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NOTE: The annual report subsection of the Act, subsection (e), was significantly modified by the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 (Public Law l04-231). This report covers the nine-month reporting period for calendar year 1997 (January 1 through September 30), prior to the effective date (October 1, 1997) of revised subsection (e).

The number of determinations made by the U.S. Postal Service not to comply with requests for records and the reasons for each such determination.

Total number = 528

The attached sheets provide the reason for each. The number of instances cited does not include appeals denials. See (e)(2) activities.

Title 39 CFR 265.6	Title 5 USC 552	Instances	Statutory Bases for (b)(3)
			Denials
(b)		5
(b)(1)	(b)(2)	7
(b)(1), (2), (4), (6) & (c)(1)(iii)	(b)(2), (4), (5), (6) & (b)(7)(C)	1
(b)(1), (2), (4), (6) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv), (v)	(b)(2), (4) & (b)(7)(C)	1
(b)(1), (2), (4) & (c)(1)(iii)	(b)(2), (4) & (b)(7)(C)	1
(b)(1), (2), (4) & (c)(1)(iii), (v)	(b)(2), (4), (5) & (b)(7)(C), (E)	1
(b)(1), (2), (6) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv)	(b)(2), (4), (6) & (b)(7)(C), (D)	1
(b)(1), (2) & (c)(1)(iii)	(b)(2), (4) & (b)(7)(C)	1
(b)(1), (2) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv)	(b)(2) & (b)(7)(C), (D)	1
(b)(1), (b)(3)	(b)(2), (3)	1
(b)(1), (4)	(b)(2), (5)	6
(b)(1), (4), (6)	(b)(2), (5), (6)	2
(b)(1), (4), (6) & (c)(1)(i), (iii)	(b)(2), (5), (6) & (b)(7)(A), (C)	2
(b)(1), (4), (6) & (c)(1)(iii)	(b)(2), (5), (6) & (b)(7)(C)	6
(b)(1), (4), (6) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv)	(b)(2), (5), (6) & (b)(7)(C), (D)	12
(b)(1), (4), (6) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv), (v)	(b)(2), (5), (6) & (b)(7)(C), (D), (E)	6
(b)(1), (4), (6) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv), (vi)	(b)(2), (5), (6) & (b)(7)(C), (D), (F)	1
(b)(1), (4), (6) & (c)(1)(iii), (v)	(b)(2), (5), (6) & (b)(7)(C), (E)	4
(b)(1), (4) & (c)(1)	(b)(2), (5) & (b)(7)	1
(b)(1), (4) & (c)(1)(iii)	(b)(2), (5) & (b)(7)(C)	3
(b)(1), (4) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv)	(b)(2), (5) & (b)(7)(C), (D)	3
(b)(1), (4) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv), (v)	(b)(2), (5) & (b)(7)(C), (D), (E)	3
(b)(1), (4) & (c)(1)(iii), (v)	(b)(2), (5) & (b)(7)(C), (E)	1
(b)(1), (4) & (c)(1)(v)	(b)(2), (5) & (b)(7)(E)	1
(b)(1), (6) & (c)(1)(iii)	(b)(2), (6) & (b)(7)(C)	1
(b)(1), (6) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv)	(b)(2), (6) & (b)(7)(C), (D)	2
(b)(1), (6) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv), (v)	(b)(2), (6) & (b)(7)(C), (D), (E)	1
(b)(1), (6) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv), (vi)	(b)(2), (6) & (b)(7)(C), (D), (F)	1
(b)(1), (6) & (c)(1)(v)	(b)(2), (6) & (b)(7)(E)	1
(b)(1), (9), (4), (6) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv), (v)	(b)(2), (3), (5), (6) & (b)(7)(C), (D), (E)	1	18 USC 2510/2517, Rule 6e
(b)(1), (9), (4), (6) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv), (v)	(b)(2), (3), (5), (6) & (b)(7)(C), (D), (E)	2	Title 18, USC 2510/2517
(b)(1), (9), (2),(4), (6) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv), (v)	(b)(2), (3), (4),(5), (6) & (b)(7)(C), (D),(E)	2	Title 18, USC 2510/2517
(b)(1), (9), (4), (6) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv),(v),(vi)	(b)(2), (3), (5), (6) & (b)(7)(C), (D),(E),(F)	2	Rule 6e
(b)(1), (9), (6) & (c)(1)(iii)	(b)(2), (3), (6) & (b)(7)(C)	1	Title 18, USC 1461
(b)(1), (9), (6) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv)	(b)(2), (3), (6) & (b)(7)(C), (D)	1	Title 39, USC 410(c)(1)
