William works for the U.S. federal government in the Department of Energy. He is responsible for providing information to U.S. citizens. He received a request from a citizen for the location of oil and gas wells in Texas. William declined the request. Under what federal law did he justify his response?

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The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) allows for the disclosure of government documents to the public, but it also contains exemptions that protect certain types of information from being disclosed. William could have declined the request under an exemption that protects information related to national security, proprietary business information, or another relevant exemption within the FOIA.

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