22 C.F.R. § 706.12 Definitions.
Title 22 - Foreign Relations
For purposes of this subpart, the following definitions apply: All other requesters—Requesters other than commercial use requesters, educational and non-commercial scientific requesters, or representatives of the news media. Business information—Trade secrets and confidential or privileged commercial or financial information obtained from any person, including, but not necessarily limited to, information contained in individual case files relating to such activities as insurance, loans, and loan guaranties. Business submitter—Any person that provides business information to OPIC. Educational institution—A preschool, a public or private elementary or secondary school, an institution of undergraduate or graduate higher education, or an institution of professional or vocational education. FOIA—The Freedom of Information Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552. National Archives—The National Archives of the United States. Non-commercial scientific institution—An institution that is operated for the purpose of conducting scientific research, the results of which are not intended to promote any particular product or industry, and that is not operated solely for purposes of furthering a business, trade, or profit interest. OPIC—The Overseas Private Investment Corporation. Person—An individual, partnership, corporation, association, or organization, other than a federal government agency. Record—All papers, memoranda, or other documentary material, or copies thereof, regardless of physical form or characteristics, created or received by OPIC and within OPIC's possession and control. “Record” does not include publications that are available to the public through the Redaction—The process of removing non-disclosable material from a record so that the remainder may be released. Representative of the news media—A person actively gathering information on behalf of an entity organized and operated to publish or broadcast news to the public. Freelance journalists qualify as representatives of the news media when they can demonstrate that a request is reasonably likely to lead to publication. Request—Any request made to OPIC under the FOIA. Requester—Any person making a request. Review—The examination of a record located in response to a request in order to determine whether any portion of the record is exempt from disclosure. Review also includes processing any record for disclosure—for example, redacting and preparing the record for disclosure. Review also includes time spent considering any formal objection to disclosure made by a business submitter, but does not include time spent resolving general legal or policy issues regarding the application of exemptions. Search—The process of looking for and retrieving records or information responsive to a request. It includes page-by-page or line-by-line identification of information within records and also includes reasonable efforts to locate and retrieve information from records maintained in electronic form or format. Working days—All calendar days excluding Saturdays, Sundays, Federal Government holidays, and any other day on which OPIC is not open for business.
Title 22: Foreign Relations
PART 706—FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
Subpart A—General
§ 706.12 Definitions.