(b)(1) & (c)(1)(i), (iii)	(b)(2) & (b)(7)(A), (C)	1
(b)(1) & (c)(1)(iii)	(b)(2) & (b)(7)(C)	1
(b)(1) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv), (v)	(b)(2) & (b)(7)(C), (D), (E)	1
(b)(1) & (c)(1)(v)	(b)(2) & (b)(7)(E)	3
(b)(2)	(b)(4)	48	Title 39, USC 410(c)(2)
(b)(2), (3)	(b)(4), (3)	13	Title 39, USC 410(c)(2)
(b)(2), (4)	(b)(4), (5)	3
(b)(2), (4), (6) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv)	(b)(4), (5), (6) & (b)(7)(C), (D)	2
(b)(2), (4) & (c)(1)(iii)	(b)(4), (5) & (b)(7)(C)	1
(b)(2), (4) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv)	(b)(4), (5) & (b)(7)(C), (D)	1
(b)(2), (6)	(b)(4), (6)	1
(b)(2), (6) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv)	(b)(4), (6) & (b)(7)(C), (D)	2
(b)(2) & (c)(1)(iii)	(b)(4) & (b)(7)(C)	1
(b)(2) & (e)(2)	(b)(4) & (1)	1
(b)(3)	(b)(3)	11	Title 39, USC 410(c)(2)
(b)(3)(iv)	(b)(3)	1	Title 39, USC 410(c)(2)
(b)(3)(vi)	(b)(3)	28	Title 39, USC 410(c)(2)
(b)(3)(vii)	(b)(3)	1	Title 39, USC 410(c)(2)
(b)(3) & (6)	(b)(3) & (6)	1	Title 39, USC 410(c)(2)
(b)(4)	(b)(5)	31
(b)(4) & (6)	(b)(5) & (6)	5
(b)(4), (6) & (c)(1)(i), (iii)	(b)(5), (6) & (b)(7)(A), (C)	2
(b)(4), (6) & (c)(1)(i), (iii), (iv)	(b)(5), (6) & (b)(7)(A), (C), (D)	1
(b)(4), (6) & (c)(1)(iii)	(b)(5), (6) & (b)(7)(C)	7
(b)(4), (6) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv)	(b)(5), (6) & (b)(7)(C), (D)	6
(b)(4), (6) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv), (v)	(b)(5), (6) & (b)(7)(C), (D), (E)	2
(b)(4), (6) & (c)(1)(iii), (v)	(b)(5), (6) & (b)(7)(C), (E)	1
(b)(4) & (c)(1)(i)	(b)(5) & (b)(7)(A)	2
(b)(4) & (c)(1)(iii)	(b)(5) & (b)(7)(C)	14
(b)(4) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv)	(b)(5) & (b)(7)(C), (D)	4
(b)(4) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv), (v)	(b)(5) & (b)(7)(C), (D), (E)	1
(b)(4) & (c)(1)(iii), (v)	(b)(5) & (b)(7)(C), (E)	3
(b)(6)	(b)(6)	25
(b)(6), (8), (9)(c)(4)	(b)(6) & (3)	1	Title 39, USC 410(c)(2), (3)
(b)(6) & (c)(1)(iii)	(b)(6) & (b)(7)(C)	42
(b)(6) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv)	(b)(6) & (b)(7)(C), (D)	7
(b)(6) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv), (v)	(b)(6) & (b)(7)(C), (D), (E)	2
(b)(6) & (c)(1)(iii), (v)	(b)(6) & (b)(7)(C), (E)	1
(b)(6) & (c)(1)(iv)	(b)(6) & (b)(7)(D)	1
(b)(6) & (d)(3)(ii)	(b)(6) & (3)	2	Title 39, USC 410(c )(1)
(b)(9)	(b)(3)	3	Title 39, USC 412
(b)(9)	(b)(3)	1	Title 39, USC 410(c)(1) & 412
(b)(9)	(b)(3)	1	Title 18, USC 2510/2517
(b)(9), (2), (4) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv), (v)	(b)(3), (4), (5) & (b)(7)(C), (D), (E)	1	Rule 6e
(b)(9), (4), (6) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv), (v)	(b)(3), (5), (6) & (b)(7)(C), (D), (E)	1	Rule 6e
(b)(9), (4) & (c)(1)(iii)	(b)(3), (5) & (b)(7)(C)	1	Title 18, USC 1461
(b)(9), (4) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv), (v)	(b)(3), (5) & (b)(7)(C), (D), (E)	1	Rule 6e
(b)(9), (6) & (c)(1)(iii), (v)	(b)(3), (6) & (b)(7)(C), (E)	1	Title 18, USC 2510/2517
(c)(1)	(b)(7)	1	Title 39, USC 410(c)(6)
(c)(1)(i)	(b)(7)(A)	41
(c)(1)(i) & (ii)	(b)(7)(A) & (b)(7)(B)	1
(c)(1)(iii)	(b)(7)(C)	38
(c)(1)(iii) & (iv)	(b)(7)(C) & (D)	7
(c)(1)(iii), (iv) & (v)	(b)(7)(C ), (D) & (E)	4
(c)(1)(iii), (vi)	(b)(7)(C) & (D)	2
(d)(2)	(b)(3)	1	Title 39, USC 410(c)(1)
(d)(2) & (d)(3)(ii)	(b)(3)	1	Title 39, USC 410(c)(1)
(d)(3)(ii)	(b)(3)	23	Title 39, USC 410(c)(1)
(d)(3)(ii) & (d)(4)(ii)	(b)(3)	2	Title 39, USC 410(c)(1)
(d)(4)(ii)	(b)(3)	21	Title 39, USC 410(c)(1)
(d)(6)	(b)(3)	1	Title 39, USC 410(c)(1)
(e)(1)	(b)(3)	5	Title 39, USC 412
(f)	(b)(6)	1
.9(g)(3)	(b)(3)	2

