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i iryiej national Battalion/Page 7 February 16, 1982 hanges to limit public information Proposed FOIA revision blasted United Press International KLAHOMA CITY — An ahonia congressman criti- i what he calls the Reagan linistration’s meat ax roach to amending the Free- i of Information Act. tep. Glenn English, D-Okla., he was concerned not only ’resident Reagan’s attempts mend the law, but, also by t he interpreted as other inistration efforts to place a p on public information. English, chairman of the ;se Subcommittee on Gov- ment Information and Indi- Itial Rights, said one of gan’s proposals to amend FOIA could cause delays of uchas 18 months in obtain- public information. “How much information s its value over 18 months?” ;lish said. “How many re questers will have such patience? “Some changes may be appropriate, although the law must be approached with a scal pel rather than a meatcleaver.” English appeared Saturday before the Oklahoma Press Association’s midwinter conven tion, which concluded Sunday. “You should also be aware of other information-related acti vities of the Reagan administra tion,” English told editors. “In addition to proposing changes in the FOIA, the adminstration is working on a revision of the Executive Order under which information is classified. You will not be surprised to learn that the administration wants to expand the amount of informa tion that is classified. “The trend of these changes is quite disturbing. I don’t know if there is a deliberate program to limit the public’s right to know, but that is the effect of many Reagan administration deci sions. I don’t understand why a conservative administration that wants to return power to the states and the people is cutting off the flow of information that is necessary to manage that power. “I don’t understand why the ability of the people to find out what the government is doing needs to be diminished. “The administration’s attempts to control media access to agencies have received a lot of attention. Apparently the lie de tector will be a new weapon in the battle against leaks. “In other areas, agency publi cation budgets have been slashed, and popular publica tions are being eliminated. The administration is also cutting budgets of information-related activities. Agencies that collect and compile important econo mic data such as the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics may no longer be able to produce all the data needed for decision making.” English said the two bills proposing the most sweeping changes of the FOIA are one by Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah, and one backed by the Reagan administration. He said they are similar, and effects of the Reagan bill are sweeping. He said the Reagan bill could cause the cost of obtaining infor mation to be increased 10 to 20 times. He said one section, prop osed to protect confidential business information could be used as an excuse to withhold information on contracts, deliv ery delays and cost overruns. “The Reagan proposal to pro tect business data may just give agencies another excuse to hide waste, fraud and corruption,” he said. “I have yet to be convinced that any changes in this FOIA exemption are justified.” English said one Reagan proposal would provide that if answering a request took more than eight hours of search and review time, the time limit for reply would be extended to one year for a request and six months for an appeal. English said this would per mit an agency to stall on a reply. “I suspect,” he said, “that if the agency doesn’t like the re quest or the requester, then the estimate will be nine hours or more.” Who's County Seat? Why County Seat is the best doggone casual clothes store for guys, gals and kids, this side of anywhere. 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