U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
ACT ANNUAL REPORT
CALENDAR YEAR 1996
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT ANNUAL REPORT
CALENDAR YEAR 1996
1. Number of Initial Denials (in whole or in part): 3,496
2. Authority:
(a) Exemptions under 552(b):
Exemption Invoked Number of Times Invoked*
1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0
2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243
4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .460
5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259
6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,868
7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .530
8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0
9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
*Total number of exemptions may exceed total of initial denials
because more than one exemption may be invoked for some denials.
(b) Statutes invoked pursuant to Exemption (b)(3):
Statutory Citation Number of Times Invoked
7 U.S.C. 1250.301. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
7 U.S.C. 608d(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
7 U.S.C. 1373(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
7 U.S.C. 2018(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
7 U.S.C. 2155 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
16 U.S.C. 470hh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
16 U.S.C. 470w-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
35 U.S.C. 205. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Rule 6(e), Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure . .3
Copywright Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
P. 104-201, Sec. 821 (b) National Defense
Authorization Act . . .1
(c) Other Authority:
Reason Number of Times Invoked
No records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .781
Fee waiver denial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Failure to describe records. . . . . . . . . . . .1
3. Names and Titles of Persons Who Made Initial Denials:
Agricultural Marketing Service
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Clarence Steinberg FOIA Officer 64
Agricultural Research Service
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Valerie N. Herberger FOIA Coordinator 52
Stasia A.M. Hutchison FOIA Coordinator 20
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Cheryl A. Oswalt FOIA Officer 53
Sue Izumi Acting FOIA Officer 66
Kim Pacheco Acting FOIA Officer 151
Dale Hall Acting FOIA Officer 65
John Rodriguez Acting FOIA Officer 60
Denise Kollehlon Acting FOIA Officer 45
Eleanor Parker Acting FOIA Officer 71
Michael Marquis Acting FOIA Officer 119
Farm Services Agency
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Roland Olson Director, Pub. Aff. Staff 71
Marlyn Aycock Acting Director, Pub. Aff. Staff 27
Donald DeGeer Chief, Analysis and Procedures 74
Division
Gary Terry County Executive Director 2
William Henderson County Executive Director 2
Doyle Barnes County Executive Director 1
Mary McInnis County Executive Director 1
Jimmy Rhodes County Executive Director 1
Ronald Davis County Executive Director 1
Ann Landrum County Executive Director 1
Sid Chapman County Executive Director 2
Dawn Hoagland County Executive Director 2
Robert Springer State Executive Director 16
Gregg Norton County Executive Director 2
Ruth Veit County Executive Direcror 1
Mark Grubbs County Executive Director 3
George Arredondo County Executive Director 1
Wayne Perryman State Executive Director 12
Johnny Latta Ag Credit Manager 1
William Grace County Executive Director 3
Benjamin Allbritton III County Executive Director 1
Donald Jenkins County Executive Director 1
Stephen Walker County Executive Director 2
George Harrison County Executive Director 2
Tammy Morris County Executive Director 1
Gerald Steed County Executive Director 1
Rod Luther County Executive Director 1
Larry Ladd County Executive Director 3
Archie Haynes County Executive Director 2
Richard Neves County Executive Director 4
Janice Schoonhoven County Executive Director 6
Donald Perez County Executive Director 1
David Widlund Ag Credit Manager 1
Donald Buchanan County Executive Director 1
Joann Esser County Executive Director 2
Chris Keeler County Executive Director 1
Michele Satterlee County Executive Director 1
Delores Gregorio County Executive Director 2
Joe Ulics County Executive Director 1
Mark Renfree County Executive Director 2
George Moran County Executive Director 1
Gene Bennett County Executive Director 2
Patrick Kittle County Executive Director 2
E. Brunetto County Executive Director 1
F. German County Executive Director 1
A. Daughenbaugh County Executive Director 1
K. Greenstreet County Executive Director 1
S. DeFreece County Executive Director 1
J. Hammer County Executive Director 1
K. Hudson County Exectuive Director 1
F. Martin County Executive Director 1
D. Dowell County Executive Director 1
K. Meyer County Executive Director 1
M. Ohlson County Executive Director 2
A. Padia County Executive Director 1
B. Redmon County Executive Director 1
W. Weiss County Executive Director 1
Ann Moffett Acting State Executive Director 4
Timothy Manning State Executive Director 5
Jackie Day County Executive Director 2
William Burnam County Executive Director 1
Mark Tomsic County Executive Director 1
Berry Laslie County Executive Director 2
John Hobbs County Executive Director 1
J. Alan York County Executive Director 1
Eloise Taylor County Executive Director 1
Gary Wilson County Executive Director 1
Richard Rush State Executive Director 5
Rex Payne County Executive Director 1
Steve Fullmer County Executive Director 2
Steve Ulrich County Executive Director 1
