[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR2004.12]

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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
      CHAPTER XX--OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
 
PART 2004_FREEDOM OF INFORMATION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 2004.12  Annual report to Congress.

    (a) On or before March 1st of each calendar year, a report of STR's 
activities over the preceding calendar year relating to the Freedom of 
Information Act will be submitted to the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives and the President of the Senate.
    (b) The above report will include:
    (1) The number of determinations made by STR not to comply with 
requests for records made to it under the Act and the reasons for each 
such determination;
    (2) The number of appeals made by persons under the Act, the results 
of such appeals, and the reasons for the action by STR upon each appeal 
that results in a denial of information;
    (3) The names and titles or positions of each person responsible for 
the denial of records requested under the Act, and the number of 
instances of participation for each;
    (4) The results of each (Civil Service Commission) proceeding 
conducted pursuant to the Act, including a report of the disciplinary 
action taken against the officer or employee who was primarily 
responsible for improperly withholding records or an explanation of why 
disciplinary action was not taken;
    (5) A copy of every rule made by STR regarding the Act;
    (6) A copy of the fee schedule and the total amount of fees 
collected by STR for making records available under the Act; and
    (7) Such other information as indicates efforts by STR to administer 
fully the Act. (This should include, to the extent possible, data on the 
costs to STR of administering the Act.)

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    (c) STR, based in part on the information compiled for its annual 
report to Congress, will provide upon request assistance to the 
Department of Justice in the preparation of its annual report (also due 
each March 1st) to Congress concerning judicial cases arising under the 
provisions of the Act.