FOIA b(3) Exemptions

Broadcasting Board of Governors FOIA Exemptions

13.3
Use Rate 		2.0
Total claims 		15
Denials

Broadcasting Board of Governors Annual Reports: '08 |
The Broadcasting Board of Governors used b(3) exemptions to withhold information from FOIA requesters 15 times in 2008-2009.

Category

  • All
  • Foreign Relations and Intercourse
  • Government Organization and Employees
Statute Description Claims
5 USC 7114(b)(4) Collective Bargaining 1.0
22 USC 1461 Deliberative Process 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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