# The Freedom of Information Act Program
> **US Department of Defense** · Final rule. · Published 2018-04-19 · Effective 2018-04-19 · 83 FR 17294
## Document
- **Document number:** 2018-08204
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Defense
- **Federal Register citation:** 83 FR 17294
- **CFR reference:** 32 CFR 518
- **Publication date:** 2018-04-19
- **Effective date:** 2018-04-19
- **DOD docket:** Docket ID: USA-2017-HQ-0006
## Abstract

This final rule removes the Department of the Army's regulation concerning the Freedom of Information Act program. On February 6, 2018, the DoD published a revised FOIA program rule as a result of the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016. When the DoD FOIA program rule was revised, it included DoD component information and removed the requirement for component supplementary rules. The DoD now has one DoD-level rule for the FOIA program that contains all the codified information required for the Department.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/04/19/2018-08204/the-freedom-of-information-act-program)
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