IV. Exemption 3 Statutes Total Number of Number of Times Type of Information Agency / Times Relied Statute Case Citation Relied upon Withheld Component upon by Agency / by Agency Component Overall 5 U.S.C. § 574(b) Information in connection with None. AMS 4 dispute resolution. 4 7 U.S.C. § 608d(2) Information for marketing order None. AMS 3 programs that is categorized as trade secrets and commercial or 3 financial information. 7 U.S.C. § 1502 (c) Personal information in None. RMA 2 connection with policy holders 2 and/or yield data. 7 U.S.C. § 2018 (c) and other personally Argus Leader Media v. US Dep't FNCS 25 identifiable information of of Agriculture, 2012 WL SNAP (Food Stamps) recipients 4482939 (Sept. 27, 2012). and firms participating in program.
IV. Exemption 3 Statutes Statute Type of Information Withheld Case Citation Agency / Component Number of Times Relied upon by Agency / Component Total Number of Times Relied upon by Agency Overall 5 U.S.C. § 574(b) Information in connection with dispute resolution. None. AMS 4 4 7 U.S.C. § 608d(2) Information for marketing order programs that is categorized as trade secrets and commercial or financial information. None. AMS 3 3 7 U.S.C. § 1502 (c) Personal information in connection with policy holders and/or yield data. None. RMA 2 2 7 U.S.C. § 2018 (c) and other personally identifiable information of SNAP (Food Stamps) recipients and firms participating in program. Argus Leader Media v. US Dep't of Agriculture, 2012 WL 4482939 (Sept. 27, 2012). FNCS 25
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