Question

1. Select two categories of records that are exempt from public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

1. Categories of records that are exempt from public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act are:

1. National security documents

2. Documents with confidential information

The above stated are exempted from the freedom of information act.

2. The Government in the Sunshine Act requires all agency meetings to be open to the public unless they meet certain criteria. If a person is going to be accused of a crime , if national defence agency action would be frustrated, or if the meeting involves legal litigation or rule making, then the meeting may be kept private.

3. C. Regulation Flexibility Act: This act is used to balance the social goals of federal regulations with the needs and capabilities of small businesses and other small entities in the American society.

It was enacted in September 1980 which requires agencies  to consider the impact of their regulatory proposals on small entities and analyze effective  alternatives that minimize small entity impacts, and make their analyses available for  public comment.

4. The Regulatory Flexibility Act relieved small businesses of certain record-keeping requirements under agency rules and federal statutes. True or False?

False- this is because the regulatory flexibility act requires agencies to examine public policy issues using  an analytical process that identifies barriers to small business competitiveness and seeks a  level playing field for small entities, not an unfair advantage.

5. The Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act gives Congress days to review new federal regulations to be sure that they do not unduly burden small businesses. True or False?

False

Answer 2

Answer:

1)  b. National security documents

   c. Documents with confidential information

2)   i - requires

    ii - open

   iii - accused of a crime

   iv - future

   v - future

  vi - closed

3) c. Regulatory Flexibility Act

4) True

5) True, 60days

Explanation:

1) Two categories of records that are exempt from public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act are; "National security documents  & Documents with confidential information".

2) The Government in the Sunshine Act requires all agency meetings to be open to the public unless they meet certain criteria. If a person is going to be accused of a crime, if future agency action would be frustrated, or if the meeting involves future litigation or rule making, then the meeting may be closed.

3) The law which requires the government to reassess the impact on business and continue to look for less burdensome means of achieving a governmental goal is Regulatory Flexibility Act.

4)  It is true that the Regulatory Flexibility Act relieved small businesses of certain record-keeping requirements under agency rules and federal statutes.

5) The Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act gives Congress 60 days to review new federal regulations to be sure that they do not unduly burden small businesses.