[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 15, Volume 3]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

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.)

    (c) STR, based in part on the information compiled for its annual 

report to Congress, will provide upon request



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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.