Gerald Elson County Executive Director 2
Georgia DeHaas County Executive Director 1
Dave Davis County Executive Director 1
James Knecht County Executive Director 1
Jim McLaughlin County Executive Director 4
Tom Miller County Executive Director 1
Kim Jenkins County Executive Director 1
Cindy Bachman County Executive Director 1
Norm Wright County Executive Director 2
Steve Fitzwater County Executive Director 2
John Kissick County Executive Director 1
Thomas Schneider County Executive Director 1
Henry Gehant County Executive Director 3
Sandra Little County Executive Director 2
Gale Baker County Executive Director 1
Murl Kimmel County Executive Director 3
David Schou County Executive Director 1
Barbara Burns County Executive Director 3
John Ellis County Executive Director 1
Cory Cassens County Executive Director 2
Brian Frieden County Executive Director 1
Ray Gvillo County Executive Director 2
Daryl Hargrave County Executive Director 2
Larry Utter County Executive Director 1
Thomas Austin County Executive Director 1
Brian Malone County Executive Director 2
F.J. Longmeyer County Executive Director 1
Daniel Ford County Executive Director 1
Martha Moore County Executive Director 2
Carol Ritchie County Executive Director 3
Ted White County Executive Director 1
Sandy Weaver County Executive Director 1
Dennis Dunn County Executive Director 1
Kathy White County Executive Director 1
John Bahnsen County Executive Director 1
Dan Clark County Executive Director 2
Bryan Stocking County Executive Director 3
Dan Wells County Executive Director 2
Karen Loeb County Executive Director 1
Polly Fank Program Assistant 1
Joseph McLaughlin County Executive Director 1
Richard Jevne County Executive Director 7
Ken Kruger County Executive Director 2
James Magel County Executive Director 1
Roberta Schaaf County Executive Director 1
Craig Hughes County Executive Director 1
Julie Hall County Executive Director 1
David Lundquist County Executive Director 1
Michael Kresin County Executive Director 1
Susan Badding County Executive Director 1
David Wynn County Executive Director 1
Steve Olson County Executive Director 1
Alan Hilleman County Executive Director 1
Terry McClain County Executive Director 1
Marvin Waechte County Executive Director 1
Greg Jobe County Executive Director 1
Rhonda Cooper County Executive Director 2
Albert Turner County Executive Director 1
Terry Pauling County Executive Director 1
Dennis Olson Administrative Officer 1
Jerry Taylor County Executive Director 1
Dennis Castle County Executive Director 1
Lynn Peterson County Executive Director 2
Linda Kelsey Program Assistant 1
Tim Allen County Executive Director 1
LuAnn Callan County Executive Director 1
Reginald Konrade County Executive Director 1
Martin Gleason County Executive Director 1
Ross Sloan County Executive Director 3
Marilyn Warnock County Executive Director 1
Peggy Reimann County Executive Director 2
Vesta Hobss County Executive Director 1
Carman Ambrosier Program Assistant 3
Sheila Fritts Program Assistant 5
Ernest Resusser County Executive Director 1
Tia Shorter County Executive Director 1
Lori Porter County Executive Director 2
Marsha Carothers Program Assistant 1
Nanci Boyle Program Assistant 1
John Kelly County Executive Director 1
Gregory Weaver County Executive Director 2
Diane Taber County Executive Director 1
Michael Westerman County Executive Director 1
Michelle Clark Program Assistant 1
Terri Osborne Program Assistant 1
Judith Michel Program Assistant 1
Jane Forber Program Assistant 1
Carl Warner Program Assistant 1
VeAnnue Wolters County Executive Director 2
Julie Sylvester Program Assistant 1
Michael Griffith County Executive Director 4
Brad Sherman County Executive Director 2
Dixie Wood County Executive Director 2
Gloria Homeier County Executive Director 3
David Sweany County Executive Director 2
Rick Case County Executive Director 1
Michael Campbell County Executive Director 2
Stan Woodward County Executive Director 2
Lynette Evans County Executive Director 3
Linda Beikmann County Executive Director 1
Adrian Polansky State Executive Director 8
Anna Conner Administrative Officer 5
Randell Monceaux County Executive Director 1
Michael Gaudet County Executive Director 2
Kirk Smith County Executive Director 1
Claude Skelton County Executive Director 1
Willie Cooper County Executive Director 3
Joel Ducote County Executive Director 1
Elmo LaBeouf III County Executive Director 2
Hudson Rushing County Executive Director 1
Fren Allen Administrative Officer 6
A.T. Dionne County Executive Director 2
J.E. Hewett County Executive Director 2
W.E. Jordan Ag Credit Manager 2
James Voss State Executive Director 3
George Turner County Executive Director 1
Kelly Hereth County Executive Director 1
Jan Roop County Executive Director 1
Beverly Gostomski County Executive Director 1
William Graham County Executive Director 1
Richard McIntire Administrative Officer 1
Blain Beckold County Executive Director 1
Marilyn Shaw County Executive Director 1
David Williams County Executive Director 4
Ronda Bozek County Executive Director 1
Tim Stein County Executive Director 4
Judy Hostetler County Executive Director 1
Karen Tarr County Executive Director 2
Christine White Acting State Executive Director 5
Debra Spike Administrative Officer 4
Constance Guffey County Executive Director 2
Eric Fischer County Executive Director 1
Greg Shy County Executive Director 1
Carmen Kleaver County Executive Director 1
Sharon Hoch County Executive Director 2
Rosemarie Gallagher County Executive Director 1
Diane Besaw County Executive Director 2
Jon Link County Executive Director 1
James Vogt County Executive Director 1
Susan DeVoe County Executive Director 2
