Freedom of Information Act: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on the Constitution of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-seventh Congress, First Session, on S. 587, S. 1235, S. 1247, S. 1730, and S. 1751, Volume 2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1982 - Freedom of information |
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... benefit- ing public health or safety , " ( d ) any indications that the requester has sought to formulate or reformulate a costly request so as better to specify , help locate , and process the records at less cost to the Government ...
... benefit- ing public health or safety , " ( d ) any indications that the requester has sought to formulate or reformulate a costly request so as better to specify , help locate , and process the records at less cost to the Government ...
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... possible adverse effects on himself or his family , and it would be ' clearly unwarranted ' if the detriments of the disclo- sure are not outweighed by its benefits to the public interest ; " . 1 2 21 EXEMPTION 7 SEC . 12. Section 552 49.
... possible adverse effects on himself or his family , and it would be ' clearly unwarranted ' if the detriments of the disclo- sure are not outweighed by its benefits to the public interest ; " . 1 2 21 EXEMPTION 7 SEC . 12. Section 552 49.
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... benefit the general public may , as a matter of the 2 agency's discretion , be given processing priority over other 3 requesters . " ; and 4 5 67 8 9 10 11 12 23 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 222 23 ( e ) in redesignated subparagraph ( E ) ...
... benefit the general public may , as a matter of the 2 agency's discretion , be given processing priority over other 3 requesters . " ; and 4 5 67 8 9 10 11 12 23 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 222 23 ( e ) in redesignated subparagraph ( E ) ...
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... benefits . Today the primary concern is to minimize the detriments . To formulate the basic issue as I have done may sound like a cost - benefit analysis , but some of the more significant costs and benefits are extremely difficult to ...
... benefits . Today the primary concern is to minimize the detriments . To formulate the basic issue as I have done may sound like a cost - benefit analysis , but some of the more significant costs and benefits are extremely difficult to ...
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... handling their requests . However , the matter is not that simple . Fees naturally tend to discourage requests . If higher fees are charged , some information which would benefit the public or would benefit a private citizen at little cost.
... handling their requests . However , the matter is not that simple . Fees naturally tend to discourage requests . If higher fees are charged , some information which would benefit the public or would benefit a private citizen at little cost.
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Page 215 - 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 96 - ... record" means any item, collection, or grouping of information about an individual that is maintained by an agency, including, but not limited to, his education, financial transactions, medical history, and criminal or employment history and that contains his name, or the identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual, such as a finger or voice print or a photograph ; (5) the term "system of records...
Page 638 - Columbia, has jurisdiction to enjoin the agency from withholding agency records and to order the production of any agency records improperly withheld from the complainant.
Page 4 - The basis of our government being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.
Page 883 - ... records. Upon any determination by an agency to comply with a request for records, the records shall be made promptly available to such person making such request. Any notification of denial of any request for records under this subsection shall set forth the names and titles or positions of each person responsible for the denial of such request.
Page 691 - 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.
Page 882 - In such a case the court shall determine the matter de novo and the burden is on the agency to sustain its action.
Page 179 - ... (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 514 - 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 467 - ... trade secrets, processes, operations, style of work, or apparatus, or to the identity, confidential statistical data, amount or source of any income, profits, losses, or expenditures of any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or association...