FOIA Annual Report Workbook2016-11-21FOIA Annual ReportUSDAUnited States Department of AgricultureAMSAgricultural Marketing ServiceAPHISAnimal and Plant Health Insepction ServiceASCRAssistant Secretary for Civil RightsFASForeign Agricultural ServiceFNCSFood, Nutriton and Consumer ServicesFSAFarm Service AgencyFSISFood Safety and Inspection ServiceFSForest ServiceGIPSAGrain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards AdministrationNADNational Appeals DivisionNRCSNatural Resources Conservation ServiceOBPAOffice of Budget and Program AnalysisOCFOOffice of the Chief Financial OfficerOGCOffice of General CounselOIGOffice of the Inspector GeneralOSEC/OCIO/DMOffice of the Secretary/Departmental ManagementRDRural DevelopmentREEResearch, Education and EconomicsRMARisk Management Agency20165 U.S.C. § 574(j)Dispute resolution communication between a neutral and a party.N/A7 U.S.C. § 608(d)(2)Information for marketing order programs that are categorized as trade secrets and commercial or financial information.N/A7 U.S.C. § 1502 (c)Personal information in connection with policy holders and/or yield data.N/A7 U.S.C. § 2018(c)Information obtained pursuant to chapter 51 of title 7 of the United States Code, which concerns the handling of information submitted by applicants to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.Argus Leader Media v. USDA, 900 F. Supp. 2d 997, 1006 (D.S.D Sept. 27, 2012).7 U.S.C. § 2276(a)(2) (Food Security Act of 1985)"[I]nformation furnished under a provision of law referred to in subsection (d) of this section . . . unless such information has been transformed into a statistical or aggregate form that does not allow the identification of the person who supplied particular information"Strunk v. U.S. Dept. of Interior, 752 F. Supp. 2d, 39, 44 (D.D.C. 2010).7 U.S.C. § 8791"[I]nformation provided by an agricultural producer or owner of agricultural land concerning agricultural operations, farming, or conservation practices, or the land itself, in order to participate in programs of the Department" and certain "geospatial information" . . . maintained by the Secretary.Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. USDA, 626 F3d 1113, 1118 (9th Cir. 2010); Zanoni v. USDA, 605 F. Supp. 2d 230, 237-381 (D.D.C. 2009).15 U.S.C. § 3710a(c) (Federal Technology Transfer Act)"[T]rade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential, under the meaning of section 552(b)(4) of Title 5, which is obtained in the conduct of research or as a result of activities under this chapter," which pertains to cooperative research and development agreements for the purpose of technological and industrial innovationPub. Citizen Health Research Group v. NIH, 209 F. Supp. 2d 37, 43, 51 (D.D.C. 2002); DeLorme Pub. Co., Inc. v. NOAA, 917 F. Supp. 867, 871-72 (D. Me. 1996), appeal dismissed per stipulation, No. 96-1601 (1st Cir. July 8, 1996).16 U.S.C. § 470hh (Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979)Information pertaining to the nature and location of certain archaeological resourcesHornbostel v. U.S. Dep't of Interior, 305 F. Supp. 2d 21, 30 (D.D.C. 2003), summary affirmance granted, No. 03-5257, 2004 WL 19000562 (D.C. Cir. 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