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            <NAME>Office of General Counsel</NAME>
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            <NAME>Environmental Protection Agency</NAME>
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<p>The EPA is proposing revisions to the Agency's regulations under the Freedom of Information Act. This action is based on EPAs targeted reconsideration of the 2023 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Regulations Update, Phase II. EPA is proposing to eliminate the inclusion of the newly minted Environmental Justice Expedited Processing criteria.</p>
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        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
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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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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>01/27/2026</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>91 FR 3407</FR_CITATION>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>02/26/2026</TTBL_DATE>
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                <TTBL_DATE>07/00/2026</TTBL_DATE>
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        <ADDITIONAL_INFO>Docket #: EPA-HQ-OGC-2022-0885 . EO 14151 Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing
EO 14184 Initial Recissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions
EO 14219 Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the &quot;DOGE&quot; Deregulatory Initiative</ADDITIONAL_INFO>
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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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                <LAST_NAME>Keller</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
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                    <NAME>Office of General Counsel</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OGC</ACRONYM>
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                    <STREET_ADDRESS>1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20460</ZIP>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Krishna</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Bhatt</LAST_NAME>
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                    <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 Avenue,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20004</ZIP>
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