Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons: Maintaining the Privacy of Applicants for and Recipients of Services

概要

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is amending its regulations to require all States and other service providers that participate in the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) to treat all requests for information concerning applicants and recipients of WAP funds in a manner consistent with the Federal government's treatment of information requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552, including the privacy protections contained in Exemption (b)(6) of the FOIA, 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(6).