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DOJ/BOP RIN: 1120-AB49 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: Inmate Communication With News Media: Removal of Byline Regulations 
Abstract: In this interim rule, the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) revises its regulations regarding inmate contact with the community to delete two current Bureau regulations that prohibit inmates from publishing under a byline, due to a recent court ruling invalidating Bureau regulation language containing this prohibition. 
Agency: Department of Justice(DOJ)  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: 28 CFR 540   
Legal Authority: 18 USC 4001, 4042, 4942, 4081, 4082 (Repealed in part as to conduct occurring on or after November 1, 1987), 5006 to 5024 (Repealed October 12, 1984, as to conduct occurring after that date), 5039    5 USC 301    551, 552(a)    18 USC 1791, 3621, 3622, 3624   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  04/23/2010  75 FR 21163   
Correction  05/07/2010  75 FR 25110   
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  06/22/2010    
Final Action  07/00/2011    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Sarah N. Qureshi
Rules Administrator
Department of Justice
Bureau of Prisons
HOLC Building, 320 First Street NW,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone:202 353-8248
Fax:202 305-4577
Email: squreshi@bop.gov