EFTA00164582.pdf

• UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY U.S. Deparhnent of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, DC 20535-0001 ATTACHMENT B: FOIA Processing Comparison Chart FBI FOIA Exemption Application Comparison The routine application of FOIA exemptions to FBI files compared to the limited application of these FOIA exemptions as a discretionary release of DOJ/FBI information for this transparency project. Exemption Routine FBI FOIA Application Epstein Transparency Application Comparison (b)(1) Information properly classified by an FBI Information properly classified by an FBI Consistent official pursuant to E.O. 13526. official pursuant to E.O. 13526. application. (b)(2) Information related solely to the internal N/A Exemption waived personnel rules and practices of an agency. in full. (b)(3) Information exempt from disclosure by Information exempt from disclosure by Consistent another federal statute. another federal statute. application. (b)(4) Trade secrets and commercial or financial N/A Exemption waived information. in full. (b)(5) Attorney work product privilege, attorney- N/A Exemption waived client privilege, deliberative process privilege. in full. (b)(6) / Records or information compiled for law Limited to victim identities, federal law Considerably limits (b)(7)(C) enforcement purposes that could reasonably enforcement identities, third party personally scope of be expected to constitute an unwarranted identifiable information, and names and/or protected third invasion of personal privacy. identifying information of non-OW federal party names, government personnel. including non-LE DOJ personnel. (b)(7)(A) Records or information compiled for law N/A Exemption waived enforcement purposes that could reasonably in full. be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings if disclosed. (b)(7)(D) Identity of confidential sources and Identity of confidential sources and Consistent information furnished by confidential sources. information furnished by confidential sources. application. (b)(7)(E) Techniques, procedures. and guidelines for N/A Exemption waived law enforcement investigations or in full. prosecutions. which risk the circumvention of the law. (b)(7)(F) Could reasonably be expected to endanger Limited to building instructions for. and Modified the fife or physical safety of any individual descriptions of. explosive materials. Eliminates application. stacking (b)(7)(F) with (b)I7J(Dj. (b)(8) Contained in or related to examination, N/A Exemption waived operating. or condition reports prepared by, in full. on behalf of, or for the use of an agency responsible for the regulation or supervision of financial institutions. (b)(9) Geological and geophysical information and N/A Exemption waived data, including maps, concerning wells. in full. OGA Referral/consults of non-FBI information Referral/consults of non-OW information Modified Information equities to other DOJ components and equities to other executive branch application. executive branch Departments/agencies. Departments/agencies. 03/16/2025 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY EFTA00164582