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USDA
United States Department of Agriculture Risk Management Agency

July 20, 2011

1400 Independence Avenue, SW Stop 0821 Washington, DC 20250-0821

Ms. Anne L. Weismann Chief Counsel CREW 1400 Eye Street, N.W.- Suite 450 Washington, D.C. 20005

RE: Freedom of Information Act Request 11-82

This is in response to your letter dated June 23, 2011, requesting information under the Freedom oflnformation Act (FOIA). Specifically, you requested that the Risk Management Agency (RMA) provide you copies of all FOIA logs or other compilations of FOIA requests made to RMA from January 2010 to the present. Enclosed is the information you requested with redactions. The information is redacted based on the privacy level. The redactions include personal information of requestors, such as home addresses and home telephone numbers. This information was redacted pursuant to Exemption 6 ofthe FOIA. RMA also redacted producers' names, addresses and private information. We are not permitted by statute ofthe Federal Crop Insurance Act Section 502(c) (copy enclosed) and the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(b) to release specific producer information without authorization from the producer. The records also meet the requirement pursuant to Exemption 6 of the FOIA under privacy. Exemption 6 of the FOIA protects information about an individual in "personnel and medical files and similar files" where the disclosure of such information "would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy." 5 U.S .C.552(b)(6). The District Courts have held that all information that applies to a particular individual meets the threshold requirement for privacy protection. See United States Department of State v. Washington Post Co., 456 U.S. 595 (1982).

RMA

The Risk Management Agency Administers And Oversees All Programs Authorized Under The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation An Equal Opportunity Employer

Ms. Anne L. Weismann

If you disagree with this decision, you may appeal in writing to the Administrator, Risk Management Agency, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 6092, AG Stop 0801, Washington, D.C. 20250-0801, within 45 days from the date of this letter. The phrase FOIA APPEAL should appear on the letter and the outside ofthe envelope containing the Appeal. If you have any questions, please contact me at (202) 690-5701. Sincerely,

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Terrie L. Ray FOIA/Privacy Officer Executive Planning & Administrative Support Branch Enclosure