ML20217H740
| ML20217H740 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 09/09/1997 |
| From: | Rathbun D NRC OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS (OCA) |
| To: | Inhofe J SENATE, ENVIRONMENT & PUBLIC WORKS |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20217H029 | List: |
| References | |
| FRN-62FR46922, RULE-PR-9 AF78-1-019, NUDOCS 9910220189 | |
| Download: ML20217H740 (3) | |
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.The Honorable James M. Inhofe, Chairman Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property and Nuclear Safety Committee on Environment and Public-Works United States Senate Washington, DC 20510
Dear Mr Chairman:
The NRC has sent 5 the Office of the Federal Register for publication the enclosed proposed amendment to the Commission's rules in 10 CFR Part 9, Subpart A, Freedom of Information Act Regulations. The proposed rule is to implement recent amendments to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552, known as the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 (EFOIA).
The proposed rule would:
- 1) implement statutory provisions; of the EFOIA that require certain categories of agency records to be made publicly available electronically.
- 2) implement statutory amendments that change the statutory time for responding to j requests from the 10 working days formerly required and extend that time to 20 working days.
- 3) establish procedures for collaborating with requesters to tailor requests in a way that will enable NRC to be more responsive to the requester. )
- 4) amend NRC's FOIA regulations to comply with the requirements of the new statute.
- 5) make minor editorial and technical changes to make the regulation more accurate and readable.
. The Commissia is issuing the proposed rule for a 30-day public comment period.
Sincerely,
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Dennis K. Rathbun, Director
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Office of Congressional Affairs
Enclosure:
Proposed Rula .
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TWashington,;0C 20510 Dear Mr. Chairmant The NRC has sent' to the Office of the Federal Register r publication the enclosed proposed' amendment to the Commission's rules n.10 CFR Part 9.
Subp' art A, Freedom of'Information Act Regulations. :e proposed rule is to implement recent amendments to the Freedom of-Inf mation Act-(FOIA). 5 U.S.C.
552,'known as the Electronic Freedom of Inform on Act Amendments of 1996 (EF01A).
Thep~roposedrulbwouldimplementstatuto provisions of the EFOIA that require certain categories of agency re rds to be made publicly available electronically. The proposed rule wou implement. statutory amendments that
-change the statutory time for respon ng.to requests from the 10 working days
- formerly. required and. extend that me to 20 working days. The proposed rule would establish procedures for c aborating with requesters to tailor.
requests in a-way that will ena e NRC to be more responsive'to the requester.
-The proposed rule would amend RC's F0IA regulations to comply with the requirements of the new sta te and would make minor editorial and technical changes to make the regula on more accurate and readable.-
The Commission is issui g the proposed rule for a'30-day public comment
' period.
Sincerely..
Dennis K. Rathbun. Director Office of Congressional Affairs
Enclosure:
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