</s>Assassination Records Review Board Final Determination Notification AGENCY : HSCA RECORD NUMBER : 180-10070-10152 RECORD SERIES : STAFF PAYROLL RECORDS AGENCY FILE NUMBER: December 8, 1995 Status of Document: Postponed in Part Number of releases of previously postponed information: 6 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: 3 Postponents. All the postponents in this document represent Social Security numbers. Reason forBoard Action: This text is redacted because the public disclosure of the reduction 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 1992 44 USC 217 Notel Cas: NW 88226 Date: 2015 NW 83236 Dodc:32244094 Page 1

Summary:  
The document contains a series of administrative and payroll-related records associated with the U.S. House of Representatives, specifically detailing the employment of Jan Schlichtmann as a Law Assistant/Legal Unit staff member under the Committee on House Administration. Key elements include payroll authorization forms for his appointment on August 25, 1977, specifying a starting salary of $19,500 and noting his position under the authority of H. Res. 465 (95th Congress). The records also reference the need for certification regarding familial relationships with current members of Congress, as required by House regulations. A separate section details the Assassination Records Review Board's decision to postpone releasing certain documents due to privacy concerns involving Social Security numbers, noting that redaction was necessary to prevent unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.  

Key People:  
- Jan Schlichtmann (Law Assistant/Legal Unit staff member)  
- Louis Stokes (Authorizing Official)  
- G. Robert Blakey (Chief Counsel and Director)  
- Committee on House Administration (approving body for appointments)  

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

Key Events:  
- Appointment of Jan Schlichtmann as Law Assistant on August 25, 1977  
- Redaction of Social Security numbers in assassination-related records by the Assassination Records Review Board (December 8, 1995)  
- Payroll certification requirements for House staff regarding familial ties to Congress members  

Key Organizations:  
- U.S. House of Representatives  
- Committee on House Administration  
- Assassination Records Review Board  
- HSCA (House Select Committee on Assassinations, referenced in payroll forms)

JFK Declassified Files

180-10070-10152.pdf

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