THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REFORM ACT HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-EIGHTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON S. 774 AN ACT ENTITLED "THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REFORM ACT" MAY 24, 30; JUNE 20; AND AUGUST 9, 1984 Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Operations 0-194 O U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Cony, Edward R., vice president, news, Dow Jones Publishing Co., repre- senting the American Society of Newspaper Editors and the National Newspaper Association, accompanied by Richard Schmidt, counsel to deLima, Richard F., vice president and secretary, Polaroid Corp... Dinkins, Carol E., Deputy Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice... Engel, Ralph, president, Chemical Specialities Manufacturers Associ- English, Hon. Glenn, a Representative in Congress from the State of Oklahoma, and chairman, Government Information, Justice, and Agri- culture Subcommittee: Opening statement. Freedman, D. Michal, associate director for issue development, Common Friedheim, Jerry W., executive vice president, American Newspaper Pub- lishers Association, accompanied by Tonda F. Rush, counsel, govern- Godfrey, Ed, news director, WAVE-TV, Louisville, KY, representing the Radio-Television News Directors Association, accompanied by J. Laur- Graves, Florence, vice president for publications, and editor, Common Cause magazine, representing Common Cause.... Hammer, Michael W., special investigations and assignments editor, the Daily Oklahoman, representing the Society of Professional Journalists, Haskin, Lynn Martin, president, Women in Communications, Inc., accom- 661 Mirell, Douglas E., Loeb & Loeb, Los Angeles, CA, representing the National Committee Against Repressive Legislation. Murphy, Reg, publisher, Baltimore Sun.... 111 (HD) Sedgwick, Tod, publisher, Pasha Publications, representing the Newslet- Statement of -Continued Petrillo, Joseph, Bowman, Conner, Touhey & Petrillo, representing the Relyea, Dr. Harold, specialist in American national government, Congres- Scherr, S. Jacob, senior staff attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council Page 228 466 280 699 600 485 993 371 Susman, Thomas M., council member, section of administrative law, 949 Theoharis, Athan G., professor of history, Marquette University, Milwau- Webster, William H., Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by Adler, Allan, legislative counsel, Center for National Security Studies, Alvarez, Robert, director, nuclear power and weapons project, Environmental Policy Institute: Prepared statement. 635-639 Bell, Nina, nuclear safety analyst, Nuclear Information and Resource 617-633 Blanton, Gen. Charles C., president, Armed Forces Relief and Benefit 651-660 Braverman, Burt, Cole, Raywid & Braverman, Washington, DC: Prepared statement. 291-335 Brown, Hon. Hank, a Representative in Congress from the State of Colorado: Prepared statement.. 465-466 Claybrook, Joan, president, Public Citizen, Washington, DC: Prepared statement.. 422-459 Cony, Edward R., vice president, news, Dow Jones Publishing Co., representing the American Society of Newspaper Editors and the National Newspaper Association: Prepared statement.. 45-73 deLima, Richard F., vice president and secretary, Polaroid Corp.: EPA 1980 FOIA requests. 362-365 Prepared statement. 340-343 Dinkins, Carol E., Deputy Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice: 904-905 Prepared statement... 774-810 September 12, 1984, letter to Congressman Kindness concerning sec- 911-913 Engel, Ralph, president, Chemical Specialities Manufacturers Association: Prepared statement. 347-359 31-35, 692-698 English, Hon. Glenn, a Representative in Congress from the State of 202-227 Friedheim, Jerry W., executive vice president, American Newspaper Publishers Association: Prepared statement..... 78-88 Graves, Florence, vice president for publications, and editor, Common 94-105 Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by--Continued Kimball, Penn T., professor, Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia FBI document CIA refuses to clear for Mr. Kimball. Landau, Jack, executive director, Reporters Committee for Freedom of Page 263 266-275 Actions taken by the Reagan administration to restrict public access 145-155 ...... Prepared statement. 122-143 McDonald, Michael, general counsel, American Legal Foundation, Washington, DC: Prepared statement. 669-687 Mirell, Douglas E., Loeb & Loeb, Los Angeles, CA, representing the July 9, 1984, letter to Robert Gellman, counsel, Government Informa- 570-589 Murphy, Reg, publisher, Baltimore Sun: Prepared statement. 122-143 Norrgard, Lee, chief investigator, Better Government Association, Washington, DC: Prepared statement.. 232-254 Patterson, Richard M., government relations manager, Dow Chemical, Prepared statement. 282-284 Responses to questions asked at hearings on S. 774. 368-370 Petrillo, Joseph, Bowman, Conner, Touhey & Petrillo, representing_the National Association of Aircraft and Communications Suppliers: Prepared statement.. 469-476 Relyea, Dr. Harold, specialist in American national government, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress: Press notices on disclosures made pursuant to the Federal Freedom of Information Act, 197284: A compilation.... 703-768 Scherr, S. Jacob, senior staff attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council: Articles concerning warheads.. 642-648 Prepared statement... 604-614 Sedgwick, Tod, publisher, Pasha Publications, representing the Newsletter Association: Prepared statement. 487-518 Susman, Thomas M., Ropes & Gray, Washington, DC: Prepared statement Smith, Loren A., chairman, Administrative Conference of the United 997-1015 377-400 Susman, Thomas M., council member section of administrative law, 951-989 Theoharis, Athan G., professor of history, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI: Documents from FBI files. 527-528 Prepared statement..... 531-566 Webster, William H., Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation: September 20, 1984, letter to Chairman English concerning Glomar- Impact of the Freedom of Information Act upon the Federal Bureau 814-884 906-910 Zurkowski, Paul, president, Information Industry Association: Prepared statement... 481-484 APPENDIXES Appendix 1.-Freedom of Information Act fee waiver documents... 1017 a. Letter from Chairman Glenn English, Government Information, Justice, and Agriculture Subcommittee to heads of all departments and agencies, dated February 22, 1983... 1017 b. Memo from Jonathan C. Rose, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy, Department of Justice, to heads of all Federal departments dated January 7, 1983. 1019 c. Critique of Justice Department's FOIA fee waiver policy, prepared by Richard Ehlke, American Law Division, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, January 24, 1983..... 1022 |