FOIA b(3) Exemptions

Tennessee Valley Authority FOIA Exemptions

6.0
Use Rate 		10.0
Total claims 		168
Denials

Tennessee Valley Authority Annual Reports: '08 |
The Tennessee Valley Authority used b(3) exemptions to withhold information from FOIA requesters 168 times in 2008-2009.

Category

  • All
  • Conservation
  • Public Contracts
Statute Description Claims
41 USC 253b(m) Proposals submitted by unsuccessful contract bidders 7.0
16 USC 470hh(a) Archaeological survey data 2.0
16 USC 470w-3 Information concerning the location, character or ownership of an historic resource. 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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