Virginia Pulford County Executive Director 4
Maureen Meehan Assistant Administrative Officer 3
Wally Sparby State Executive Director 1
Curt Kozitka County Executive Director 1
Scott Schneider County Executive Director 1
Douglas Westphal County Executive Director 7
Marlin Schiefert County Executive Director 1
Tom Hockert County Executive Director 4
David Beseke County Executive Director 2
Daniel Root County Executive Director 3
Loretta Knutson County Executive Director 1
Larry Stuckenbroker County Executive Director 1
Kelly Turgeon County Executive Director 1
Patricia Wise County Executive Director 1
Richard D. Johnson County Executive Director 1
Jean Turnwall County Executive Director 2
David Schreiber County Executive Director 3
Glenn Schafer County Executive Director 1
Kathy Brenna County Executive Director 2
Bonnie Adams County Executive Director 1
Byron Hogberg County Executive Director 1
Ronald Goettsch County Executive Director 2
Barbara Roseen County Executive Director 3
Joni Pelowski County Executive Director 1
Sid Jarvis County Executive Director 3
Dianna McCormick County Executive Director 1
Dave Lundy County Executive Director 2
Phyllis Hiedeman County Executive Director 1
Norris Faust State Executive Director 7
R.M. Carnegie Acting State Executive Director 4
J.P. Tanner Acting State Executive Director 3
T.A. Breland Acting State Executive Director 6
Thomas Owens Acting State Executive Director 1
Larry McKay County Executive Director 1
Debbie Simmons County Executive Director 1
Robert Alexander County Executive Director 1
Robert Taylor Ag Credit Manager 1
F. Blake McGaughy County Executive Director 4
Douglas Naron Ag Credit Manager 1
Charles Newman County Executive Director 1
Ross Loftin County Executive Director 1
M. Dwayne Oberschmidt County Executive Director 1
Rodney Dowdy County Executive Director 2
Paul Savage Ag Credit Manager 1
Ellen Johnson County Executive Director 2
Robin Richardson County Executive Director 1
David Groner County Executive Director 1
Todd Bullock County Executive Director 1
Brad Epperson State Executive Director 1
Heather Lightfoot County Executive Director 1
Michelle Haas County Executive Director 1
Bill Spry County Executive Director 4
Daryl Raithel County Executive Director 2
Tony Francis County Executive Director 1
Greg Townley County Executive Director 1
Steve Morrison County Executive Director 1
Tracy Harshman County Executive Director 1
Bill Evans County Executive Director 1
Ronald A Prinkki County Executive Director 1
Everett Cummings County Executive Director 2
Steve Deckert County Executive Director 2
Wayne Rieger County Executive Director 1
John Nahrgang County Executive Director 2
Virgil Denny County Executive Director 4
Julie LaRance County Executive Director 1
Mark Person County Executive Director 2
Juletta Coleman Program Assistant 1
Mike Zook County Executive Director 3
Les Rispens County Executive Director 1
Kevin Taylor County Executive Director 1
Natalie Plummer County Executive Director 2
Linda Huth County Executive Director 2
Bruce Nelson Administrative Officer 1
Douglas Young County Executive Director 2
Julie Trower County Executive Director 1
Bill Evans County Executive Director 1
Karen Schnaz County Executive Director 2
Lawrence R. Hill County Executive Director 1
Mark Knudson Program Assistant 1
Duane Van Dyke County Executive Director 2
Mike Riley County Executive Director 2
Therese Worsley County Executive Director 2
Lloyd Keller County Executive Director 1
David Rapstad County Executive Director 2
Charles Neiman County Executive Director 1
Donna Hilyard County Executive Director 1
Sherwin Smith County Executive Director 5
Mike Hagfeldt County Executive Director 1
Kathryn Hiner County Executive Director 1
Dale Barta County Executive Director 1
Kevin Johnson County Executive Director 1
Ken Galyen County Executive Director 1
Milo Sandburg County Executive Director 1
Duane Bantam County Executive Director 1
Monte Fletcher County Executive Director 1
John McGrath County Executive Director 1
Justin Brickner County Executive Director 1
Peggy Sanders County Executive Director 1
David Studnicka County Executive Director 1
Larry Evans County Executive Director 1
Jeff Peterson County Executive Director 1
Kay Osborn County Executive Director 1
Deana Peterson County Executive Director 1
Sharon Youngquist County Executive Director 1
Steve Stark County Executive Director 1
Deb Clifford County Executive Director 1
F. Dennis Hoefer County Executive Director 1
Wade Nyberg County Executive Director 1
Shanda Blum County Executive Director 2
Richard Booker County Executive Director 1
Robert Nagel County Executive Director 6
Larry Steinbrecher County Executive Director 1
Kenneth Nagel County Executive Director 2
Marvalene Grunchow County Executive Director 1
Ilent Anderson County Executive Director 1
Denise Schawang Program Assistant 1
Wenda Wait County Executive Director 1
Michael Treffer County Executive Director 2
Bonnie Poppert County Executive Director 1
Lucinda Hall County Executive Director 1
Frank Johannsen State Executive Director 5
Dan Steinkruger Acting State Executive Director 1
Catherine M. Klein County Executive Director 2
Lucy J. Garay County Executive Director 1
Floyd Duger Acting State Executive Director 3
Jane Cabal County Executive Director 1
Marie Oakes County Executive Director 1
Mark Dennis County Executive Director 1
Randall Croniser County Executive Director 5
Paula Wyatt County Executive Director 1
John Walston County Executive Director 3
Jimmy Jones County Executive Director 1
William Wellons County Executive Director 1
Diane Barefoot Chief Program Assistant 1
Brenda Stancil Program Assistant 15
