1601-AA00 201610 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1601 Office of the Secretary OS 1600 Department of Homeland Security DHS Freedom of Information Act Regulations

This rule would amend the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) regulations under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The Department would update and streamline the language of several procedural provisions, and to incorporate changes brought about by the amendments to the FOIA under the OPEN Government Act of 2007, among other changes.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 6 CFR 5 Pub. L. 107-296, 116 Stat 2135 5 U.S.C. 301 5 U.S.C. 552 to 552a Statutory Final 12/27/2016 The FOIA Improvement Act of 2016, Pub. L. 114-185, requires DHS to revise its FOIA regulations by December 27, 2016. No Interim Final Rule 01/27/2003 68 FR 4056 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 02/26/2003 NPRM 07/29/2015 80 FR 45101 NPRM Comment Period End 09/28/2015 Final Rule 11/00/2016 No None No No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov No No James Holzer Deputy Chief FOIA Officer 1600 Department of Homeland Security DHS 202 343-1756 james.holzer@hq.dhs.gov Privacy Office, 245 Murray Lane, Mail Stop 0655, Washington DC 20528-0655