This report lists the number of appeals from initial denials of requests for records, the outcomes of those appeals, and the reason for any denial of requested records.

A total of 130 initial denials of records were appealed to the General Counsel. Initial denials were reversed in their entirety in 6 cases, while denials were upheld in their entirety in 32 cases. Ten (10) decisions were upheld in part and reversed in part. Three (3) cases related solely to requests for fee waivers, all of which were affirmed. In one (1) case, it was determined that no reasonably described records had been withheld. One (1) case was found to be premature. Four (4) cases were rendered moot by the custodian either providing the information in response to a previous request or after the appeal was filed. In ten (10) cases, there were no responsive records. In two (2) cases, the requested records were unidentifiable or could not be located. In one (1) case, the request was referred to another agency for response, and one (1) case was considered not to be a request under FOIA. Fifty-nine (59) appeals remain pending.

An analysis of the exemptions relied upon for upholding the denials of requests is set out below.

Denials based on 5 U.S.C. 552    		   Instances
(b)(2)				                	   1
(b)(2), b(5), b(6), b(7)(A), b(7)(C)		   	   1
(b)(2), b(5), b(7)(C), b(7)(D)     		   	   1
(b)(2), b(5), b(7)(C), b(7)(D), b(7)(E)    	   	   1
(b)(3), 39 U.S.C. Sec. 410(c)(1)     		   	   1
(b)(3), 39 U.S.C. Sec. 410(c)(1), 39 U.S.C. Sec. 412  	   3
(b)(4), (b)(3), 39 U.S.C. Sec. 410(c)(2)  		   1
(b)(5)                  				   5
(b)(5), b(6)     					   1
(b)(5), b(6), b(3), 39 U.S.C. Sec. 410(c)(3)               1
(b)(6)                   				   8
(b)(6), b(7)(C)     					   2
(b)(7)(A)                 	    			   5
(b)(7)(C)                 				   4
(b)(7)(C), b(7)(D)                			   5
(b)(7)(C), b(7)(E)   					   1
(b)(7)(D)                          			   1
TOTAL                  					  42

1. Exemption (b)(2) was invoked in 4 appeals in which records were denied on the grounds that the requested records related solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of the Postal Service.
   

