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Freedom of Information Act Implementation Final Rule

Publication Details
Type
Final Rule
Document Number
2018–02338
Federal Register Publish Date
02/09/2018
Federal Register Citation
83 FR 5681
PDF Format
Comment End Date
02/09/2018
Comment Status
Closed
Effective Date
02/09/2018
Rulemaking Details
Rulemaking

Freedom of Information Act Implementation Final Rule

Contact Information

​FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David A. Lee, Chief FOIA Officer, (202) 649-3803, or Stacy J. Easter, FOIA Officer (202) 649-3803, (not toll free numbers), Federal Housing Finance Agency, 400 Seventh Street SW, Eighth Floor, Washington, DC 20219, or FOIA@fhfa.gov. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services. Additionally, the TDD 1-(800) number referenced in Rulemaking documents attached to this page is obsolete and the 7-1-1 number should be used.​

Summary

​SUMMARY: The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is finalizing its interim final rule that amended its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regulation. The amendments to FHFA's regulation incorporate the requirements of the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 by giving notice of the circumstances under which FHFA may extend the time limit for
responding to a FOIA request due to unusual circumstance; notifying a requester of their right to seek dispute resolution services; affording a requester a minimum of 90 days to file an administrative appeal; and clarifying and updating the existing regulation. The interim final rule became effective on March 15, 2017. This final rule finalizes the interim final rule with minor revisions for consistency and clarification.

The final regulation is effective February 9, 2018.