Freedom of Information Act: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Administrative Practice and Procedure of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-fifth Congress, First Session, on Oversight of the Freedom of Information Act, September 15, 16, October 6, and November 10, 1977 |
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... files . " These files can be retrieved easily by the agency , but would not be searched or in fact discovered in response to a Freedom of Information Act request for an individual's file . Finally , the subcommittee will look at the ...
... files . " These files can be retrieved easily by the agency , but would not be searched or in fact discovered in response to a Freedom of Information Act request for an individual's file . Finally , the subcommittee will look at the ...
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... files do exist . I would refer to them as files of convenience or working files . But this particular language reads on : " These files can be retrieved easily by the agency . " I might say , sir , if that pertains to the Central ...
... files do exist . I would refer to them as files of convenience or working files . But this particular language reads on : " These files can be retrieved easily by the agency . " I might say , sir , if that pertains to the Central ...
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... files rings pretty hollow in a lot of cases . It is hard for a person to believe every claim of national security ... files . In your statement you say that there are people in the Agency who keep soft files . Mr. BLAKE . Yes , sir ...
... files rings pretty hollow in a lot of cases . It is hard for a person to believe every claim of national security ... files . In your statement you say that there are people in the Agency who keep soft files . Mr. BLAKE . Yes , sir ...
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... files of convenience and talk about the soft files I described . It is my understanding that those soft files are usually kept in the operational desk or , if they are extremely sensitive , in the deputy director for operation's desk ...
... files of convenience and talk about the soft files I described . It is my understanding that those soft files are usually kept in the operational desk or , if they are extremely sensitive , in the deputy director for operation's desk ...
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... files are the working materials accumu- lated and maintained by an individual employee of component for convenience ... files , files of convenience , are not listed as such because they are not the official depository of official ...
... files are the working materials accumu- lated and maintained by an individual employee of component for convenience ... files , files of convenience , are not listed as such because they are not the official depository of official ...
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Page 412 - ... (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 326 - A trade secret may consist of any formula, pattern, device or compilation of information which is used in one's business, and which gives him an opportunity to obtain an advantage over competitors who do not know or use it.
Page 263 - On complaint, the district court of the United States in the district in which the complainant resides, or has his principal place of business, or in which the agency records are situated...
Page 602 - Each agency also shall maintain and make available for public inspection and copying a current index 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.
Page 259 - 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 602 - ... 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 280 - ... (4) trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential; "(5) inter-agency or intra-agency memorandums or letters which would not be available by law to a party other than an agency in litigation with the agency; "(6) personnel and medical files and similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy...
Page 602 - In the event of noncompliance with the order of the court, the district court may punish for contempt the responsible employee, and in the case of a uniformed service, the responsible member.
Page 277 - 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; 309 Sec.
Page 321 - Whenever a final decree has been entered against any defendant corporation in any suit brought by the United States to prevent and restrain any violation of the antitrust Acts, to make investigation, upon its own initiative, of the manner in which the decree has been or is being carried out, and upon the application of the Attorney General it shall be its duty to make such investigation.