2. Exemption (b)(3) was invoked in 6 appeals in which records were statutorily exempt from disclosure. The statutory exemptions relied upon were as follows:
   

   	  39 U.S.C. Sec. 410(c)(1)           Four appeals
   	  39 U.S.C. Sec. 410(c)(2)             One appeal
   	  39 U.S.C. Sec. 410(c)(3)             One appeal
   	  39 U.S.C. Sec. 412                Three appeals
   

3. Exemption (b)(4) was invoked in 1 appeal in which a request was denied on the grounds that the requested records were commercial or financial information obtained from persons outside the Postal Service and were privileged or confidential.

4. Exemption (b)(5) was invoked in 10 appeals in which requests were denied on the grounds that the requested records were inter-agency or intra-agency memoranda or letters which would not be available by law to a party in litigation with the Postal Service.

5. Exemption (b)(6) was invoked in 13 appeals in which requests were denied on the grounds that the requested records were personnel, medical or similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

6. Exemption (b)(7) was invoked in appeals involving records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes. In 6 cases, the requests were denied under (b)(7)(A) on the grounds that the disclosure of the records would interfere with enforcement proceedings. In 15 cases, the requests were denied under (b)(7)(C) on the grounds that disclosure of the records would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. In 8 cases, the requests were denied under (b)(7)(D) on the grounds that disclosure would reveal the identity of a confidential source or information furnished by a confidential source in the course of an investigation, and in 2 cases, requests were denied under (b)(7)(E) on the grounds that production of the records would reveal investigative techniques and procedures the disclosure of which would risk circumvention of the law.

The names and titles of positions of each person responsible for the denials of records and the number of instances of participation of each.

