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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <CODE>2015</CODE>
            <NAME>Office of General Counsel</NAME>
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            <NAME>Environmental Protection Agency</NAME>
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        <RULE_TITLE>EPA Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Regulations Update</RULE_TITLE>
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<p>The Environmental Protection Agency is developing a proposal to review its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regulations, 40 CFR Part 2, Subpart A, which were last updated in 2023, to comply with EO 14151, Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing. EPA is proposing to remove the provision allowing requesters to apply for expedited processing and a fee waiver for their request if the records sought pertain to an environmental justice-related need and will be used to inform an affected community. Section 2(A) of E.O. 14151, calls for the termination of "agency or department DEI, DEIA, or 'environmental justice' positions, committees, programs, services, activities, budgets, and expenditures in existence on November 4, 2024. The environmental justice expedited processing provision falls under this category and therefore the agency is proposing to rescind the regulations and remove the provision.</p>
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        <RIN_STATUS>First Time Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
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        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
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            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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        <EO_13771_DESIGNATION>Deregulatory</EO_13771_DESIGNATION>
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            <CFR>40 CFR Part 2, Subpart A</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>5 U.S.C. 552 et seq. Freedom of Information Act</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>5 U.S.C. 552, 552a, 553</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>28 U.S.C. 509, 510, 534</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>31 U.S.C. 3717</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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                <TTBL_DATE>07/00/2025</TTBL_DATE>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>10/00/2025</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
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            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
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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>Krishna</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Bhatt</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2015</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of General Counsel</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OGC</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>202 564-6714</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>bhatt.krishna@epa.gov</EMAIL>
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                    <STREET_ADDRESS>1200 Pennsylvania Ave,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington DC</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20004</ZIP>
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