Office of Management
and Budget
Annual Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
Report for FY 1997
January 1, 1997 - September 30, 1997
1. Total
number of initial determinations not to comply with a request for records
made under subsection 552(a) and the reasons for each determination:
(a) Determination
not to comply with part of a request: 9
(b) Determination
not to comply with all of a request: 3
Reasons
for determinations referenced above:
Exemptions
under 552(b)
Exemption
Invoked
Number of Times
5 USC(b)
(5)
12
2. Total
number of appeals from adverse initial decisions made pursuant to subsection
(a)(6): 5
(a) Number
of appeals in which, upon review, request for information was granted
in full: 0
(b) Number
of appeals in which, upon review, request for information was denied
in full: 2
(c) Number
of appeals in which, upon review, request was denied in part: 1
Note: One
appeal had not been processed at the time this report was prepared and
another appeal was made because no responsive documents were found.
Reasons
for partial or full denials referenced above:
Exemptions
under 552(b)
Exemption
Invoked
Number of Times
5 USC 552
(b)(5)
3
3. Responsible
OMB official cited in letters of initial denial:
Darrell
A. Johnson, Deputy Assistant Director for Administration (12)
Responsible
OMB official for denial of appeals:
Jacob J.
Lew, Deputy Director, OMB (4)
4. Provide
the results of each proceeding under subsection (a)(4)(F) and a report
of the disciplinary action taken against the officer or employee who
was primarily responsible for improperly withholding records or an explanation
of why disciplinary action was not taken:
Not applicable
5. Provide
an up-to-date copy of all rules or regulations issued pursuant to or
in implementation of the Freedom of Information Act (5 USC 552):
Enclosure:
5 CFR Part 1303 and a copy of OMB's proposal to amend 5 CFR Part 1303.
6. Provide
a copy of the fee schedule adopted and the total dollar amount of fees
collected for making records available:
Total amount
of fees collected - $141.45
Note: Fee
schedule part of enclosure (5 CFR Part 1303)
7. Furnish
such other information as indicates efforts to administer fully this
section:
Not applicable
Note: In
the Electronic FOIA Amendments of 1996 (P.L. 104-231), Congress changed
the annual reporting period from a calendar year to a fiscal year as
of Fiscal Year 1998. The next report will therefore cover Fiscal Year
1998. The current report covers Calendar Year 1997 up to the beginning
of Fiscal Year 1998.
Attachments
[Attachments
were a copy of OMB's current regulations, as well as its proposed
revisions to the FOIA regulations at 5 CFR Part 1303.]