FOIA b(3) Exemptions

Railroad Retirement Board FOIA Exemptions

43.3
Use Rate 		26.0
Total claims 		60
Denials

Railroad Retirement Board Annual Reports: '08 |
The Railroad Retirement Board used b(3) exemptions to withhold information from FOIA requesters 60 times in 2008-2009.

Category

  • All
  • Railroads
Statute Description Claims
45 USC 362(d) Names, Addresses, and Medical Records of Claimants under the Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance Acts 26.0

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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