Name and Title	Denial Based on Title 39 CFR Part 265.6	Instances
ALLEGHENY AREA
Akron District
Dale B. Rothert	(d)(3)(ii)	1
Postmaster
Brilliant, OH
Columbus District
Gary Barthelmas	(d)(4)(ii)	5
Postmaster
Circleville, OH
Erie District
Jennie L. Benton	(b)(2)	1
Postmaster
Saxton, PA
Lancaster District
John Bugash	(d)(2)	1
Postmaster
York Springs, PA
GREAT LAKES AREA
Detroit District
Georgia Kennedy	(d)(4)(ii)	1
Postmaster
New Hudson, MI
Northern Illinois District
Daniel S. David	(d)(3)(ii)	4
Supervisor, Customer Services
Elmhurst, IL
Pat Moriello	(d)(4)(ii)	3
Officer in Charge
Bensenville, IL
MID ATLANTIC AREA
John McCrarey	(b)(1)	1
Labor Relations Spec.
Mid-Atlantic Area
Arlington, VA
Appalachian District
Anthony Mitchell	(b)(4)	2
Customer Services Analyst
Operations Programs Support
District Office
Charleston, WV
J. E. Vanscoy	(d)(4)(ii)	1
Postmaster
Dailey, WV
Columbia District
Roy Furell	(b)(2)	2
Manager
Business Mail Entry
Customer Services
Kentuckiana District
Gene Neff	(d)(3)(ii)	1
Postmaster
Ezel, KY
Judy Myers	(d)(3)(ii)	1
Postmaster
Bowling Green, KY
MIDWEST AREA
Central Plains District
Richard Wendt	(d)(4)(ii)	1
Postmaster
Eagle, NE
Gateway District
G. L. Lee	(d)(3)(ii)	1
Postmaster
Jerseyville, IL
Terry A. Johnson	(d)(3)(ii)	1
Postmaster
Warsaw, MO
Hawkeye District
Pat Shovar	(f)	1
Postmaster
Milan, IL
Mid-America District
Tim Tesreau	(b)(2) & (e)(2)	1
Postmaster
Doniphan, MO
Betty L. Smith	(d)(3)(ii)	1
Manager
Consumer Affairs/Claims
Kansas City, MO
Northland District
K. K. Huisman	(d)(3)(ii)	1
Postmaster
Adrian, MN
Donna Rupe	(d)(3)(ii)	1
Postmaster
Nerstrand, MN
NEW YORK METRO AREA
Central New Jersey District
Laurence Tellini	(d)(4)(ii)	3
Clerk
Hopatcowg, NJ
Willie Williams	(b)(3)(vii)	1
Manager, Administrative Services
Piscataway, NJ
Triboro District
Mary Quinlan	(d)(3)(ii)	1
Supervisor, Customer Services
Oakland Gardens Post Office
Flushing, NY
Garry Carson	(d)(2) & (d)(3)(ii)	1
Manager, Customer Services
Old Village Station
Great Neck, NY
NORTHEAST AREA
Mary E. Burrell	(b)(6)	2
Manager
Human Resources
Northeast Area Office
Windsor, CT
Boston District
Katherine Shanahan	(b)(6)	1
Sr. Personnel Specialist
Labor Relations
Boston, MA
Connecticut District
Gerald P. Newlan	(b)(6)	1
Manager
Human Resources
Hartford, CT
Maine District
Robert Balko	(b)(6) & (c)(1)(iv)	1
Postmaster
Auburn, ME
Providence District
Roberta L. Goldsmith	(d)(3)(ii)	1
Postmaster
Harmony, RI
PACIFIC AREA
Honolulu District
Ofelia Wong	(d)(3)(ii)	2
Clerk
Miliani Station
Honolulu, HI
Oakland District
Cathy Ott	(d)(3)(ii)	4
Postmaster
Diablo, CA
Sacramento District
Joe L. Robledo	(b)(6)	1
Postmaster
Manteca, CA
Marcia Richelson	(d)(3)(ii)	1
Postmaster
Ryde, CA
Robyn Rockwell	(d)(4)(ii)	1
Claims & Injury Clerk	(b)(6) & (d)(3)(ii)	2
Anderson, CA
James Deneff	(d)(3)(ii)1
Postmaster
Thornton, CA
San Diego District
Carol Slocum	(e)(1)	2
Postmaster
Ramona, CA
San Francisco District
Richard Nelson	(b)(2)	1
Sr. Labor Relations Specialist
Processing and Distribution Center
San Francisco, CA
Van Nuys District
T. L. Thomas	(b)(6)	1
Labor Relations Specialist
Santa Clarita, CA
SOUTHEAST AREA
North Florida District
Dorothy Butler	(c)(1)	1
Financial Services Coordinator
District Accounting Office
Jacksonville, FL
Suncoast District
Don McLeod	(b)(3) & (b)(9)	1
Postmaster
Eagle Lake, FL
Duane L. Allen	(b)(6)	1
Plant Manager
Processing & Distribution Center
Manasota, FL
SOUTHWEST AREA
