PRIVACY,
GOVKRNMKNTAL
LIAIIION
ANO
DI.CLO.URIII:
John Greenwald,
Jr.
DEPARTMENT
OF
THE
TREASURY
INTERNAL
REVENUE
SERVICE
WASHINGTON,
DC
20224
October 23, 2017
This
is
final response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated March
10,
2017, that we received
on
March
10,
2017.
You requested:
I respectfully request a copy
of
records, electronic
or
otherwise,
of
all
GLD
Sensitive
Case
Reports that were created
by
the
IRS,
from October
1,
2016
through
to
the date
of
processing this
FOIA
request.
Please
include the original
FOIA
request and the
GLD
Sensitive
Case
Report filed
by the
IRS,
as
responsive
to
this request.
An
interim response dated July
5,
2017 was previously mailed to you. The interim
response provided you with copies of the FOIA requests. This final response provides
the Sensitive Case Reports.
Of
the
92
pages located
in
response to your request, I
am
enclosing
92
pages
in
electronic format. I
am
withholding
72
pages
in
part and 1 page
in
full for the following
reason(s):
FOIA exemption (b)(3) requires
us
to withhold information that
is
specifically exempted
from disclosure by another
law.
The law supporting this exemption
is
Title 26 United
States Code section 6103.
FOIA exemption (b)(6) exempts from disclosure files that, if released, would clearly
be
an
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. These include medical, personnel,
and
similar files. We base the determination to withhold
on
a balancing of interests between
the protection of
an
individual's right to privacy and the public's right to access
government information.
The Supreme Court ruled that Congress intended the "similar files" provision to
be
construed broadly, so that all information which applies
to
a particular individual
qualifies for consideration under exemption (b)(6).
