</s>Assassination Records Review Board Final Determination Notification AGENCY : HSCA RECORD NUMBER : 180-10070-10155 RECORD SERIES : STAFF PAYROLL RECORDS AGENCY FILE NUMBER: December 8, 1995 Status of Document: Postponed in Part Number of releases of previously postponed information: 4 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: 2 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 1332 (44 US) 107 Note: Cassell NV 89226 Date: 2005 NW 83236 Dodc:32244097 Page 1

Summary:  
The document contains payroll records and administrative forms related to Howard Louis Shapiro's employment with the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA). A 1995 review by the Assassination Records Review Board postponed releasing certain information due to privacy concerns involving Social Security numbers. The HSCA payroll authorization form from March 21, 1978, details Shapiro’s appointment as a Research Attorney with an annual salary of $18,000, effective December 31, 1978. A subsequent memorandum confirms his role on the JFK Task Force under HSCA. A certificate of non-relationship to Congress members was also submitted by Shapiro on March 23, 1978.  

Key People:  
- Howard Louis Shapiro (employee)  
- I. Charles Mathews (Special Counsel)  
- Thomas Howarth (Budget Officer)  
- Elizabeth Berning (Chief Clerk)  
- Louis Stokes (Authorizing Official)  

Key Locations:  
- Washington, D.C. (U.S. House of Representatives)  
- Cassell NV 89226 (address noted in document)  
- NW 83226 (postal code/area reference)  

Key Events:  
- Appointment of Howard Shapiro as Research Attorney with HSCA on March 21, 1978.  
- Payroll authorization and salary adjustment for Shapiro’s position.  
- Submission of Certificate of Relationship/Nonrelationship to Congress members.  
- Review by the Assassination Records Review Board in December 1995 regarding document release.  

Key Organizations:  
- House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)  
- U.S. House of Representatives Office of Finance  
- Committee on House Administration  
- Assassination Records Review Board

JFK Declassified Files

180-10070-10155.pdf

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