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FOIA News: Commerce Department publishes proposed changes to FOIA regs

FOIA News (2015-2023)Ryan MulveyComment

The Department of Commerce published a notice of proposed rulemaking concerning revisions to the agency's FOIA and Privacy Act regulations in today's issue of the Federal Register.  The agency aims, among other things, "to clarify, update and streamline the language of several procedural provisions" and "to incorporate certain changes brought about by . . . the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016" and recent "developments in the case law."  Public comments will be accepted until March 8, 2018.