</s>Assassination Records Review Board Final Determination Notification AGENCY : HSCA RECORD NUMBER : 180-1070-1045 RECORD SERIES : STAFF PAYROLL RECORDS AGENCY FILE NUMBER: December 8, 1995 Status of Document: Postponed in Part Number of releases of previously postponed information: 9 Reason for Board Action: The Review Board's decision was premised on several factors including: (a) the significant historical interest in the document in question; (b) the absence of evidence that the release of the information would cause harm to the United States or to any individual. Number of Postponents: 6 Postponents! All the postponents in this document represent Social Security numbers. Reason forBoard Action: This text is redacted because the public disclosure of the redaction could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, and that invasion of privacy would be substantial that it outweighs the public interest. Substitute Language: SSN Date of Next Review: 2017 Board Review Completed: 10/24/95 Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1993 44 USC 217/07 Note: Case: NV 83236 Date: 2015 NW 88326 Docid: 3224087 Page 1

Summary:  
The text contains multiple payroll authorization forms related to Marlin Risinger III’s employment with the U.S. House of Representatives, specifically under the Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA). Forms detail his appointment as a Document Clerk and later Researcher, with salary adjustments from $10,000 to $15,000 annually. The records span 1975–1978 and include social security numbers (SSNs) for Risinger and other individuals, which are redacted in some instances. The HSCA is referenced as the employing entity, with forms noting compliance with House rules on employment of relatives and salary adjustments.  

Key People:  
- Marlin Risinger III (employee)  
- Thomas N. Downing (authorizing official, 1975)  
- Henry B. Gonzalez (authorizing official, 1977)  
- Louis Stokes (authorizing official, 1977–1978)  
- Richard A. Sprague (budget officer, 1977)  

Key Locations:  
- Washington, D.C. (U.S. House of Representatives)  

Key Events:  
- Appointment of Marlin Risinger III as Document Clerk (1975)  
- Salary adjustments to $10,000 (1975), $15,000 (1978)  
- Payroll authorization processes under HSCA administrative rules  
- Redaction of SSNs in some records  

Key Organizations:  
- U.S. House of Representatives  
- Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)  
- Committee on House Administration (approval authority)

JFK Declassified Files

180-10070-10145.pdf

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