarily in mind in drafting the Act . As former Representative Moss , then chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary , recognized in 1966 -- the رو 10 / See ...
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... administrative work . The Society hears the grumblings of agencies such as the FBI complaining of the cost of compliance with the Act . a great extent , these complaints strike us as hollow even in these days of budget cutting and cost ...
... administrative work . The Society hears the grumblings of agencies such as the FBI complaining of the cost of compliance with the Act . a great extent , these complaints strike us as hollow even in these days of budget cutting and cost ...
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... administrative agencies is not entirely clear , it would seem from advance publicity that these changes are clearly in the direction of giving the government greater freedom to suppress informa- tion of importance to its citizens . The ...
... administrative agencies is not entirely clear , it would seem from advance publicity that these changes are clearly in the direction of giving the government greater freedom to suppress informa- tion of importance to its citizens . The ...
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Page 35 - 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.
Page 860 - This exception is necessary to protect the confidentiality of information which is obtained by the Government through questionnaires or other inquiries, but which would customarily not be released to the public by the person from whom it was obtained.
Page 208 - ... (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 91 - 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.
Page 209 - Any person making a request to any agency for records under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of this subsection shall be deemed to have exhausted his administrative remedies with respect to such request if the agency fails to comply with the applicable time limit provisions of this paragraph. If the Government can show exceptional circumstances exist and that the agency is exercising due diligence in responding to the request, the court may retain jurisdiction and allow the agency additional time to complete...
Page 79 - ... (7) investigatory files compiled for law enforcement purposes except to the extent available by law -to a party other than an agency; (8) contained in or related to examination, operating, or condition reports prepared by, on behalf of, or for the use of an agency responsible for the regulation or supervision of financial institutions; or (9) geological -and geophysical information and data, including maps, concerning wells.
Page 425 - Although this inquiry into the facts is to be searching and careful, the ultimate standard of review is a narrow one. The court is not empowered to substitute its judgment for that of the agency.
Page 746 - ... is in the public interest because furnishing the information can be considered as primarily benefiting the general public.
Page 216 - In such a case the court shall determine 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 withheld under any of the exemptions set forth in subsection (b) of this section, and the burden is on the agency to sustain its action.
Page 207 - ... (6) (A) Each agency upon any request for records made under paragraph (1) , (2) , or (3) of this subsection, shall-- (i) determine within ten days (excepting Saturdays, Sundays, and legal public holidays) after the receipt of any such request whether to comply with such request and shall immediately notify the person making such request of such determination and the reasons therefor...