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            <NAME>Legal Activities</NAME>
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            <NAME>Department of Justice</NAME>
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<p>An Interim rule on this subject was published during the prior Administration.&nbsp; Presently, the Department is considering how best to implement within the Department Executive Order 13992, issued by President Biden, which revoked prior Executive Orders pertaining to the development and use of guidance documents.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
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            <CFR>28 CFR 50</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>18 U.S.C. 1162</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>28 U.S.C. 509-510</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>28 U.S.C. 516</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>28 U.S.C. 519</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 U.S.C. 1973c</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>Pub. L. 107-273</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>10/07/2020</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>85 FR 63200</FR_CITATION>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule Effective</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>10/07/2020</TTBL_DATE>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>11/06/2020</TTBL_DATE>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>06/00/2021</TTBL_DATE>
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        <ADDITIONAL_INFO>Docket No. OAG 169</ADDITIONAL_INFO>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Robert</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Hinchman</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Senior Counsel, Office of Legal Policy</TITLE>
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                    <NAME>Department of Justice</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>DOJ</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>202 514-8059</PHONE>
                <FAX>202 353-2371</FAX>
                <EMAIL>robert.hinchman@usdoj.gov</EMAIL>
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                    <STREET_ADDRESS>Room 4252, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20530</ZIP>
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