E-Z Guide to FOIA Exemptions
Exemption 1 - protects national security information concerning national defense or foreign relations.
Exemption 2 - covers records related solely to internal personnel rules and practices of an agency. Low 2 - trivial requests involving matters of no public interest. High 2 - disclosure would allow circumvention of agency regulations.
Exemption 3 - authorizes withholding of information prohibited from disclosure by another Federal statute .
Exemption 4 - exempts trade secrets and information which is commercial or financial.
Exemption 5 – protects records of a predecisional nature, as necessary. Such records typically contain the opinions, conclusions, or recommendations of the author and are part of the decision-making/deliberative process. Encompasses inter-agency or intra-agency memoranda or documents; attorney-work product; attorney-client communications.
Exemption 6 - provides protection for personal privacy interests; permits withholding documents if disclosure would be a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
Exemption 7 - protects from mandatory disclosure records compiled for law enforcement proceedings. Protects identities of personal information and confidential sources. Protects records in their entirety on ongoing investigations.
Exemption 8 - covers matters contained in or related to reports prepared by or for use by an agency responsible for regulation of financial institutions.
Exemption 9 - pertains to geological and geophysical information and data concerning wells and includes maps.
Contact Us:
- Public Liaisions:
Katherine Norris and Bruno Viana -
(770) 488-6399 - CDC/ATSDR FOIA Officer: Katherine Norris
- A FOIA request must be either mailed, faxed, or
e-mailed to CDC at: - CDC/ATSDR
Attn: FOIA Office, MS: D54
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