# Freedom of Information Act Regulations
> **US Department of the Interior** · Final rule. · Published 2016-12-20 · Effective 2017-01-19 · 81 FR 92692
## Document
- **Document number:** 2016-30601
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of the Interior
- **Federal Register citation:** 81 FR 92692
- **CFR reference:** 43 CFR 2
- **Publication date:** 2016-12-20
- **Effective date:** 2017-01-19
- **Interior docket:** No. DOI-2016-0006
## Abstract

This rule revises the regulations that the Department of the Interior (Department) follows in processing records under the Freedom of Information Act in part to comply with the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016. The revisions clarify and update procedures for requesting information from the Department and procedures that the Department follows in responding to requests from the public.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/20/2016-30601/freedom-of-information-act-regulations)
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