This letter was sent to the Department of Energy by fax to (202) 586-0575 on 30 March 2002.

AntiPolygraph.org

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                                    maschke@antipolygraph.org

                                    Saturday, 30 March 2002


DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
ATTN: MR. ABEL LOPEZ
DIRECTOR, FOIA/PA DIVISION, MA-73
1000 INDEPENDENCE AVENUE SW
WASHINGTON DC 20585

Dear Mr. Lopez:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 
552). I request that a copy of the following documents be provided 
to me:

    All documentation pertaining to the Atomic Energy 
    Commission's polygraph screening program, which was in place 
    from 1946-1953.

This Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) polygraph program is 
documented in John G. Lindeman's article, "The Oak Ridge 
Polygraph Program 1946-1953," Polygraph, Vol. 19 (1990), No. 2, 
pp. 131-138. Lindeman notes that in 1953, the Washington office 
of the AEC ended polygraph screening on the ground that "it 
furnished only a marginal increase of security."

In order to help you determine my status for the purpose of 
assessing fees, you should know that this request is made for 
public interest purposes and not for commercial use. Any 
documents released pursuant to this request will be made 
publicly available at no cost on the website AntiPolygraph.org.

I am willing to pay fees for this request up to a maximum of 
$25. If you estimate that the fees will exceed this limit, 
please inform me first.

I request, however, a waiver of fees for this request because 
disclosure of the requested information to me is in the public 
interest because it is likely to contribute significantly to 
public understanding of the operations or activities of the DOE 
and is not in my commercial interest.


Sincerely,



George W. Maschke
AntiPolygraph.org

PS: A copy of this Freedom of Information Act request will be 
placed on-line at http://antipolygraph.org/foia/foia-013.shtml