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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... finding in the Federal Register that publication of the index would be " unnecessary and impracticable . " Publication is " unnecessary " when there is insufficient interest in an agency's indexes to justify mass routine publication ...
... finding in the Federal Register that publication of the index would be " unnecessary and impracticable . " Publication is " unnecessary " when there is insufficient interest in an agency's indexes to justify mass routine publication ...
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... finding that the circumstances surrounding the withholding raise ques- tions whether agency personnel acted ... findings and recommendations to the officer or employee or his representative . The administrative authority shall ...
... finding that the circumstances surrounding the withholding raise ques- tions whether agency personnel acted ... findings and recommendations to the officer or employee or his representative . The administrative authority shall ...
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... finding by the Commis- sion . " The statute directs the agency in question to " take the correc- tive action that the ... findings under § 552 ( a ) ( 4 ) ( F ) relate to " the officer or employee who was primarily responsible for the ...
... finding by the Commis- sion . " The statute directs the agency in question to " take the correc- tive action that the ... findings under § 552 ( a ) ( 4 ) ( F ) relate to " the officer or employee who was primarily responsible for the ...
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... finding records which are within the scope of the request . They also include services to transport personnel to places of record storage , or records to the location of personnel for the purpose of search , if they can be shown to be ...
... finding records which are within the scope of the request . They also include services to transport personnel to places of record storage , or records to the location of personnel for the purpose of search , if they can be shown to be ...
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... finding as to possible arbitrary or capricious withholding by agency personnel , the Civil Service Commission shall promptly initiate a proceeding to determine " whether dis- ciplinary action is warranted against the officer or em ...
... finding as to possible arbitrary or capricious withholding by agency personnel , the Civil Service Commission shall promptly initiate a proceeding to determine " whether dis- ciplinary action is warranted against the officer or em ...
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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...