Kay Sinclair Program Assistant 10
Debbie Williams Program Assistant 10
Eunice Major County Executive Director 3
Elizabeth Hiatt County Executive Direcotor 5
Mary Osborne Program Assistant 25
Anita Cromatis Program Assistant 10
Michelle Holland Program Assistant 10
Leah Heath Program Assistant 10
Brooke Cain Program Assistant 10
Barbara McGowan Program Assistant 10
Kay Yates County Executive Director 2
Leamon Hall County Executive Director 14
Peggy Lynch County Executive Director 4
Bob Foil Administrative Officer 7
Gary Christensesn County Executive Director 1
Ronald Deraas County Executive Director 1
Jean Schoenhard County Executive Director 1
Gwen Uecker County Executive Director 2
Marvin Thorson County Executive Director 1
Tim Solseng County Executive Director 1
Greg Lindemann County Executive Director 1
Denise Brew County Executive Director 1
Daniel Weber County Executive Director 1
Larry Odegaard County Executive Director 1
Eric Bollingberg County Executive Director 2
Steven Stein County Executive Director 1
Sharon O'Hara County Executive Director 1
Mark Overbo County Executive Director 2
Loren Nelson County Executive Director 1
Grant Buck County Executive Director 1
LaVonne Sauer County Executive Director 1
Bryon Lubbers County Executive Director 1
Ray Gibbons Program Assistant 1
Gregory Chewakin County Executive Director 1
Norman Kessler County Executive Director 1
Michael Strode County Executive Director 1
Mark VanHoose County Executive Director 2
Joyce Cavanaugh County Executive Director 1
Carl Nelson County Executive Director 1
Christopher Gibbs County Executive Director 1
Glenda Schaefer County Executive Director 2
Dawn Ruffer County Executive Director 1
Gail Garst Administrative Officer 16
Jack Sainsbury State Executive Director 2
Harald Dilling County Executive Director 2
Pam Davis County Executive Director 2
Gail Stinnett County Executive Director 2
Ramonda Thompson County Executive Director 2
Denise Martin County Executive Director 1
Richard Block County Executive Director 1
Ray Dunten County Executive Director 1
Kevin MacIntyre County Executive Director 1
Jim Worledge County Executive Director 1
Jennifer Isley County Executive Director 1
Wm. R. Williams County Executive Director 1
Ralph E. Meyer County Executive Director 1
Darca Glasgow County Executive Director 1
John Cameron Administrative Officer 8
Laurie C. Lawson State Executive Director 3
W. Jack Nettles County Executive Director 2
Jim Bedell County Executive Director 1
Phillip W. Elliott County Executive Director 1
Robert Parris County Executive Director 1
Kyle Daniel County Executive Director 1
Carl Durfee County Executive Director 1
M.J. Goetzinger County Executive Director 3
Amer Agerinsurance County Executive Director 3
Paul Hanson County Executive Director 1
W. Stanley Lamb County Executive Director 1
Curtis Fox County Executive Director 4
Carole Witt Program Assistant 5
Duke Westerberg County Executive Director 2
Bonnie Nickelson County Executive Director 1
Marcia Bunger County Executive Director 1
Rich Rische County Executive Director 1
Marjorie Freudenthal County Executive Director 1
Larry Gauger County Executive Director 1
Gene Vognild County Executive Director 1
David Paulson County Executive Director 1
Mariellen Ross County Executive Director 1
Allan Snorteland County Executive Director 1
Jerold Ryken Program Assistant 1
Richard Thompson County Executive Director 2
Peggy Miller County Executive Director 1
Kenny Cothran County Executive Director 2
Carey Johnson County Executive Director 3
Denise Jolley County Executive Director 1
R.V. Billings County Executive Director 1
Lawrence Stewart County Executive Director 1
Doris Campbell County Executive Director 2
James Pelkemeyer County Executive Director 1
Cristobal Perez County Executive Director 2
Eddie Winegeart County Executive Director 3
Patricia Elliott County Executive Director 1
Glen Beimer County Executive Director 1
Johnny Reynolds County Executive Director 1
Mary Parr County Executive Director 1
H. Paul Newhouse County Executive Director 1
Edna Hill County Executive Director 3
George Melton County Executive Director 1
Mike Breitling County Executive Director 3
Becki McIlwain County Executive Director 2
Norman Martindale County Executive Director 5
Levi Garlick County Executive Director 1
Porter Johnson County Executive Director 1
Walter Kelley County Executive Director 1
Preston Wright County Executive Director 1
Glenn Brsosowski County Executive Director 1
Herbie Marchbanks County Executive Director 1
Darvin Collins County Executive Director 1
Johnny Kallus County Executive Director 2
Darrell Guidry County Executive Director 2
Teena Bowman County Executive Director 3
Johnny Heatley County Executive Director 3
George Maedgen County Executive Director 4
D. Clint Koenig County Executive Director 1
Zona Ferguson County Executive Director 1
Alan Mackey County Executive Director 2
Thomas J. Brown County Executive Director 4
Tracy Meadows County Executive Director 2
Ware Brown County Executive Director 1
Chris Yaklin County Executive Director 4
Zella Graves County Executive Director 1
R. Donald Herschap County Executive Director 2
Cullene F. Heritage Program Assistant 2
Van Bruce Wilson County Executive Director 1
Glen Drachenberg County Executive Director 2
Donald Riggs County Executive Director 1
Joe Hefner County Executive Director 1
Kelly Head County Executive Director 2
Roger Tonne County Executive Director 1
Randall Johnson County Executive Director 3
Eddie Womack County Executive Director 1
Pat Campbell County Executive Director 1
John Purvis County Executive Director 1
Michael Strum County Executive Director 1
Nancy Condit County Executive Director 8