Arkansas District
Kenneth D. Smith	(b)(4) & (b)(6)	3
Postmaster
Batesville, AR
Fort Worth District
Richard M. Bailey	(b)(6)	1
Sr. Personnel Services Specialist
Human Resources
District Office
Fort Worth, TX
Neva Hinton	(d)(6)	1
Postmaster
Hedley, TX
Lynne Mahaney	(d)(4)(ii)	1
Postmaster
Farwell, TX
Houston District
Donna Broussard	(d)(3)(ii) & (d)(4)(ii)	2
Clerk
Hardin, TX
Donna H. Kinsel	(b)(6)	1
Senior Labor Relations Spec.
Houston, TX
San Antonio District
Ralph E. Barnard	(b)(6)	1
Manager
Operations Pro. Support
San Antonio, TX
Robert H. Zeinert	(d)(4)(ii)	1
Postmaster
Macdona, TX
WESTERN AREA
Billings District
Margo Roan	(b)(2)	5
Postmaster
Custer, MT
Les Denny	(d)(4)(ii)	3
Postmaster
Fromberg, MT
Denver District
Barbara Munoz	(b)(6)	2
Sr. Personnel Services Specialist
Denver District
Denver, CO
Ed Wagover	(d)(3)(ii)	1
Boulder Main Office
Boulder, CO
Richard Ebel	(d)(4)(ii)	1
Postmaster
Avondale, CO
Portland District
Larry B. Lee	(b)(6), (b)(8) & 9(c)(4)	1
Plant Manager
Processing & Distribution Center
Portland, OR
Ron Schaer	(b)(1)	1
Manager
Business Mail Entry Unit
Portland, OR
HEADQUARTERS & HEADQUARTERS FIELD UNITS
Audrey Conley	(b)(9)	1
Program Manager
National Customer Support Center
Memphis, TN
Robert E. Feamley	(b)(3)(vi)	1
Communications Specialist
Consumer Advocate
USPS Headquarters
Washington, DC
David Eales	(b)(3)	1
Manager
Realty Asset Management
Headquarters Facilities
Washington, DC
Jae Pak	(b)(2)	2
Purchasing Specialist
Denver Facilities Service Office
Denver, CO
Tom Russell	(b)(2)	1
Manager
Windsor Facilities Service Office
Windsor, CT
Rick L. Osburn
Manager	(b)(2)	2
Topeka Purchasing Center
Topeka, KS
Susan J. Lum	(b)(2)	2
Contracting Officer
Purchasing & Materials Service Center
San Francisco, CA
Gene Meints	(b)(3)	3
Manager
Purchasing & Materials Service Center
Chicago, IL
Kaye W. Ward	(b)(2)	1
Purchasing Specialist
Purchasing & Materials Service Center
Dallas, TX
Janis Nichols	(b)(3)	1
Purchasing Specialist
Purchasing & Materials Service Center
Dallas, TX
R. L. Schulz	(b)(3)	2
Purchasing Specialist
Purchasing & Materials Service Center
Minneapolis, MN
M. J. Norton	(b)(3)(iv)	1
Purchasing Specialist
Purchasing & Materials Service Center
Minneapolis, MN
Debbie Ingel	(b)(2)	31
Barbara L. Tutt	(b)(3)(vi)	27
Policy and Administration	(b)(4)	11
Headquarters Purchasing	(b)(6)	2
Washington, DC	(b)	5
	(b)(2) & (b)(4)	1
	(b)(2) & (b)(6)	1
	(b)(2) & (b)(3)	13
Karen Kallipolites	(b)(4)	1
Purchasing Specialist
Purchasing & Materials Service Center
Windsor, CT
Jeffrey Kaufman	(b)(4)	1
Purchasing Specialist
Purchasing & Materials Service Center
Windsor, CT
James Kirskey	(b)(4)	1
Purchasing Specialist
Purchasing & Materials Service Center
Windsor, CT
Eileen Spedding-Rollins	(b)(4)	3
Purchasing Specialist
Purchasing & Materials Service Center
Windsor, CT
James E. Mahoney	(b)(1) & (b)(3)	1
Manager
National Test Administration Center
Merrifield, VA
Greg Whiteman	b)(3)	1
Manager, USPS HQS
Industry Marketing
Washington, DC
William Gilligan	(b)(4)	1
Managing Counsel
Civil Practice Section
Law Department
William Campbell	(b)(4)	1
Area Managing Counsel
Atlanta Field Office
Atlanta, GA
James A. Friedman	(b)(4)	1
Area Managing Counsel
Windsor Field Office
Windsor, CT
Elizabeth L. Smith	(b)(1)	1
Mgr., Payroll Accounting/Records	(b)(2) & (b)(4)	1
US Postal Service Headquarters	(b)(3)	2
Washington, DC	(b)(3) & (b)(6)	1
	(b)(4)	3
	(b)(6)	7
