FOIA b(3) Exemptions

Dept. of Labor FOIA Exemptions

0.4
Use Rate 		77.0
Total claims 		17,938
Denials

Dept. of Labor Annual Reports: '08 |
The Dept. of Labor used b(3) exemptions to withhold information from FOIA requesters 17,938 times in 2008-2009.

Category

  • All
  • Internal Revenue Code
  • Labor
  • Mineral Lands and Mining
  • Other
  • Public Printing and Documents
Statute Description Claims
29 USC 666(f) Advance Notice of Inspections 59.0
FRCP 6(e) Grand Jury Information 9.0
44 USC 3501 Note Confidential Respondent data to BLS Survey 5.0
30 USC 813(g)(1) Confidential Statements and Identities of Complainants 3.0
26 USC 6103 Tax return 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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