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DHS/USCBP | RIN: 1651-AB05 | Publication ID: Spring 2015 |
Title: Freedom of Information Act Procedures | |
Abstract:
This final rule amends the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regulations. Due to the transfer of CBP from the Department of the Treasury to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the subsequent promulgation of DHS FOIA regulations which provide that the DHS FOIA regulations generally apply to all DHS components except to the extent that a DHS component adopts separate guidance, the CBP FOIA regulations have been superseded. This document sets forth that, with the exception of a regulation pertaining to the treatment of confidential commercial information, CBP will apply the DHS FOIA regulations for purposes of administering the FOIA. This final rule removes outdated regulations, aligns CBP's regulatory procedures for processing FOIA requests with those of DHS thereby creating a consistent standard among the DHS components, and brings CBP within compliance of the FOIA guidelines developed by OMB. |
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Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 19 CFR 103 19 CFR 161.15 19 CFR 175.21 | |
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined |
Legal Deadline:
None |
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined | Government Levels Affected: None |
Federalism: No | |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Shari Suzuki Chief, FOIA Appeals, Policy & Litigation Branch Department of Homeland Security U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of International Trade, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20229 Phone:202 325-0121 Email: shari.suzuki@cbp.dhs.gov |