Attorney General's Memorandum on the 1974 Amendments to the Freedom of Information Act: A Memorandum for the Executive Departments and Agencies Concerning the Amendments to the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552, Sometimes Referred to as Section 3 Or the Public Information Section of the Administrative Procedure Act) Effected by P.L. 93-502, Enacted November 21, 1974, and Effective February 19, 1975 |
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... court may treat classified records which an agency seeks to withhold . AMENDMENT OF EXEMPTION 1 Exemption 1 of the 1966 Act authorized the withholding of infor- mation " specifically required by Executive order to be kept secret in the ...
... court may treat classified records which an agency seeks to withhold . AMENDMENT OF EXEMPTION 1 Exemption 1 of the 1966 Act authorized the withholding of infor- mation " specifically required by Executive order to be kept secret in the ...
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... court to examine classified records in camera to determine the propriety of the with- holding under the new substantive standards of the exemption . The Conference Report makes clear , however , that " in camera examination need not be ...
... court to examine classified records in camera to determine the propriety of the with- holding under the new substantive standards of the exemption . The Conference Report makes clear , however , that " in camera examination need not be ...
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... courts would conduct their pro- ceedings . " ( 120 Cong . Rec . H 10865 ( November 20 , 1974 ) . ) In Environmental Protection Agency v . Mink , 410 U.S. 73 ( 1973 ) , the Supreme Court acknowledged the power of Congress to alter the ...
... courts would conduct their pro- ceedings . " ( 120 Cong . Rec . H 10865 ( November 20 , 1974 ) . ) In Environmental Protection Agency v . Mink , 410 U.S. 73 ( 1973 ) , the Supreme Court acknowledged the power of Congress to alter the ...
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... court decisions had construed the prior provision as I exempting any material contained in a file properly designated as an investigatory file compiled for law enforcement purposes . The pri- mary purpose of Senator Hart's amendment to ...
... court decisions had construed the prior provision as I exempting any material contained in a file properly designated as an investigatory file compiled for law enforcement purposes . The pri- mary purpose of Senator Hart's amendment to ...
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... courts as applying to the enforcement of law not only through criminal prosecutions , but also through civil and regulatory proceedings , so that investigations by agencies with no criminal law enforcement responsibilities were included ...
... courts as applying to the enforcement of law not only through criminal prosecutions , but also through civil and regulatory proceedings , so that investigations by agencies with no criminal law enforcement responsibilities were included ...
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1974 Amendments 88 STAT action adjudication Administrative Procedure Act administrative staff manuals affect a member agency determines agency personnel agency regulations agency's appeal apply available for public available or published camera classified records clause compiled for law comply Conf Conference Report confidential source criminal law enforcement D.C. Cir December 11 deletion denial direct costs disclosure documents effective Executive order extent February 19 Federal Register foreign policy Freedom of Information furnished Government Information Act initial determination inspection and copying interpretation issue law enforcement authority law enforcement purposes legislative history limits litigation materials matter Memorandum national security intelligence November 21 officer or employee paragraph PAT JENNINGS procedures proceedings promptly public inspection reasonably segregable receipt Rept request for records search and duplication section 552 security intelligence investigation Senate Report Senator Hart Senator Hart's amendment specified statements of policy subsection substantial tion United States Code waiver or reduction withholding
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Page 14 - 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 5 - 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 conducting...
Page 48 - Each agency, in accordance with published rules, shall make available for public inspection and copying — (A) final opinions, including concurring and dissenting opinions, as well as orders, made in the adjudication of cases; (B) those statements of policy and interpretations which have been adopted by the agency and are not published in the Federal Register...
Page 5 - ... 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...
Page 17 - ... inspection and copying current indexes providing identifying information for the public as to any matter issued, adopted, or promulgated after July 4, 1967, and required by this paragraph to be made available or published. Each agency shall promptly publish, quarterly or more frequently, and distribute (by sale or otherwise) copies of each index or supplements thereto unless it determines by order published in the Federal Register that the publication would be unnecessary and impracticable, in...