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U N I T E D S TAT E S O F A M E R I C A

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSIONwASl i lNG' fON, D . ( ' . 20580

Mr. S. M. Oliva,PresidentCitizens or Votuntary Trade2000 F Street W, #3 15Washington, C 20006

Re: FOrA-2005-00267Ralnbus Case

Dear Mr. Oliva:

This s n response o your 1111712004,omespondenceequesting ccess, nder heFreedom f InformationAct ("FOIA"), to certain nformation rom the Rambus Case. naccordance ith the FOIA and agency olicy, we have searched ur records s of 01 2512005, hedate we received ou r request n ou r FOIA office.

We have ocated bout 27 boxes of responsive ecords, lmostall of which fall r,vithintwo of the exemptions o the FOIA's mandatory isclosure equirements, s explained elow.Accordingly, am parliallygranting nd partiallydenying our request. am enclosing copy ofthe wo pages f accessible ecords.

First, he esponsive aterial s exempt rom disclosure nder FOIA Exemption 3, 5U.S.C. $ 552(b)(3)' ecause hey are exempt rom disclosure y another tatute. Specifically,Section l(f) provides hat he FTC may not disclose nformation t obtains n a law enforcementinvestigation ursuant oluntarily n lieu of compulsory rocess. 15 U.S.C. $ 57b-2, ee A.Michael's iano, nc. v. FTC,18 F.3d 138 2d Cir. 1994).

Second, he records re exempt rom disclosure nder FOIA Exemption 7(A), 5 U.S.C.$ 552(b)(7XA), ecause isclosure f that material ould easonably e expected o interferewiththe conduct f the Commission's aw enforcement ctivities.See Robbins Tire & Rttbber Co . v.MRB, 437 U.S 214 1978).

If you are not satisfied with this response o your request, ou may appeal y writing toIrreedom f Information Act Appeal, Office of the General Counsel, Federal Trade Commission,600 PennsylvaniaAvenue, .W., Washington .C. 20580, within 30 days of the date of thisletter. Please nclose copy of your original equest nda copy of this response. f yo u believethat we should hoose o disclose dditional materials eyondwhat he FOIA requires, leaseexplain why this would be n the public nterest.

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