BR 13-109 Order (August 23, 2013) (FISC 2013)

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TOP SECRET//81//NOFOR.~ UNITED STATES FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE COURT WASHINGTON, D. C. IN RE APPLICATION OF TI-IE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FOR AN ORDER REQUIRING TI-IE PRODUCTION OF TANGIBLE TI-IINGS FRO~ Docket Number: BR 13-109 ORDER The Judge who authored the Memorandum Opinion and Primary Order in this matter has made a sua sponte request, pursuant to Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) Rule 62(a), for the publication of those docwnents. See Mem. Op. at 29. Rule 62(a) provides in pertinent part: The Judge who authored an order, opinion, or other decision may sua sponte ... request that it be published. Upon such request, the Presiding Judge, after consulting with other Judges of the Court, may direct that an order, opinion or TOP SECRET//81//NOFOR.'( TOP SECRET//81//NOFOR,."'1 other decision be published. Before publication, the Court may, as appropriate, direct the Executive Branch to review the order, opinion, or other decision and redact as necessary to ensure that properly classified information is appropriately protected pursuant to Executive Order 13526 (or its successor). Upon consideration of the Judge's request, and after consultation among the judges of this Court pursuant to FISC Rules 62(a), it is HEREBY ORDERED as follows: 1. The Government shall conduct a declassification review of (a) this Court's Memorandum Opinion of August 22, 2013, in this docket, and (b) this Court's Primary Order of July 19, 2013, in this docket. 2. The Government shall report to the Court by August 30, 2013, with estimated dates by which it will be able to complete its review of the two documents identified above. SO ORDERED, this J.?l<iay of August, 2013. Judge, United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court 2 TOP SECRET//81//NOFOR,."'1

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