FOIA b(3) Exemptions

Commodity Futures Trading Commission FOIA Exemptions

41.3
Use Rate 		38.0
Total claims 		92
Denials

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Annual Reports: '08 |
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission used b(3) exemptions to withhold information from FOIA requesters 92 times in 2008-2009.

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Statute Description Claims
7 USC 12(a) Business transactions or market positions of any person and trade secrets or names of customers, and any data or information concerning or obtained in connection with any pending investigation of any person. 38.0

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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