Carlson

FACTS AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS

On June 7, 2003, Carlson submitted a FOIA request to USPS requesting:

an electronic version of records from the database that serves the Find MyPostOffice™ search option 14024 CARLSON v. USPS in the Post Office Locator application under the “Lo- cate a Post Office” link at www.usps.com that will show, at a minimum, the following information for every Postal Service post office, station, branch, or other postal facility in the database:

1. Facility Name (e.g., Walnut Creek Main Office)

2. Facility Address

3. Facility Telephone Number

4. Regular Business Hours (for all days of the week)

5. Last Collection at Post Office (for all days of the week)

USPS denied Carlson’s request, asserting, in part, that the information was exempt from disclosure under “FOIA exemption 3 in conjunction with 39 U.S.C. § 410(c)(2)” because it was information of a commercial nature which under good business practice would not be publicly disclosed:

The information you requested concerning the Postal Service’s retail sales operations constitutes “infor- mation of a commercial nature” within the meaning of section 410(c)(2). The web page to…