The Presidio Trust published a final rule implementing revised FOIA regulations in today’s issue of the Federal Register. The revisions take into account public comments received earlier this year, as well as changes required by the OPEN Government Act of 2007 and the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016. The new regulations are effective November 15, 2018.
Last week, in the October 3, 2018 issue of the Federal Register, the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency published its own interim final rule amending the agency’s FOIA regulations in line with the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 and the Inspector General Empowerment Act of 2016. Public comments will be accepted until November 2, 2018.