On August 20, 2024, the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) granted a Freedom of Information (FOIA) appeal filed by Berger Montague (Appellant) from a determination letter issued by the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office Public Information (OPI). The Appellant submitted a FOIA request seeking information regarding a loan (Loan) between Li-Cycle Holdings Corporation (Li-Cycle) and DOE through the Loan Program Office's (LPO) Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) program. In a first partial response, OPI produced a responsive record which withheld certain information, such as the Loan's term sheet (Term Sheet), pursuant to Exemption 4. After reviewing the appeal, OHA concluded that only information "obtained from" Li-Cycle could be properly withheld from the Term Sheet pursuant to Exemption 4. Accordingly, OHA granted the appeal and remanded to OPI for a determination as to which information in the Term Sheet was "obtained from" Li- Cycle. (OHA Case No. FIA-24-0045)
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