Kelly Lindsey County Executive Director 1
Jeannine Wendel County Executive Director 1
Craig Miner County Executive Director 1
Phyllis Torrey County Executive Director 1
Woodrow S. Wilson, III County Executive Director 1
Ted Earles County Executive Director 2
Ronald Hale County Executive Director 1
Beverly Schau County Executive Director 2
Martha Moody County Executive Director 1
Wayne Wampler County Executive Director 1
Gerry Johnson County Executive Director 1
J. Calvin Parrish Acting State Executive Director 1
Donald Davis State Executive Director 3
Gerry Johnson County Executive Director 1
Sandra Starbuck County Executive Director 3
Julie Himmelberger County Execuitve Director 4
Michel Jorgenson County Executive Director 1
Bruce Clatterbuck County Executive Director 2
Lynn Blair County Executive Director 2
Nick Waldher County Executive Director 2
Greg Anderson County Executive Director 1
Darrell Jones County Executive Director 1
Ken Shamblin County Executive Director 1
Randy Primmer County Executive Director 2
Don Graedel County Executive Director 2
Brian Miller County Executive Director 2
Billy B. Burke State Executive Director 1
Gary Anderson County Executive Director 2
Lynn Clausing County Executive Director 2
Alvin Spaete County Executive Director 2
John Wiederholt County Executive Director 1
Roger Johnson County Executive Director 2
Randall Cook County Execuitve Director 1
Russell Raeder County Executive Director 5
Ned Johnson County Executive Director 1
Richard Nuttelman County Executive Director 3
Peter Overlien County Executive Director 1
Leon N. Wolfe County Executive Director 2
Donna Kuehn County Executive Director 2
Joseph Janowski County Executive Diector 4
Robert Kellesvig County Executive Director 1
Mark Mulder County Executive Director 3
James Lukas County Executive Director 1
Elmer Strassburg County Executive Director 1
Judith Schambow County Executive Director 2
Richard A. Gade County Executive Director 1
Cheryl Bergold County Executive Director 5
Gerlinde Dueholm County Executive Director 3
Douglas Dicus County Executive Director 1
James Hannula County Executive Director 1
Mary Behm County Executive Director 19
Thomas Oasen County Executive Director 1
Gretchen Sawttelle County Executive Director 3
Susan Hunter County Executive Director 1
Ted Bourret County Executive Director 2
Lee Craig County Executive Director 1
Food and Consumer Service
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Paul Braun Dir., Admin. Services Div. 3
Elaine S. Lynn Contracting Officer 7
Leonard J. Green Contracting Officer 4
William L. Pinkey Contracting Officer 4
Steve Crotwell Contracting Officer 1
Patricia Johnson Procurement Analyst 2
Thomas O'Connor Director, Benefit Redemption Div. 1
Abigail C. Nichols Director, Program Accountability Div. 1
Alberta C. Frost Child Nutrition Division 1
Joseph Scordato Freedom of Information Officer 1
Les Johnson Director, Food Distribution Div. 2
Gloria J. McColl Acting Director, Civil Rights Div. 1
Stanley C. Garnett Dir., Supplemental Food Programs Div. 1
Cheryl Pratt Labor Specialist, Human Resources Div. 1
Ronald J. Vogel Acting Deputy Admin., Special Nutrition 2
Dennis Stewart Western Region Food Stamp Director 2
Michael Guthrie Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Los Angeles, CA 1
Polly Wolff Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Grand Rapids, MI 1
William Uhl Regional Dir., Personnel and Mgmt. Serv. 1
Joseph Caggiano Management Services Specialist, NERO 1
Ron L. King Officer-in-Charge (OIC), Montgomery, AL 1
Foreign Agricultural Service
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Mary T. Chambliss Deputy Administrator 6
Richard B. Schroeter Deputy Administrator 1
Randolph Zeitner Deputy Administrator 1
Timothy J. Galvin Associate Administrator 1
Forest Service
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Gerald Coghlan Acting Deputy Chief, NFS 1
Gerald Coghlan Acting Associate Deputy Chief, NFS 1
Kathleen Connelly Deputy Chief, ADM 10
Christine Pytel Associate Deputy Chief, ADM 1
Christine Pytel Acting Deputy Chief, ADM 2
Clyde Thompson Associate Deputy Chief, ADM 3
Clyde Thompson Acting Deputy Chief, ADM 14
Bertha Gillam Acting Deputy Chief, NFS 1
Sterling Wilcox Acting Deputy Chief, NFS 8
Janice McDougle Acting Deputy Chief, NFS 2
Janice McDougle Associate Deputy Chief, NFS 4
Luther Burse Acting Deputy Chief, ADM 1
Edward Darragh Acting Deputy Chief, ADM 1
Gray Reynolds Deputy Chief, NFS 1
Ronald Hooper Acting Deputy Chief, ADM 1
Allen W. Smith Director, Property and Procurement 1
Manuel Martinez Dir., Law Enforcement & Investigations 11
Mark Reimers Deputy Chief, P&L 1
Steve Satterfield Acting Deputy Chief, P&L 1
William Sexton Acting Deputy Chief, NFS 1
Hank Kashdan Acting Director, Law Enforcement and 4
Investigations
J. Kenneth Myers Acting Director, Lands 1
Tom King Acting Director, Law Enforcement and 5
Investigations
William McCleese Associate Deputy Chief S&PF 1
Richard Padilla Acting Director, Law Enforcement and 2
Investigations
Michael Matthews Acting Deputy Chief, ADM 1
Dale Nelson Acting Deputy Chief, ADM 1
Roger Sewald Acting Director, Law Enforcement and 1
Investigations
REGION 1
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Charles Davis Acting Regional Forester 2
Clyde Weller Acting Regional Forester 5
David Spores Acting Regional Forester 5
Edward Bodenlos Acting Regional Forester 2
Elizabeth Horn Acting Regional Forester 1
Doug Glevanik Acting Regional Forester 1
James Reid Acting Regional Forester 9
Kathleen McAllister Acting Regional Forester 8
Kirk Horn Acting Regional Forester 1
Richard Bacon Acting Regional Forester 36
Steve Kelly Acting Regional Forester 5
