[FedCom] Reouo

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Some background info.
I would guess they would refer to one of the items in exemption 2 (CII) or 7 (HSI).

I also found a reference to SBU being used as an equivalent by the Dept of State.

Official Use Only (OUO) information: Certain unclassified information that may be exempt from public release under the Freedom of Information Act and has the potential to damage governmental, commercial, or private interests if disseminated to persons who do not need to know the information to perform their jobs or other authorized activities.

The FOIA generally provides that any information in a document in
the Government possession must be publicly released upon
request unless such information falls under one of the nine
exemptions. These nine exemptions protect all sensitive
Government information, classified and unclassified, from public
release. Exemption 1 pertains to information classified by
Executive order; therefore, this information is never OUO. Hence,
only exemptions 2 - 9 may be used for OUO information.

Information under consideration to be OUO must fall under one of
the following eight exemptions:
Exemption 2, Circumvention of Statute - Primarily protects
information which could benefit someone attempting to violate a
law or agency regulation and avoid detection. Examples:
• Audit Criteria • Appraisal Methods
• Classification Guides • Tests and Answers
• Security Procedures • Vulnerability Assessments
• Critical Infrastructure Information • Agency Credit Card Numbers
Exemption 3, Statutory Exemption - Protects information
whose disclosure is specifically prohibited by law and not
otherwise controlled. Examples:
• CRADA Information • Patent Caution
• Export Controlled Information
Exemption 4, Commercial/Proprietary - Protects trade
secrets or confidential business information. Examples:
• Trade Secrets • Financial Data
• Business Plans • Cost Data
Exemption 5, Privileged Information - Encompasses both
statutory privileges and those commonly recognized by case law.
The three primary privileges are deliberative process privilege,
attorney work-product privilege, and attorney-client privilege.
This exemption protects inter-agency or intra-agency memos or
letters not available by law to a party unless the party is in
litigation with the agency. Examples:
• Recommendations • Evaluations
• Appraisal Results • Drafts of New Policies
• Attorney-Client Exchanges
Exemption 6, Personal Privacy - Protects information that would
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
Examples:
• Medical Condition • Marital Status
• Social Security Number • Date of Birth
• Home Phone Number/Address • Performance Evaluation Report
Exemption 7, Law Enforcement - Protects records or information
compiled for law enforcement purposes. Examples:
• Confidential Sources • On-going Investigative Reports
• Emergency Action Plans • Analyses of Security Procedures
• National or Homeland Security Information
Exemption 8, Financial Institutions - Protects frank evaluations of
a financial institution’s stability that might undermine the public’s
confidence in the institution or the relationship between financial
institute and supervisory agencies. Example:
• Bank Examination Reports
Exemption 9, Wells - Protects geological and geophysical
information and data, including maps, concerning wells. Examples:
• Resource Maps • New Drilling Techniques
• Well Head Analysis