§ 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 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.

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