Thomas Pettigrew Acting Regional Forester 4
Thomas King Acting Regional Forester 5
REGION 2
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Elizabeth Estill Regional Forester 9
Tom L. Thompson Acting Regional Forester 14
David Anderson Acting Regional Forester 1
Wm. J. Gournay Acting Regional Forester 2
Thomas P. Ryan Acting Regional Forester 4
Dale P. McCormick Special Agent-In-Charge 6
Eleanor S. Towns Acting Regional Forester 1
Craig Whittekiend Acting Regional Forester 1
Bjorn Dahl Acting Regional Forester 2
Stephen F. Pedigo Acting Regional Forester 1
Steve W. Deitemeyer Acting Regional Forester 2
REGION 3
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Louis Volk, Jr Acting Regional Forester 41
John Kirkpatrick Acting Regional Forester 8
Robert V. Clayton Acting Regional Forester 18
Billy Graves Acting Regional Forester 9
Gerald Henke Acting Regional Forester 2
Judy Hudson Acting Regional Forester 1
Dale J. Fabian Acting Regional Forester 1
Milo Larson Acting Regional Forester 1
Charles V. Sheldon Acting Deputy for Admin. 1
Laura Bostwick Acting Regional Forester 2
REGION 4
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Don Murphy for Regional Forester 71
Dale Torgerson for Regional Forester 22
Dale Bosworth Regional Forester 1
Hugh Thomson Regional Special Agent 5
Larry Larson for Regional Forester 19
Vern Fleisher for Regional Forester 23
Jack Blackwell for Regional Forester 12
Clair Beasley for Regional Forester 5
Dale McCormick Regional Special Agent 4
Thomas Ryan for Regional Special Agent 1
REGION 5
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Gilbert Espinosa Acting Regional Forester 73
James Lawrence Acting Regional Forester 14
Margret Pasholk Acting Regional Forester 2
Melroy Teigen Acting Regional Forester 6
Millie Otwell Acting Regional Forester 1
Karen S. Obye Acting Regional Forester 1
Steve Clauson Acting Regional Forester 3
Phillip Bayles Acting Regional Forester 1
Edward James Acting Regional Forester 2
Katherine Clement Acting Regional Forester 1
Gary Oye Acting Regional Forester 1
Dave Morton Acting Regional Forester 1
Jean Hall Acting Regional Forester 3
John DelaTorre Acting Regional Forester 3
John Neisess Acting Regional Forester 4
Leon Bennett Acting Regional Forester 3
Stephen Paulson Acting Regional Forester 1
Jose Cruz Acting Regional Forester 2
Tamilyn Ferrier-Kyle Regional Special Agent 10
REGION 6
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Michael W. Wolfe Acting Regional Forester 3
Thomas J. Lyons Regional Special Agent 27
William H. McConnell Acting Regional Special Agent 5
Wendy Herrett Acting Regional Forester 5
Nancy Graybeal Acting Regional Forester 12
Richard A. Ferraro Acting Regional Forester 81
Robert J. Devlin Acting Regional Forester 2
Harold T. Nygren Acting Regional Forester 1
REGION 8
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Robert Joslin Regional Forester 6
Robert Bowers Acting Regional Forester 9
Gloria Manning Acting Regional Forester 14
Robert Erickson Acting Regional Forester 4
Kip Cloward Acting Regional Forester 2
James H. Perdue Acting Regional Forester 3
Bobby James Acting Regional Forester 1
Bruce L. Jewell Acting Regional Forester 2
Micheal Sparks Acting Regional Forester 2
Jerry F. Rogers Acting Regional Forester 1
Karl Stoneking Acting Regional Forester 3
David R. Montalbano Acting Regional Forester 1
Sue Muir Acting Regional Forester 1
Gary Pierson Acting Regional Forester 1
Wayne Kelley Acting Regional Forester 2
Dave Holland Acting Regional Forester 1
Tracy S. Perry Acting Regional Forester 1
Jerry Ragus Acting Regional Forester 2
REGION 9
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Floyd J. Marita Regional Forester 2
Robert T. Jacobs Regional Forester 15
Robert T. Jacobs Acting Regional Forester 1
Donald L. Meyer Acting Regional Forester 11
Mary Ruth Voltz Acting Regional Forester 6
Bruce Jackson Acting Regional Forester 2
Mike Miller Acting Regional Forester 1
Randy Moore Acting Regional Forester 1
Ronald V. Rydberg Acting Regional Forester 1
Nancy Rydquist Acting Regional Forester 1
Paul Stockinger Acting Regional Forester 2
Jonathan Marsh Special Agent in Charge 1
Rich Glodowski Acting Special Agent-in-Charge 1
REGION 10
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Phil Janik Regional Forester 8
James Caplan Acting Regional Forester 13
Kimberly Bown Acting Regional Forester 9
Ronald Larsen Acting Regional Forester 3
Paul Forward Acting Regional Forester 5
Larry Hudson Forest Supervisor, Chugach NF 4
Abigail Kimbell Forest Supervisor, Stikine Area 2
Bill Powell Forest Supervisor, Ketchikan Area 1
Jerry Moore Regional Special Agent in Charge 4
F. Gordon Gregg Acting Regional Spec. Agent-in-Charge 1
James Davis Special Agent, LEI 1
FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Thomas E. Hamilton Director 1
NORTHEASTERN FOREST EXPERIMENT STATION/NORTHEASTERN AREA
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Patricia Pierce Contracting Officer 1
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST FOREST AND RANGE EXPERIMENT STATION
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
James C. Space Station Director 4
ROCKY MOUNTAIN FOREST AND RANGE EXPERIMENT STATION
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Denver Burns Director 4
Office of the General Counsel
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Robert L. Siegler Deputy AssT. General Counsel 3
Michael Gippert Assistant General Counsel 1
Ralph Linden Assistant General Counsel 1
Gerald Husted Assistant General Counsel 1
Office of Inspector General
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Dianne Smith Director, Information 177
Management Div.
