Assess whether IG recommendations are closed or paper-closed (aad2a0)

Situation

In a reorganization that moves programs across bureaus, public-records request that hits deliberative drafts is the evidence after a records hold issued after staff already auto-deleted. FOIA/public-records counsel's program counterpart has to pick IG recommendations are closed or Paper-closed for this Government Oversight and Records close using public-records request that hits deliberative drafts.

Decision

FOIA/public-records counsel's program counterpart in a reorganization that moves programs across bureaus must choose IG recommendations are closed / Paper-closed using public-records request that hits deliberative drafts after a records hold issued after staff already auto-deleted.

Hypotheses to test

• Authorize IG recommendations are closed now; public-records request that hits deliberative drafts already has the discriminator after a records hold issued after staff already auto-deleted.
• Keep Paper-closed in force until public-records request that hits deliberative drafts is completed after a records hold issued after staff already auto-deleted for FOIA/public-records counsel's program counterpart.
• Treat public-records request that hits deliberative drafts as IG recommendations are closed because both readings appear after a records hold issued after staff already auto-deleted.
• Refuse a Government close: FOIA/public-records counsel's program counterpart does not have the page IG recommendations are closed turns on in public-records request that hits deliberative drafts.

Analysis required

• Name the statutory hook that public-records request that hits deliberative drafts does or does not support.
• Test a single-case exception versus a control gap in a reorganization that moves programs across bureaus.
• Check notice and appeal timing around a records hold issued after staff already auto-deleted.
• For this Government Oversight and Records file, read public-records request that hits deliberative drafts against a records hold issued after staff already auto-deleted and write the one fact that would move IG recommendations are closed for FOIA/public-records counsel's program counterpart.

Recommendation

Choose IG recommendations are closed / Paper-closed on this Government / Oversight and Records packet (public-records request that hits deliberative drafts after a records hold issued after staff already auto-deleted). Lead with the Government option public-records request that hits deliberative drafts can support after a records hold issued after staff already auto-deleted, then the two facts that force it, then the Monday action for FOIA/public-records counsel's program counterpart in a reorganization that moves programs across bureaus.