3037-AA10 201804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 3037 Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled CPBSD AbilityOne Program; Freedom of Information Act Regulations

We are issuing a proposed rule to amend the Committee’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regulation, 41 CFR 51-8, Public Availability of Agency Materials, to implement the FOIA and incorporate the provisions of the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016, https://www.justice.gov/oip/oip-summary-foia-improvement-act-2016. The Act addresses a range of procedural issues, including requirements that agencies establish a minimum of 90 days for requesters to file an administrative appeal and that they provide dispute resolution services at various times throughout the FOIA process. The Act also codifies the Department of Justice’s foreseeable harm standard, amends Exemption 5, creates a new FOIA Council, and adds two new elements to the Agency's Annual FOIA Reports. This part promotes uniformity in the Committee’s FOIA Program and takes precedence over all Committee issuances that supplement and implement the Committee FOIA Program.

]]> Info./Admin./Other Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Undetermined No Other None 41 U.S.C. ch. 85 FOIA, 5 U.S.C. 552 Pub. L. 114-185 Statutory Final 12/27/2016 180 days from June 30, 2016, pursuant to section 3 of the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 Required by FOIA Revised Act No NPRM 08/00/2018 NPRM Comment Period End 10/00/2018 Undetermined Federal No No No No Timi Nickerson Kenealy General Counsel 3037 Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled CPBSD 703 603-2100 703 603-0655 tkenealy@abilityone.gov 1401 S. Clark Street, Suite 715, Arlington VA 22202