USGS Core Research Center warehouse.
Why does the USGS invoke Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Exemption 5 (deliberative process privilege)?
FOIA Exemption 5 (deliberative process privilege) applies to inter-agency or intra-agency records where, for instance, there is a work product that is in draft format or documents that contain deliberations between parties leading up to a decision (including what to publish or not to publish in one of our products).
The purpose of the privilege is to:
Encourage open, frank discussions on matters of policy between subordinates and superiors;
Protect against premature disclosure of proposed policies before they are adopted or draft publications/products before they are published;
Protect against public confusion that might result from disclosure of reason and rationales that were not, in fact, ultimately the grounds for a bureau’s action.
For more information, see the Department of Justice FOIA Guide, page 13.
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Older materials and recently arrived items in the Field Records Collection are in various states of preservation and documentation.
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Updated Date: September 6, 2024