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Appendix D: Letter from P. Lynn Scarlett
Pages 127-130

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... To determine if certain infonnation is particularly sensitive, at a minimum the following questions should be asked · Would the decision to protect or not protect the information be in compliance with public laws, Executive Branch directions, Federal standards, and Doffs own policies, Fwther, in the absence of precise ~dance, would the decision to protect or not protect be considered reasonable and prudent? · Could a compromise ofthe ir~format'~n reasonably be expected to directly or indirectly lead to a loss of life' property, money, or public confidence?
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... hUso, where ~ individual req£~s mformadon in "~¢¢ - th the requirenw~s of the Freedom of Information AM ~01;~) or the Pnwey Act' rcIcase of the intor~nat~on is required unless protected Mom rewash by the applicable statute.
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