[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 18 (Monday, January 28, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 409-410]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-00264]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

43 CFR Part 2

[Docket No. DOI-2018-0017]
RIN 1093-AA26


Freedom of Information Act Regulations

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Interior (Department) extends the comment 
period for its December 28, 2018, notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)

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concerning the regulations the Department follows in processing records 
under the Freedom of Information Act. Due to a technical glitch on 
www.regulations.gov in mid-January, the Department believes it is 
appropriate to extend the comment period an additional day to ensure 
interested parties have the full 30 days to submit their responses to 
the NPRM. Therefore, the Department extends the deadline for the 
submission of comments from January 28, 2019, to January 29, 2019.

DATES: The comment period for the NPRM published December 28, 2019, at 
83 FR 67175, is extended. Comments must be received on or before 
January 29, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the rulemaking by either of the 
methods listed below. Please use Docket No. DOI-2018-0017 in your 
message.
    1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the instructions on the website for submitting comments.
    2. U.S. mail, courier, or hand delivery: Executive Secretariat--
FOIA regulations, Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cindy Cafaro, Office of Executive 
Secretariat and Regulatory Affairs, 202-208-5342.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Participation and Request for Comments

    The Department encourages you to participate by submitting comments 
and related materials. The Department will consider all comments and 
material received during the comment period and may change the proposed 
rule based on your comments.

Background

    The December 28, 2018, NPRM (83 FR 67175) asked for public comment 
on the regulations that the Department follows in processing records 
under the Freedom of Information Act. The revisions clarify and update 
procedures for requesting information from the Department and 
procedures that the Department follows in responding to requests from 
the public.

Extension of the Public Comment Period

    The comment period for the NPRM was set to expire on January 28, 
2019 (83 FR 67175). Due to a technical glitch on www.regulations.gov in 
mid-January, the Department believes it is appropriate to extend the 
comment period an additional day to ensure interested parties have the 
full 30 days to submit their responses to the NPRM. Accordingly, the 
Department extends the comment period for all comments on the NPRM to 
January 29, 2019.

 James Cason,
Associate Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-00264 Filed 1-25-19; 8:45 am]
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