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Revision of Freedom of Information Act Regulations
The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on August 4, 2026. Comments closed on September 3, 2026.
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What the agency says
The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board or Board) is issuing this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to update its regulations under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The Board proposes to replace its existing FOIA regulations with this proposed rule, which streamlines the language of several procedural provisions; updates procedures consistent with current technology; incorporates changes required by amendments to the FOIA under the OPEN Government Act of 2007 and the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016, and developments in case law; and conforms to Department of Justice guidelines for agency FOIA regulations.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-15782
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Notice of proposed rulemaking
- Agency
- Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
- Published
- August 4, 2026
- Comments due
- September 3, 2026
- Dates
- Submit comments by September 3, 2026. Comments received by mail will be considered timely if they are postmarked on or before that date. The electronic Federal Docket Management System (https:// www.regulations.gov) will accept comments until Midnight Eastern Time at the end of that day.
- Docket
- Docket No. ATBCB-2026-0004
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 3014-AA51
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 36 CFR 1120
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Privacy
- Pages
- 9
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