FOIA b(3) Exemptions

Dept. of Housing and Urban Development FOIA Exemptions

1.7
Use Rate 		18.0
Total claims 		1,048
Denials

Dept. of Housing and Urban Development Annual Reports: '08 |
The Dept. of Housing and Urban Development used b(3) exemptions to withhold information from FOIA requesters 1,048 times in 2008-2009.

Category

  • All
  • Other
  • Public Contracts
  • The Public Health and Welfare
Statute Description Claims
42 USC 3610(d) Information Related to conciliation under the Fair Housing Act 9.0
41 USC 253b(m) Proposals submitted by unsuccessful contract bidders 7.0
42 USC 3545 HUD Reform Act 1.0
FRCP 6(e) Grand Jury Information 1.0

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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