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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... President has asked me , in issuing these guidelines , to empha- size on his behalf that it is not only the duty but the mission of every agency to make these Amendments effective in achieving the important purposes for which they were ...
... President has asked me , in issuing these guidelines , to empha- size on his behalf that it is not only the duty but the mission of every agency to make these Amendments effective in achieving the important purposes for which they were ...
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... President had expressed concern that the Amendments posed serious problems , including a problem of consti- tutional dimensions , to the extent that they authorized a court to over- turn an Executive classification decision which had a ...
... President had expressed concern that the Amendments posed serious problems , including a problem of consti- tutional dimensions , to the extent that they authorized a court to over- turn an Executive classification decision which had a ...
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... President and some op- ponents of the bill voiced concern that " would " connoted a degree of certainty which in most cases it would be impossible to establish . ( See Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents 1318 ( 1974 ) ; 120 ...
... President and some op- ponents of the bill voiced concern that " would " connoted a degree of certainty which in most cases it would be impossible to establish . ( See Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents 1318 ( 1974 ) ; 120 ...
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... President's immediate personal staff or units in the Executive Office whose sole function is to advise and assist the President . " It seems clear from the legislative history that the new provision of the Act defining " agency " is ...
... President's immediate personal staff or units in the Executive Office whose sole function is to advise and assist the President . " It seems clear from the legislative history that the new provision of the Act defining " agency " is ...
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... President Ford's letter to conferees . Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents , Vol . 10 , No. 34 . October 1 , 1974 Conference Report ( Senate Report No. 93-1200 ) . October 1 , 1974 Senate passes conference version , 120 Cong ...
... President Ford's letter to conferees . Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents , Vol . 10 , No. 34 . October 1 , 1974 Conference Report ( Senate Report No. 93-1200 ) . October 1 , 1974 Senate passes conference version , 120 Cong ...
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1974 Amendments 88 STAT accordance with published action adjudication Administrative Procedure Act administrative staff manuals adopted affect a member agency determines agency personnel agency regulations agency's appeal apply Attorney available for public available or published bill camera CARL ALBERT classified records clause compiled for law Conf Conference Report confidential source criminal law enforcement current index providing D.C. Cir deletion denial disclosure effective Executive order extent February 19 Federal Register files Freedom of Information Government House of Representatives index providing identifying Information Act initial determination inspection and copying interpretation invasion of personal investigatory records law enforcement purposes legislative history limits litigation materials mation matter Memorandum November 21 paragraph PAT JENNINGS personal privacy procedures proceedings providing identifying information public inspection reasonably segregable receipt record compiled Rept request for records search and duplication Senate Report Senator Hart specifically statements of policy subsection substantial tion United States Code waiver or reduction
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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 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 19 - 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; and (C) administrative staff manuals and instructions to staff that affect a member of the public...