Re: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request 2023-04155 Final Determination

Dear Stephen Bolin:

This responds to your February 22, 2023, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking FOIA appeal response letters for calendar year 2022.
Your request was assigned to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) FOIA Program Management Division for processing and response.

A records search initiated by the FAA FOIA Program Management Division returned 17 records (totaling 97 pages) responsive to your request. After carefully reviewing the records responsive to your request, I have determined that 19 pages are appropriate for release in part under Exemption 6, 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(6), which concerns material the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of the personal privacy of third parties. Moreover, it is reasonably foreseeable that disclosure of this information would harm the interests protected by this FOIA provision. Therefore, this is considered a partial denial determination.

FOIA Exemption 6

On certain records, the FAA is withholding some personally identifiable information under Exemption 6 of the FOIA. Exemption 6 of the FOIA protects information that pertains to an individual, “the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal
privacy.” 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(6). When applying Exemption 6, the FAA weighs the privacy interest of an individual(s) against any public interest when disclosing records. In this case, the information redacted pursuant to Exemption 6 includes FAA employees’ and other third-parties’ personal information, including email addresses, cell phone numbers, medical history and
personal addresses. You have not asserted any public interest in the disclosure of this information, and the agency has determined that these individuals have a privacy interest in the redacted information that outweighs its release. Accordingly, this information has been redacted pursuant to Exemption 6.

Relesed Records