3150-AL14 202410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 3150 Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC Revisions to Freedom of Information Act Implementing Regulations [NRC-2024-0044]

This rulemaking would amend the NRC’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) implementing regulations, to improve the clarity of the existing requirements by using plain language, promote agency accountability, improve efficiency in responding to FOIA requests, update roles and responsibilities, and align the regulations with current Federal best practices for implementing FOIA. This rulemaking would address the Office of Government Information Services recommendation that the NRC update its FOIA regulations as well as provide the NRC the opportunity to incorporate the Department of Justice's model language for FOIA regulations, where appropriate.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 10 CFR 9 Not Yet Determined No NPRM 06/00/2025 Final Rule 06/00/2026 On April 26, 2024, the Commission approved the staff's recommendation in SECY-24-0024 to initiate a rulemaking to address recommended revisions to Subpart A identified in the National Archives and Records Administration Office of Government Information Services compliance assessment of the NRC FOIA program and incorporate the U.S. Department of Justice template language for agency FOIA regulations, as appropriate. (ADAMS Accession No. ML24117A183) No No None No No No No George Tartal M. 3150 Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC 301 415-0016 george.tartal@nrc.gov Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington DC 20555-0001