Revision of the Department of Energy's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Regulations
other · US Department of Energy · Published 2016-12-27 · Effective 2016-12-27 · 81 FR 94915
Document
Document number
2016-31337
Federal Register citation
81 FR 94915
CFR reference
10 CFR 1004
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Energy
Publication date
2016-12-27
Effective date
2016-12-27
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issues a final rule amending its regulations that prescribe the procedures by which the public may request records pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) from DOE offices, excluding the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). This final rule makes changes to DOE's regulations to reflect statutory amendments made to the FOIA by the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016, and to make minor grammatical and other editorial changes throughout the regulations. The editorial changes clarify various defined terms, update the internal procedures for processing records requested under FOIA, and reflect minor changes to DOE's internal organizational structure.