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Freedom of Information Act Implementation

Publication Details
Type
Interim Final Rule
Document Number
2017-04910
Federal Register Publish Date
03/15/2017
Federal Register Citation
82 FR 13743
PDF Format
Comment Open Date
03/15/2017
Comment End Date
05/15/2017
Comment Status
Closed
Effective Date
03/15/2017
Rulemaking Details
Rulemaking

Freedom of Information Act Implementation

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 Additionally, the TDD 1-(800) number referenced in Rulemaking documents attached to this page is obsolete and the 7-1-1 number should be used.​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 issuing this interim final rule to amend its existing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regulation. The amendments 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.

DATES: The interim final rule is effective on March 15, 2017. FHFA will accept written comments on the interim final rule on or before May 15, 2017. For additional information, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

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Below are a compilation of public comments made on this publication.

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Date First Name Last Name Organization Comment
Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Information Policy View Comment Email: N/A
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Kimberly Keravuori National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Office of Government Information Services See attached commentView Comment Email: N/A
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Akshar Agarwal N/A See attached commentView Comment Email: N/A
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Jazmin Lopez N/A I wrote paper in regards to this rule to amend the FOIA regulation, I…View Comment
Email: mutterj@unlv.nevada.edu
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