FOIA b(3) Exemptions

National Aeronautics and Space Administration FOIA Exemptions

10.4
Use Rate 		85.0
Total claims 		817
Denials

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Annual Reports: '08 |
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration used b(3) exemptions to withhold information from FOIA requesters 817 times in 2008-2009.

Category

  • All
  • Armed Forces
  • Foreign Relations and Intercourse
  • Other
  • Patents
  • Public Contracts
Statute Description Claims
10 USC 2305(g) DOD Contractor Proposals 41.0
22 USC 2778(e) Information Subject to Arms Exports Controls 24.0
41 USC 423(a) Contractor bid or proposal information or evaluations 17.0
FRCP 6(e) Grand Jury Information 2.0
35 USC 205 Patent records 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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