Regulations Implementing the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 and Clarifying the FOIA Regulations
other · US Department of Energy · Published 2016-12-01 · Effective 2017-01-03 · 81 FR 86573
Document
Document number
2016-28811
Federal Register citation
81 FR 86573
CFR reference
18 CFR 375
Type
Rule
Action
F inal rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Energy
Publication date
2016-12-01
Effective date
2017-01-03
Energy docket
Docket No. RM17-5-000
Abstract
On June 30, 2016, President Obama signed the Freedom of Information Act Improvement Act of 2016. The Act requires agencies to revise their regulations within 180 days to account for the new statutory mandates. After undertaking a review of Commission regulations in accordance with Section 3 of the Act, the Commission is revising its FOIA regulations to incorporate the statutory mandates. Additionally, this rule updates the delegation regulations with respect to determinations made by the General Counsel in response to FOIA administrative appeals.