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FOIA Exemptions
FOIA establishes nine exemptions which provide the only basis for withholding information. The exemptions may apply individually or in combination to a given request. The nine exemptions are listed below and are discussed at length in the U.S. EPA FOIA Manual, Chapter 7. Should you have questions concerning whether specific documents may fall under any of the exemptions, the appropriate FOIA or legal office should be consulted.
- Exemption 1 - Matter of National Defense or Foreign Policy
- Exemption 2 - Internal Agency Rules
- Exemption 3 - Information Exempted by Other Statutes
- Exemption 4 - Trade Secrets, Commercial, or Financial Information
Information (Confidential Business
Information)
- Exemption 5 - Privileged Inter- or Intra-Agency Memoranda
- Exemption 6 - Personal Privacy
- Exemption 7 - Records or Information Compiled for Law Enforcement
Purposes
- Exemption 8 - Records of Financial Institutions
- Exemption 9 - Geological or Geophysical Information and Data
Concerning Wells