Blondena Turner Acting Dir., Information 25
Management Div.
Martin Shuey Acting Dir., Information 6
Management Div.
Nancy Bartel Acting Dir., Information 11
Management Div.
Departmental Administration Management Services
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
M. Farook Sait FOIA Officer 16
Jerry Gettleman Acting FOIA Officer, 3
Departmental Administration
Management Services
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Harold W. Davis Acting Deputy Administrator 1
Tommy Morris Dir., Packer and Poultry Div. 10
Daniel Van Ackeren Dir., Livestock Marketing Div. 3
Jay Johnson Acting Dir., Packer & Poultry Div. 1
Joanne Peterson FGIS FOIA Officer 52
Rural Business - Cooperative Service (RBS)
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Dorothy Hinden FOIA Officer 11
Douglas J. Betz Dir., Administrative Programs 3
Karen G. Nardini Dir., Administrative Programs 1
George D. Batchelor Dir., Administrative Programs 1
Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Sara L. Bradshaw FOIA Specialist 70
Nono M. Breault FOIA Coordinator 3
John S. (Jack) Walls State Director 2
Douglas J. Betz Dir., Administrative Programs 1
Karen G. Nardini Dir., Administrative Programs 10
Joel Weirick Dir., Administrative Programs 5
Linda K. Page State Director 4
Cheryl L. Cook State Director 2
Dallas Tonsage State Director 2
Rurals Housing Services (RHS)
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Dorothy Hinden FOIA Officer 54
Alvin Roberts Chief, Administrative Programs 1
Russ Harvell Director, Administrative Programs 1
Ernest Brannon State Director 1
Charlene M. Warren Director, Administrative Programs 10
Steve Almanza Director, Administrative Programs 2
Nono M. Breault, for
Ruth A. Rodriquez State Director 2
John S. (Jack) Walls State Director 2
Robert L. Jones Rural Development Manager 1
Brenda Bryant Community Development Manager 1
Ronald G. Whitfield Acting State Director 15
William R. Walinow, Jr. State Director 1
Wallace Furrow State Director 2
Barry Ramsey Director, Rural Housing 2
Lewis O Dell District Director 1
John Hammel Chief, Administrative Programs 1
James Gage Chief, Administrative Programs 1
John C. Thompson State Director 4
Douglas J. Betz Dir., Administrative Programs 1
William M. Kirk State Director 1
Thomas W. Keeth Chief, Administrative Programs 1
John E. Harpe, (former) Dir., Administrative Programs 1
Karen G. Nardini Dir., Administrative Programs 4
Seth H. Bradstreet State Director 1
Brian Anderson Assistant to the State Director 4
Tim Bradley Chief, Administrative Programs 1
William T. Shay State Director 2
Randal D. Friend Chief, Administrative Programs 1
Janice Daley State Director 3
Robert S. Leigland Dir., Administrative Programs 3
Phillip A.Willnerd Multi Family Housing Specialist 3
M. Steven Anaya State Director 2
Joel Weirick Dir., Administrative Programs 8
Barbara A. Neubauer (for)
Joseph J. Weimerskich Acting, Administrative Officer 1
Linda K. Page State Director 15
Charles P. Rainbolt State Director 1
Scott Duff State Director 1
Cheryl L. Cook State Director 3
Pamela Adams Multi Family Housing 1
Field Representive
Dallas Tonsages State Director 2
Robert G. Connelly Administraive Officer 1
Dan Beasley Freedom of Inforamtion Officer 1
Sandra Mercier Rural Development Specialist 5
Multi Family Housing
Kermit Hawley Freedom of Information Officer 2
Peter Kohen Dir., Administative Programs 1
Derrel L. Carruth State Director 7
Mary Ann Hoff Dir., Administrative Programs 4
Linda L. Ziegler Chief, Administrative Programs 1
Natural Resources and Conservation Service
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
A. Stefan Fechter Management Team Leader 4
Carole Wyatt Acting, National FOIA Officer 4
Scott Hoag, Jr. N.D. State Conservationist 1
Ronald D. Murphy Alabama State Conservationist 1
Richard J. Mooney Iowa FOIA Officer 1
Wilda L. Grant National FOIA Officer 7
William J. Kobylski Ill. Acting State Conservationist 1
Jeri Berc Maryland State Conservationist 1
D. Dominick New york State Conservationist 3
Ronald Murphy Alabama State Conservationist 1
Martha Marbury Regional Administrative Officer 1
Barbara B. Fletcher State Administrative Officer 21
Thomas W. Christensen Illinois State Conservationist 3
Richard J. Mooney Iowa FOIA Officer 2
Leroy e. Ahlers Kan. Deputy State Conservationist 1
Alan E. Wolfe Missouri Administrative Manager 1
Tony K. Doxtater Montana FOIA/PA Officer 1
National Appeals Division
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
C. Larry Shrum External Affairs Officer 10
Duane Sinclair Associate Director 10
Larry Jordan Associate Director 1
Willliam Crutchfield Associate Director 1
Risk Management Agency
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Nancy Kreitzer Dir., Appeals, Litigation 6
and Legal Liaison Staff
Ken Ackerman Acting Administrator, RMA 1
4. Number of Appeals: 331
(a) Number of appeals granted in full: 27
(b) Number of appeals denied in full: 155
(c) Number of appeals denied in part: 50
(d) Number of appeals pending: 99
5. Authority:
(a) Exemptions under 552(b)
Exemption Invoked Number of Times Invoked*
1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0
2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
*More than one exemption invoked for some denials.
