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VA RIN: 2900-AQ27 Publication ID: Spring 2019 
Title: Release of Information From Department of Veterans Affairs Records 
Abstract:

This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regulations governing the submission and processing of requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Privacy Act in order to reorganize, streamline, and clarify existing regulations.

 
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs(VA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Not subject to, not significant 
CFR Citation: 38 CFR 1.519    38 CFR 1.552    38 CFR 1.554    38 CFR 1.556    38 CFR 1.557    38 CFR 1.558    38 CFR 1.559    38 CFR 1.561    38 CFR 1.577    38 CFR 1.580   
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552    5 U.S.C. 552a    38 U.S.C. 501(a)   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
NPRM  Statutory  Pub. L. 114-185  12/28/2017 

Overall Description of Deadline: Public Law 114-185 revised the FOIA in some respects and required agencies to amend their regulations accordingly; VA also made other revisions to its regulations.

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  04/05/2018  83 FR 14613   
NPRM Comment Period End  06/04/2018 
Final Rule  04/01/2019  84 FR 12122   
Final Rule Effective  05/01/2019 
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:
Catherine M. Nachmann
Attorney, Office of General Counsel
Department of Veterans Affairs
810 Vermont Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20420
Phone:202 461-7684
Fax:202 273-6388
Email: catherine.nachmann@va.gov