	(b)(9)	3
	(c)(1)(iii)	2
	(e)(1)	3
	.9(g)(3)	2
Kenneth J. Hunter	(b)(1)	4
Chief Postal Inspector	(b)(1), (9)i, (4), (6) &(c)(1)(iii), (iv), (v)	1
U.S. Postal Service	(b)(1), (9)ii, (4), (6) &(c)(1)(iii), (iv), (v)	2
Washington, DC	(b)(1), (9)iii, (2), (4), (6) &(c)(1)(iii), (iv), (v)	2
	(b)(1), (9)iv, (4), (6) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv),(v), (vi)	2
	(b)(1), (9)v, (6) & (c)(1)(iii)	1
	(b)(1), (9)vi, (6) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv)	1
	(b)(1), (2), (4), (6) & (c)(1)(iii)	1
	(b)(1), (2), (4), (6) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv), (v)	1
	(b)(1), (2), (4) & (c)(1)(iii)	1
	(b)(1), (2), (4) & (c)(1)(iii), (v)	1
	(b)(1), (2), (6) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv)	1
	(b)(1), (2) & (c)(1)(iii)	1
	(b)(1), (2) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv)	1
	(b)(1), (4)	5
	(b)(1), (4), (6)	2
	(b)(1), (4), (6) & (c)(1)(i), (iii)	2
	(b)(1), (4), (6) & (c)(1)(iii)	6
	(b)(1), (4), (6) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv)	12
	(b)(1), (4), (6) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv), (v)	6
	(b)(1), (4), (6) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv), (vi)	1
	(b)(1), (4), (6) & (c)(1)(iii), (v)	4
	(b)(1), (4) & (c)(1)(iii)	3
	(b)(1), (4) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv)	3
	(b)(1), (4) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv), (v)	3
	(b)(1), (4) & (c)(1)(iii), (v)	1
	(b)(1), (4) & (c)(1)(v)	1
	(b)(1), (6) & (c)(1)(iii)	1
	(b)(1), (6) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv)	2
	(b)(1), (6) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv), (v)	1
	(b)(1), (6) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv), (vi)	1
	(b)(1), (6) & (c)(1)(v)	1
	(b)(1) & (c)(1)(i), (iii)	1
	(b)(1) & (c)(1)(iii)	1
	(b)(1) &(c)(1)(iii), (iv), (v)	1
	(b)(1) & (c)(1)(v)	3
	(b)(9)vii	1
	(b)(9)viii, (2), (4) & (c)(1)(iii),(iv), (v)	1
	(b)(9)ix, (4), (6) & (c)(1)(iii),(iv), (v)	1
	(b)(9)x, (4) & (c)(1)(iii)	1
	(b)(9)xi, (4) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv),(v)	1
	(b)(9)xi, (6) & (c)(1)(iii), (v)	1
	(b)(2), (4)	1
	(b)(2), (4), (6) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv)	2
	(b)(2), (4) & (c)(1)(iii)	1
	(b)(2), (4) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv)	1
	(b)(2), (6) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv)	2
	(b)(2) & (c)(1)(iii)	1
	(b)(4)	6
	(b)(4) & (6)	2
	(b)(4), (6) & (c)(1)(i), (iii)	2
	(b)(4), (6) & (c)(1)(i), (iii), (iv)	1
	(b)(4), (6) & (c)(1)(iii)	7
	(b)(4), (6) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv)	6
	(b)(4), (6) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv), (v)	2
	(b)(4), (6) & (c)(1)(iii), (v)	1
	(b)(4) & (c)(1)(i)	2
	(b)(4) & (c)(1)(iii)	14
	(b)(4) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv)	4
	(b)(4) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv), (vi)	1
	(b)(4) & (c)(1)(iii), (v)	3
	(b)(6)	4
	(b)(6) & (c)(1)(iii)	42
	(b)(6) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv)	7
	(b)(6) & (c)(1)(iii), (iv), (v)	2
	(b)(6) & (c)(1)(iii), (v)	1
	(c)(1)(i)	41
	(c)(1)(i), (ii)	1
	(c)(1)(iii)	36
	(c)(1)(iii), (iv)	7
	(c)(1)(iii), (iv), (v)	4
	(c)(1)(iii), (vi)	2
Norman Hancock	(b)(1), (4) & (c)(1)	1
Assistant Inspector General
for Customer
Office of the Inspector General
Arlington, VA
Jack A. Kolar	(b)(1), (4)	1
Attorney
Office of the Inspector General
Arlington, VA