(b) Statutes invoked pursuant to Exemption (b)(3):
Statutory Citation Number of Times Invoked*
7 U.S.C. 4601-4612. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
7 U.S.C. 2276 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
7 U.S.C. 1622(g). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
16 U.S.C. 470hh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
16 U.S.C. 470w-3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
16 U.S.C. 470aa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
7 U.S.C. 1373(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
*More than one statute invoked for some denials.
(c) Other Authority:
Reason Number of Times Invoked
No records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Fee Waiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
6. Names and Titles of persons Who Denied Appeals:
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Lonnie J. King Administrator, APHIS 11
Terry L. Medley Administrator, APHIS 12
Lon Hatamiya Administrator, AMS 5
F. P. Horn Administrator, ARS 1
E. B. Knipling Acting Adminisrator, ARS 1
Bruce R. Weber Acting Administrator, FSA 26
Grant Buntrock Administrator, FSA 4
Bonny O'Neil Acting Deputy Administrator, FCS 2
Yvette S. Jackson Deputy Administrator, FCS 1
Thomas O'Connor Director, Benefit Redemption 6
Division, FCS
Mary T. Chambliss Deputy Administrator, Export 6
Credit, FAS
Richard B. Schroeter Deputy Admin., International 1
Trade Policy, FAS
Randolph Zeitner Deputy Admin., International 1
Trade Policy, FAS
Timothy J. Galvin Associate Administrator, FAS 1
James S. Gilliland General Counsel, OGC 2
Bonnie L. Luken Acting General Counsel, OGC 1
James Michael Kelly Acting General Counsel, OGC 1
Roger C. Viadero Inspector General, OIG 14
Joyce Fleischman Deputy Inspector General, OIG 4
Paula Hayes Acting Inspector General, OIG 2
James Ebbitt Acting Inspector General, OIG 1
Craig Beauchamp Acting Inspector General, OIG 2
Ira Hobbs Dir., Departmental Administration 3
Management Services
Evelyn M. White Acting Director 1
James R. Baker Administration, GIPSA 2
Harold W. Davis Acting Deputy Administrator GIPSA 1
Maureen Kennedy Administrator, Rural Housing RECD 6
Jan Shadburn Acting Administrator, Rural 3
Housing, RECD
Dayton J. Watkins Administrator, Rural Business 1
Cooperative Service, RECD
Carole R. Wyatt Acting National FOIA Officer, NRCS 6
Edward W. Biggers, Jr. Director, Management Services 2
Division, NRCS
Wilda L. Grant National FOIA Officer, NRCS 1
Paul W. Johnson Chief, Natural Resources
Conservation Service, NRCS 1
Thomas A. Weber Acting chief, Natural Resources 1
Conservation Service
Tomas A. Weber Acting Associate Chief, Natural 1
Resource Conservation Service
C. Larry Shrum External Affairs Officer, NAD 10
Duane Sinclair Associate Director, NAD 10
Larry Jordan Associate Director, NAD 1
William Crutchfield Associate Director, NAD 1
Ken Ackerman Acting Administrator, RMA 1
Val Mazainis Acting Chief, FS 6
Kathleen Connelly Deputy Chief, ADM, FS 18
Sterling Wilcox Acting Chief, FS 1
Christine Pytel Acting Deputy Chief, ADM, FS 2
David G. Unger Acting Chief, FS 12
Clyde Thompson Acting Deputy Chief, ADM, FS 23
Mark Reimers Acting Chief, FS 2
Gray Reynolds Acting Chief, FS 1
Jack Ward Thomas Chief, FS 1
Janice McDougle Acting Chief, FS 3
Ronald Hooper Acting Deputy Chief, ADM, FS 1
Allen W. Smith Acting Deputy Chief, ADM, FS 1
7. Copies of Court Opinions or Orders under subsection (a)(4)(f): N/A
8. Rules and Regulations Issued: None
9. Amount of Fees Collected:
AGENCY AMOUNT
Grain Inspection, Packers and $4,028.89
Stockyards Administration
Farm Service Agency $60,062.47
National Appeals Division $9,007.20
Department Administration $376.00
Management Services
Natural Resources Conservation $724.40
Service
Rural Development $12,530.24
Animal and Plant Health Inspection $6,661.43
Food and Consumer Services $1,432.00
Foreign Agricultural Service $321.08
Agriculture Marketing Service $3,075.14
Office of Inspector General $661.20
Agricultural Research Service $3,390.32
Office of General Counsel $198.40
Forest Service $10,130.00
TOTAL $112,598.83
10. Efforts to Administer:
(a) Availability of records:
^Policy of USDA agencies is to make records available upon
request, unless decision is made to withhold under any of
the nine statutory exemptions.
(b) Cost to administer availability of records:
^Approximately $4.3 million
(c) Compliance with time limitations:
^Instances to seek 10-day extension. . . . . . . . . . .1,060
Need to search for and collect information from field .511
Need to search for, collect, and examine voluminous . .309
records for single requests
Need for consultations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240
Court appeals on exhaustion of procedures because of
inability to comply within applicable time limits. . .0
Instances of court-allowed additional time. . . . . . .0
(d) Internal memoranda or instructions:
--Memorandum issued by National Appeals Division
--Manual amendment 3IG-1411, dated September 9, 1996,
issued by the Office of Inspector General.
--Memorandum issued by Forest Service dated January 17, 1996
--Interim Directive issued by the Forest Service dated
April 4, 1996,
--Memorandum issued by Forest Service dated November 22, 1996,
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