FOIA b(3) Exemptions

Federal Election Commission FOIA Exemptions

10.6
Use Rate 		9.0
Total claims 		85
Denials

Federal Election Commission Annual Reports: '08 |
The Federal Election Commission used b(3) exemptions to withhold information from FOIA requesters 85 times in 2008-2009.

Category

  • All
  • The Congress
Statute Description Claims
2 USC 437g(a)(12)(A) Notification or investigation made under this section of any person without written consent 9.0

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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