Waxman Presses For Public Access to Mine Safety Documents

“Rep. Waxman asks the Labor Secretary Chao to reverse the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s 2004 decision to exclude mine safety inspectors’ notes in Freedom of Information Act responses. The agency’s secrecy policy limited disclosure about hundreds of safety violations at the Sago mine for years before the recent disaster.” [January 11, 2006]

  • Letter to Labor Secretary Chao (2 pages, PDF)
  • Related postings on government secrecy
  • Posted in: Congress, Freedom of Information, Government Documents