Redaction rules for financial disclosure reports pursuant to 5a U.S.C § 105(b)(3)(d) (Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel)
| Tracking # |
FY20-103 |
| Multi Request | Redaction rules for financial disclosure reports pursuant to 5a U.S.C § 105(b)(3)(d) |
| Submitted | June 10, 2020 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Michael Lissner
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
USC Title I, §105(b)(3)(d) of Appendix 5a sets for the process by which rules are created for redacting financial disclosure reports. That section requires that the Judicial Conference, in consultation with the Department of Justice "issue regulations setting forth the circumstances under which redaction is appropriate under this paragraph and the procedures for redaction."
I hereby request:
1. any materials or correspondence related to the creation of those regulations and procedures
2. The final regulations as determined persuent to this statute
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Michael Lissner
From: Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel
Attached is correspondence from the Department of Justice's Office of Information Policy, which is associated with the above-referenced Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.
Please do not reply to this e-mail, as this account is not monitored.
Thank you,
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Initial Request Staff
Office of Information Policy
U.S. Department of Justice
202-514-3642 (Main Line)
202-514-1009 (Fax)
From: Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel
Dear Mr. Lissner:
Attached, please find the response to your FOIA request to OLC that was assigned tracking number FY20-103.
Sincerely,
Melissa Golden, Esq.
Lead Paralegal and FOIA Specialist
Office of Legal Counsel
Department of Justice
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From: Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel
Michael Lissner,
This concerns your pending Freedom of Information Act request seeking records concerning regulations setting forth the circumstances under which redaction is appropriate within financial disclosure reports.
Given the passage of time, I am inquiring into your continued interest in this matter. If you are still interested, you can indicate so in response to this email. If we do not hear from you within 30 business days, we will assume that you are no longer interested in this matter, and your request will be closed administratively.
Please let me know if you have any questions on this matter.
Doug Hibbard
Chief, Initial Request Staff
Office of Information Policy
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