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FHFA RIN: 2590-AA86 Publication ID: Fall 2017 
Title: Freedom of Information Act Amendments 
Abstract:

A final rule will implement the amendments made to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552, by the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016.  An interim final rule implementing those amendments is located at 12 CFR part 1202. The rule incorporates substantive and administrative changes set forth in the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016, and guidance issued by the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Agency FOIA regulations, reflects changes in FHFA’s administrative structure, and updates several procedural provisions.

The FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 requires FHFA's Director, no later than 180 days after enactment, to review FHFA's regulations and "issue regulations on procedures for the disclosure of records under the FOIA in accordance with the amendments made by Section 2."  Agency FOIA regulations shall include procedures for engaging in dispute resolution through the FOIA Public Liaison or the Office of Government Information Services.

 
Agency: Federal Housing Finance Agency(FHFA)  Priority: Info./Admin./Other 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 13771 Designation: Independent agency 
CFR Citation: 12 CFR 1202   
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 (Pub. L. No. 114-185), sec 3  12/26/2016 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  03/15/2017  82 FR 13743   
Interim Final Rule Effective  03/15/2017 
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  05/15/2017 
Final Rule  11/00/2017 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: www.fhfa.gov; www.regulations.gov   Public Comment URL: www.fhfa.gov; www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
David A. Lee
Chief FOIA Officer and Managing Associate General Counsel
Federal Housing Finance Agency
400 Seventh Street SW,
Washington, DC 20219
Phone:202 649-3058
TDD Phone:800 877-8339
Email: david.lee@fhfa.gov

Stacy J. Easter
Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Specialist
Federal Housing Finance Agency
400 Seventh Street SW,
Washington, DC 20219
Phone:202 649-3067
TDD Phone:800 877-8339
Email: stacy.easter@fhfa.gov