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Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Regulations
The Council on Environmental Quality published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on December 11, 2024. Comments closed on January 10, 2025.
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What the agency says
The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is proposing to amend its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regulations to incorporate amendments to the FOIA set forth in the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016; to conform to guidance for Federal agencies from the Department of Justice; to make them easier for the public to understand and use; and to better reflect CEQ's current policy and practice. These proposed regulations reaffirm CEQ's commitment to providing the fullest possible disclosure of records to the public. In addition, CEQ is proposing to amend its regulations implementing the Privacy Act of 1974 (the Privacy Act) to make them easier for the public to understand and use and to better reflect CEQ's current policy and practice. The proposed regulations would also make administrative changes, including reorganizing, renumbering, and renaming the sections of CEQ's current FOIA and Privacy Act regulations.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-28871
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Proposed rule
- Agency
- Council on Environmental Quality
- Published
- December 11, 2024
- Comments due
- January 10, 2025
- Dates
- Send comments on or before January 10, 2025.
- Docket
- CEQ-2024-001
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0331-AA02
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 40 CFR 1515; 40 CFR 1516
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Courts; Freedom of information; Government employees; Privacy
- Pages
- 11
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