FOIA b(3) Exemptions

Consumer Product Safety Commission FOIA Exemptions

152.8
Use Rate 		1,238.0
Total claims 		810
Denials

Consumer Product Safety Commission Annual Reports: '08 |
The Consumer Product Safety Commission used b(3) exemptions to withhold information from FOIA requesters 810 times in 2008-2009.

Category

  • All
  • Commerce and Trade
Statute Description Claims
15 USC 2055(b)(1) Information that identifies a particular brand-name of consumer product 406.0
15 USC 2055(a)(2) Trade secret and other confidential business information 404.0
15 USC 2074(c) Information that identifies injured persons, or those treating injured persons, absent consent. 390.0
15 USC 2055(b)(5) Information submitted under statutory reporting requirement for certain potentially unsafe consumer products 36.0
15 USC 2055(e)(1) Information submitted under statutory reporting requirement for certain consumer products involved in product liability actions 2.0

About This Project

This project uses data compiled by the Sunshine in Government initiative, a coalition of journalism and transparency groups. SGI compiled data from federal agency annual FOIA reports to track how often b(3) exemptions were used. SGI also standardized the exemptions since some agencies used slightly different citations of the same laws. In some cases, agencies listed general laws without specifying a section under which information was withheld. This project does not include information from agencies that use no b(3) exemptions in 2008 or 2009. ProPublica compiled information about FOIA denials.

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