[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 15352]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06319]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

Office of Government Information Services

[NARA 2016-022]


FOIA Advisory Committee; Solicitation for Committee Member 
Nominations

AGENCY: National Archives and Records Administration.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) seeks 
member nominations for our Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory 
Committee (Committee).

DATES: We must receive nominations for Committee membership before 5 
p.m. EDT on April 30, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Email nominations to OGIS at [email protected], fax them to Kate Gastner's attention at 202-741-
5769, or mail them to Kate Gastner; National Archives and Records 
Administration; Office of Government Information Services; 8601 Adelphi 
Road; College Park, MD 20740-6001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate Gastner by phone at 202-741-5770, 
by mail at National Archives and Records Administration; Office of 
Government Information Services; 8601 Adelphi Road; College Park, MD 
20740-6001, or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    We established the Committee under the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, 5 U.S.C. App., to advise NARA on improvements to the FOIA and to 
study the current FOIA landscape across the executive branch. We also 
established the Committee in accordance with the second United States 
Open Government National Action Plan released on December 5, 2013, and 
the directive in the FOIA, 5 U.S.C. 552(h)(1)(C), that the Office of 
Government Information Services (OGIS) within NARA ``recommend policy 
changes . . . to improve'' FOIA administration.
    This Committee is subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA), the FOIA, and the Government in the Sunshine Act (GISA).

II. Charter and Membership Appointment Terms

    We first chartered the Committee on May 20, 2014, and we anticipate 
renewing the charter for another two-year term beginning in May 2016. 
Member appointment terms run for two years, concurrently with the 
Committee charter.

III. Committee Membership

    The Committee includes at least eight Government and seven non-
Government representatives. We select Committee members so that the 
Committee membership includes the following range of representatives, 
at a minimum:
    Government members: Three FOIA professionals from Cabinet-level 
Departments; three FOIA professionals from non-Cabinet agencies; one 
representative from the Department of Justice, Office of Information 
Policy; and one representative from NARA.
    Non-Government Members: Two individuals representing the interests 
of non-Governmental organizations that advocate on FOIA matters; one 
individual representing the interests of FOIA requesters who qualify 
for the ``all other'' FOIA requester fee category; one individual 
representing the interests of requesters who qualify for the ``news 
media'' FOIA requester fee category; one individual representing the 
interests of requesters who qualify for the ``commercial'' FOIA 
requester fee category; one individual representing the interests of 
historians and history-related organizations; and one individual 
representing the interests of academia.

IV. Nomination information

    All nominations for Committee membership should provide the 
following information:
    1. Your name, title, and relevant contact information (including 
phone, fax, and email address);
    2. The nominee's name, title, and relevant contact information, and 
the Committee position for which you are submitting the nominee;
    3. A short paragraph or biography about the nominee (fewer than 250 
words), summarizing their resum[eacute] or otherwise highlighting the 
contributions the nominee would bring to the Committee; and
    4. The nominee's resum[eacute] or curriculum vitae.
    OGIS will notify nominees selected for appointment to the Committee 
in the summer of 2016.

    Dated: March 16, 2016.
Patrice Little Murray,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-06319 Filed 3-21-16; 8:45 am]
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