FOIA b(3) Exemptions

Office of Special Counsel FOIA Exemptions

0.7
Use Rate 		1.0
Total claims 		140
Denials

Office of Special Counsel Annual Reports: '08 |
The Office of Special Counsel used b(3) exemptions to withhold information from FOIA requesters 140 times in 2008-2009.

Category

  • All
  • Government Organization and Employees
Statute Description Claims
5 USC 1213(h) Names of whistleblowers 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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