i	Title 18, U.S.C. 2510/2517, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
ii	Title 18, U.S.C. 2510/2517
iii	Title 18, U.S.C. 2510/2517
iv	Rule 6(e), Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
v	Title 18, U.S.C. 1461
vi	Title 39, U.S.C. 410(c)(1)
vii	Title 18, U.S.C. 2510/2517
viii	Rule 6(e), Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
ix	Rule 6(e), Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
x	Title 18, U.S.C. 1461
xi	Rule 6(e), Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
xii	Title 18, U.S.C. 2510/2517

The results of each proceeding by which the Office of Personnel Management and Postal Service moved to discipline postal officers or employees acting arbitrarily or capriciously in improperly withholding records, including a report of the disciplinary action taken against the officer or employee who was primarily responsible for the improper withholding or an explanation of why disciplinary action was taken.

No Postal Service officers or employees were involved in any kind of disciplinary proceedings due to arbitrary or capricious withholding of records.

A copy of every rule made by the Postal Service regarding the Freedom of Information Act.

The Postal Service published one rule during 1997 regarding the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The rule, published on December 5, 1997 at 62 FR 64280, amended Postal Service regulations (Part 265 of Title 39, Code of Federal Regulations) implementing the FOIA, to conform with the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 (Public Law 104-231). In addition, the rule updated the schedule of fees charged a requester for searching for records by computer.

A copy of the fee schedule and the total amount of fees collected by the Postal Service for making records available under the Freedom of Information Act.

Approximate total amount of fees collected for the 1997 reporting period was $97,953.34.

Such other information as indicates efforts to administer fully the Freedom of Information Act.

• The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 significantly increased the amount of data agencies must collect and report pursuant to subsection (e), that pertains to the submission of annual reports by federal agencies on administration of the Act. Compliance with these new data reporting requirements posed a challenge to the Postal Service where FOIA request processing is decentralized and a FOIA request may be received and processed at any of 40,000 facilities. In 1997 the Postal Service began design and development of a form, procedures, and an automated system to collect information from that number of facilities. System development is ongoing.
  

• The Records office function at Postal Service Headquarters administers FOIA policy for the Postal Service. In 1995 it appointed 95 district and area coordinators to assist in FOIA administration. The role of each coordinator is to gather and verify annual reporting data from post offices under its jurisdiction and to provide general guidance on an ongoing basis to personnel at those offices. In 1997 the Records office provided on-site training to the 95 coordinators on the electronic FOIA amendments and the new reporting requirements.
  

• In 1997 a new FOIA web page was developed at the Postal Service's world wide web site (http://www.usps.gov), established in 1996. The web page includes links to a new publication giving procedures for requesting Postal Service records under the FOIA; a link to a publication giving the public source for postal directives in which the public might have an interest; and a link to Judicial Officer and General Counsel decisions. The web page will continue to grow as public index and other records of public interest are added.
  

• The Postal Service developed new Publication 549 entitled "Freedom of Information Act Requests for Postal Service Records." The guide is written in simple language giving responses to such questions as:
  

  What is the FOIA?
  Where Are Postal Service Regulations Found?
  What Information Is Publicly Available?
  What About a Customer's New Address?
  How Do I Make a Request for Records?
  Where Do I Send My Request?
  When Can I Expect a Response?
  What if Records Are Withheld?
  What Will It Cost?
  What if I Have Questions About Obtaining Postal Service Records?
  How Do I Obtain a Copy of the Postal Service's FOIA Annual Report?
  

  The guide is available at the Library of the Postal Service Headquarters and world wide web site at http://www.usps.gov/.
  

• An interim rule was published in the Federal Register on December 5, 1997 (62 FR 64280) amending Postal Service regulations (Part 265 of Title 39, Code of Federal Regulations) to comport with the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996. In addition, the rule updated the schedule of fees charged a requester for searching for records by computer.
  

• Records requested the Postal Inspection Service, the investigative and audit function of the Postal Service, to conduct an audit of agency FOIA and Privacy Act implementation. The Inspection Service concluded its audit in 1997 with no findings.
  

In initial denials, six statutory provisions applicable to the Postal Service were cited as coming within the scope of subsection (b)(3) of the FOIA:

On appeal, two statutory provisions applicable to the Postal Service were cited as coming within the scope of subsection (b)(3) of the FOIA: