FOIA b(3) Exemptions

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FOIA Exemptions

0.9
Use Rate 		3.0
Total claims 		319
Denials

Federal Deposit Insurance CorporationAnnual Reports: '08 |
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation used b(3) exemptions to withhold information from FOIA requesters 319 times in 2008-2009.

Category

  • All
  • Government Organization and Employees
  • Other
Statute Description Claims
5 USC 552b 2.0
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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