CY1996_FOIA_ANNUAL_REPORT.PDF

QOCID: 39T3462 
ANNUAL REPORT 
REPORT CONTROL SYMBOL 
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 
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1. INITIAL DETERMINATIONS 
a TOTAL REQUESTS 
b GRANTED IN FULL jc DENIED IN PART 
d DENIED IN FULL 
e "OTHER REASONS" 
f TOT AL ACTIONS 
534 
75 
I 
175 
88 
259 
597 
2a. EXEMPTIONS INVOKED ON INITIAL DETERMINATIONS 
(b) (1) 
(b) (2) 
(b) (3) 
(b) (4) 
(b) (5) 
(b) {6) 
{b) (7) 
(b) (8) 
(b) (9) 
TOTAL 
157 
I 
9 
245 
9 
12 
40 
15 
0 
0 
487 
2b. (b)(3) STATUTES INVOKED ON INITIAL DETERMINATIONS (Continue on separate sheet rt necessary) 
(1) {b)(3) STATUTES CL.AIMED 
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(2) NUMBER OF INSTANCES 
10 u.…

D pG~l[Jly OP\BIM &u;l.{3:Z'!ONS TAKEN (Continue on separate sneer 1t necessary) 
See Attached. 
8. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT IMPLEMENTATION RULES OR REGULATIONS (ConMue on separate sheet 1/ necessary) 
9. FEES COLLECTED FROM THE PUBLIC 
TOTAL AMOUNT COLLECTED FROM PUBLIC 
$1I62 4 • 0 9 
10a. AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS (Continua on separata sheet rt necessary) 
1 Ob. FOi PROGRAM COSTS 
I PERSONNEL COSTS 
A ESTIMATED MANYEARS 
B MANYEAR COSTS 
C ESTIMATED MANHOUR COSTS BY CATEGORY 
(1) Search nme 
2 969 
(2) Review and Excising 
14 323 
(3) Coord1nabon and Approval 
s 
17 391 
(4) Correspondence/…

DOCID: 3973462 
1996 FOIA LITIGATION CASES 
Electronic Privacy Information Center v. Dept. of Commerce, Civ No. 95-2228, (D.D.C), April 
12, 1995. Complaint for injunctive relief for FOIA access to information in DOC documents con-
cerning the foreign availability of encryption products Unclassified Vaughn Index and Declara-
tion provided to DOC on June 14, 1996. EPIC dropped the suit in June 1996 following review of 
the Vaughn and the Declaration. 
Frank Kucernak v. FBI. NSA. & CIA, Civ. No. 93-0230 (U.S.D.C. AZ), February 2, 1993. Com-
plaint for injunctive relief for Privacy Act violation …