[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 81 (Thursday, April 26, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 18220]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08824]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

32 CFR Part 293

[Docket ID: DOD-2017-OS-0023]
RIN 0790-AJ64


National Imagery Mapping Agency (NIMA) Freedom of Information Act 
Program

AGENCY: National Imagery Mapping Agency, DoD.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This final rule removes DoD's regulation concerning the 
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), formerly the National 
Imagery Mapping Agency (NIMA), Freedom of Information Act program. On 
February 6, 2018, the DoD published a revised FOIA program rule as a 
result of the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016. When the DoD FOIA program 
rule was revised, it included DoD component information and removed the 
requirement for component supplementary rules. The DoD now has one DoD-
level rule for the FOIA program at 32 CFR part 286 that contains all 
the codified information required for the Department. Therefore, this 
part can be removed from the CFR.

DATES: This rule is effective on April 26, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Milford at 571-557-7729.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: It has been determined that publication of 
this CFR part removal for public comment is impracticable, unnecessary, 
and contrary to public interest since it is based on removing DoD 
internal policies and procedures that are publically available on the 
Department's website.
    NGA internal guidance concerning the implementation of the FOIA 
within NGA will continue to be published in National Geospatial-
Intelligence Agency Instruction Number 5750.1 (available at https://www.nga.mil/About/Documents/NGAI_5750_1.pdf).
    This rule is one of 14 separate DoD FOIA rules. With the 
finalization of the DoD-level FOIA rule at 32 CFR part 286, the 
Department is eliminating the need for this separate FOIA rule and 
reducing costs to the public as explained in the preamble of the DoD-
level FOIA rule published at 83 FR 5196-5197.
    This rule is not significant under Executive Order (E.O.) 12866, 
``Regulatory Planning and Review,'' therefore, E.O. 13771, ``Reducing 
Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs'' does not apply.

List of Subjects in 32 CFR Part 293

    Freedom of information.

PART 293--[REMOVED]

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Accordingly, by the authority of 5 U.S.C. 301, 32 CFR part 293 is 
removed.

    Dated: April 23, 2018.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2018-08824 Filed 4-25-18; 8:45 am]
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