FOIA b(3) Exemptions

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission FOIA Exemptions

15.3
Use Rate 		3,949.0
Total claims 		25,734
Denials

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Annual Reports: '08 |
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission used b(3) exemptions to withhold information from FOIA requesters 25,734 times in 2008-2009.

Category

  • All
  • The Public Health and Welfare
Statute Description Claims
42 USC 2000e-5 Charges, conciliation materials, required reports and case file information 2,171.0
42 USC 12117 ADA charges, conciliation materials, required reports and case file information 1,778.0

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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