United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 1998_register executive 2010-09-24 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1be006284 D09002ee1be006331 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to implement the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 (EFOIA), which are designed to bring the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) into electronic age by clarifying that FOIA applies to records maintained in hardcopy or electronic format. The rule implements statutory provisions of the law that broaden public access to government information by placing more records on-line. The rule implements statutory amendments that recognize the difficulty in responding to requests in the 10 working days formerly required and extend that time to 20 working days. It also provides procedures for agencies to discuss with (FOIA) requesters ways of tailoring requests to improve responsiveness. The rule amends NRC's FOIA regulations to comply with the requirements of the new statute. Certain other changes have been made to correct administrative errors and to update or remove obsolete information. 63 FR 2873 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-01-20/98-1212 98-1212 fr20ja98-1 RIN 3150-AF78 7590-01-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-01-20/98-1212 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1998-01-20/html/98-1212.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1998-01-20/pdf/98-1212.pdf 11 p. 2873 2883 63 FR 2873 Title 10 Part 9 10 CFR Part 9 RIN 3150-AF78 Electronic Freedom of Information Act: Implementation; Federal Register Vol. 63, Issue RULE 98-1212 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 7590-01-P 98-1212 Final rule.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to implement the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 (EFOIA), which are designed to bring the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) into electronic age by clarifying that FOIA applies to records maintained in hardcopy or electronic format. The rule implements statutory provisions of the law that broaden public access to government information by placing more records on-line. The rule implements statutory amendments that recognize the difficulty in responding to requests in the 10 working days formerly required and extend that time to 20 working days. It also provides procedures for agencies to discuss with (FOIA) requesters ways of tailoring requests to improve responsiveness. The rule amends NRC's FOIA regulations to comply with the requirements of the new statute. Certain other changes have been made to correct administrative errors and to update or remove obsolete information.

February 19, 1998. Russell A. Powell, Chief, Freedom of Information/Local Public Document Room Branch, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: (301) 415-7169, e-mail: RAP1@nrc.gov. Vol. 63, no. 12 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 1998-01-20 continuing daily deposited born digital 157 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-01-20 P0b002ee180a67242 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr20ja98 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-01-20 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1998-01-20/pdf/FR-1998-01-20.pdf fdlp 2873 3015 DGPO 2010-09-24 2023-05-06 FR-1998-01-20 machine generated eng FR FR-1998-01-20 63 12