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            <PUBLICATION_ID>200904</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <CODE>1120</CODE>
            <NAME>Bureau of Prisons</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>BOP</ACRONYM>
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        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>1100</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Justice</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>DOJ</ACRONYM>
        </PARENT_AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>Correspondence:  Inspection of Outgoing General Correspondence</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[This document amends the Bureau's regulations on correspondence to require that outgoing inmate general correspondence at all institutions may not be sealed and may be read and inspected by staff. This amendment is intended to provide for the continued efficient and secure operation of the institution and to protect the public. The requirement does not apply to special mail.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Long-Term Actions</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>28 CFR 540.14</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>5 USC 551</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>5 USC 552a</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>18 USC 1791</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>18 USC 3621 to 3622</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>18 USC 3624</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>18 USC 4001</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>18 USC 4042</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>18 USC 4081 to 4082</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>18 USC 5006 to 5024</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>18 USC 5039</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>28 USC 509 to 510</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>07/27/1999</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>64 FR 40718</FR_CITATION>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>09/27/1999</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>05/00/2010</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Sarah</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Qureshi</LAST_NAME>
                <MIDDLE_NAME>N.</MIDDLE_NAME>
                <TITLE>Rules Administrator</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1120</CODE>
                    <NAME>Bureau of Prisons</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>BOP</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 353-8248</PHONE>
                <FAX>202 305-4577</FAX>
                <EMAIL>squreshi@bop.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>HOLC Building, 320 First Street NW,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20534</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
        </AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
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