ML20217H758
| ML20217H758 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 09/09/1997 |
| From: | Rathbun D NRC OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS (OCA) |
| To: | Schaefer D HOUSE OF REP., ENERGY & COMMERCE |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20217H029 | List: |
| References | |
| FRN-62FR46922, RULE-PR-9 AF78-1-020, NUDOCS 9910220192 | |
| Download: ML20217H758 (3) | |
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,, g September 9, 1997 The Honorable Dan Schaefer, Chairman Subcommittee on Energy and Power l
Committee on Commerce United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515
Dear Mr. Chairman:
The NRC has sent to 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 prooosed rule would:
1) implement statutory provisions of the EFOIA that require certain categoies of agency records to be made publicly available electronically.
2) implement statutory amendments that change the statutory time for responding to 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 l
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.
i 5) make minor editorial and technical changes to make the regulation more accurate and l
readable.
t-The Commission is issuing the proposed rule for a 30-day public comment period.
Sincerely, Dannis K. Rathbun, Director Office of Congressional Affairs
Enclosure:
l Proposed Rule j
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The Honorable Dan Schaefer. Chairman l
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
The NRC has sent' to the Office of the Federal R ister for publication the enclosed proposed amendment to the Commission
- rules in 10 CFR Part 9.
Subpart A.-Freedom of Information Act Regul ions. The proposed rule is to implement recent amendments to the Freedom f Information Act (FOIA) 5 U.S.C.
552. known as the Electronic Freedom of formation Act Amendments of 1996 (EF0IA).
The proposed rule would implement'st utory provisions of the EF01A that require certain categories of agen records to be made publicly available electronically. The proposed rule ould implement statutory amendments that change the; statutory time for r ponding to requests from the 10 working days
' formerly required and extend t t time to 20 working days. The proposed rule would establish procedures f collaborating with requesters to tailor requests in a way that will 2nable NRC to be more responsive to the requestc.
The proposed rule would a nd NRC's FOIA regulations to comply with the requirements of the new atute and would make minor editorial-and technical changes to make the reg ation more accurate and readable.
The Commission is is ing the proposed rule for a 30-day public comment period.
4 Sincerely.
Dennis K. Rathbun. Director Office of Congressional Affairs
Enclosure:
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Ide ical letters-sent to the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Clean Air Wetlands.
Pr~vate Property and Nuclear Safety. Committee on Environment and Public rks. Honorable Lauch Faircloth. Chairman, and Senator Bob Graham Distritiution:
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