83_FR_18301 83 FR 18220 - National Reconnaissance Office Freedom of Information Act Program Regulation

83 FR 18220 - National Reconnaissance Office Freedom of Information Act Program Regulation

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 81 (April 26, 2018)

Page Range18220-18221
FR Document2018-08825

This final rule removes DoD's regulation concerning the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Freedom of Information Act Program Regulation. On February 6, 2018, the DoD published a revised FOIA program rule as a result of the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016. When the DoD FOIA program rule was revised, it included DoD component information and removed the requirement for component supplementary rules. The DoD now has one DoD-level rule for the FOIA program at 32 CFR part 286 that contains all the codified information required for the Department. Therefore, this part can be removed from the CFR.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 81 (Thursday, April 26, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 81 (Thursday, April 26, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 18220-18221]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08825]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

32 CFR Part 296

[Docket ID: DOD-2017-OS-0025]
RIN 0790-AJ66


National Reconnaissance Office Freedom of Information Act Program 
Regulation

AGENCY: National Reconnaissance Office, DoD.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This final rule removes DoD's regulation concerning the 
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Freedom of Information Act Program 
Regulation. On February 6, 2018, the DoD published a revised FOIA 
program rule as a result of the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016. When the 
DoD FOIA program rule was revised, it included DoD component 
information and removed the requirement for component supplementary 
rules. The DoD now has one DoD-level rule for the FOIA program at 32 
CFR part 286 that contains all the codified information required for 
the Department. Therefore, this part can be removed from the CFR.

DATES: This rule is effective on April 26, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patty Cameresi at 703-227-9128.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: It has been determined that publication of 
this CFR part removal for public comment is impracticable, unnecessary, 
and contrary to public interest since it is based on removing DoD 
internal policies and procedures that are publically available on the 
Department's website.
    NRO internal guidance concerning the implementation of the FOIA 
within NRO will continue to be published in National Reconnaissance 
Office Freedom of Information Handbook (available at http://nro.gov/foia/docs/2016%20FOIA%20Handbook.PDF).
    This rule is one of 14 separate DoD FOIA rules. With the 
finalization of the DoD-level FOIA rule at 32 CFR part 286, the 
Department is eliminating the need for this separate FOIA rule and 
reducing costs to the public as explained in the preamble of the DoD-
level FOIA rule published at 83 FR 5196-5197.
    This rule is not significant under Executive Order (E.O.) 12866, 
``Regulatory Planning and Review,'' therefore, E.O. 13771, ``Reducing 
Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs'' does not apply.

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List of Subjects in 32 CFR Part 296

    Freedom of information.

PART 296--[REMOVED]

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Accordingly, by the authority of 5 U.S.C. 301, 32 CFR part 296 is 
removed.

    Dated: April 23, 2018.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2018-08825 Filed 4-25-18; 8:45 am]
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                                             contrary to public interest since it is                 and removed the requirement for                        DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
                                             based on removing DoD internal                          component supplementary rules. The
                                             policies and procedures that are                        DoD now has one DoD-level rule for the                 Office of the Secretary
                                             publically available on the Department’s                FOIA program at 32 CFR part 286 that
                                             website.                                                contains all the codified information                  32 CFR Part 296
                                                DIA internal guidance concerning the                 required for the Department. Therefore,                [Docket ID: DOD–2017–OS–0025]
                                             implementation of the FOIA within DIA                   this part can be removed from the CFR.
                                             will continue to be published in DIA                                                                           RIN 0790–AJ66
                                             Instruction 5400.002 (available at http://              DATES:     This rule is effective on April 26,
                                             www.dia.mil/FOIA/FOIA-Electronic-                       2018.                                                  National Reconnaissance Office
                                             Reading-Room/FileId/39650/).                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                       Freedom of Information Act Program
                                                This rule is one of 14 separate DoD                  Robert Milford at 571–557–7729.                        Regulation
                                             FOIA rules. With the finalization of the
                                             DoD-level FOIA rule at 32 CFR part 286,                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:       It has been           AGENCY:  National Reconnaissance
                                             the Department is eliminating the need                  determined that publication of this CFR                Office, DoD.
                                             for this separate FOIA rule and reducing                part removal for public comment is                     ACTION: Final rule.
                                             costs to the public as explained in the                 impracticable, unnecessary, and
                                             preamble of the DoD-level FOIA rule                     contrary to public interest since it is                SUMMARY:    This final rule removes DoD’s
                                             published at 83 FR 5196–5197.                                                                                  regulation concerning the National
                                                                                                     based on removing DoD internal
                                                This rule is not significant under                                                                          Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Freedom
                                                                                                     policies and procedures that are
                                             Executive Order (E.O.) 12866,                                                                                  of Information Act Program Regulation.
                                                                                                     publically available on the Department’s               On February 6, 2018, the DoD published
                                             ‘‘Regulatory Planning and Review,’’                     website.
                                             therefore, E.O. 13771, ‘‘Reducing                                                                              a revised FOIA program rule as a result
                                                                                                        NGA internal guidance concerning                    of the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016.
                                             Regulation and Controlling Regulatory
                                             Costs’’ does not apply.                                 the implementation of the FOIA within                  When the DoD FOIA program rule was
                                                                                                     NGA will continue to be published in                   revised, it included DoD component
                                             List of Subjects in 32 CFR Part 292                     National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency                information and removed the
                                                 Freedom of information.                             Instruction Number 5750.1 (available at                requirement for component
                                                                                                     https://www.nga.mil/About/Documents/                   supplementary rules. The DoD now has
                                             PART 292—[REMOVED]                                      NGAI_5750_1.pdf).                                      one DoD-level rule for the FOIA
                                                                                                                                                            program at 32 CFR part 286 that
                                             ■ Accordingly, by the authority of 5                       This rule is one of 14 separate DoD
                                                                                                                                                            contains all the codified information
                                             U.S.C. 301, 32 CFR part 292 is removed.                 FOIA rules. With the finalization of the
                                                                                                                                                            required for the Department. Therefore,
                                                                                                     DoD-level FOIA rule at 32 CFR part 286,                this part can be removed from the CFR.
                                               Dated: April 23, 2018.
                                                                                                     the Department is eliminating the need
                                             Aaron T. Siegel,                                                                                               DATES: This rule is effective on April 26,
                                                                                                     for this separate FOIA rule and reducing
                                             Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison                                                                         2018.
                                                                                                     costs to the public as explained in the
                                             Officer, Department of Defense.                                                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                     preamble of the DoD-level FOIA rule
                                             [FR Doc. 2018–08823 Filed 4–25–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                     published at 83 FR 5196–5197.                          Patty Cameresi at 703–227–9128.
                                             BILLING CODE 5001–06–P                                                                                         SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: It has been
                                                                                                        This rule is not significant under
                                                                                                                                                            determined that publication of this CFR
                                                                                                     Executive Order (E.O.) 12866,
                                                                                                                                                            part removal for public comment is
                                             DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE                                   ‘‘Regulatory Planning and Review,’’                    impracticable, unnecessary, and
                                                                                                     therefore, E.O. 13771, ‘‘Reducing                      contrary to public interest since it is
                                             Office of the Secretary                                 Regulation and Controlling Regulatory                  based on removing DoD internal
                                                                                                     Costs’’ does not apply.                                policies and procedures that are
                                             32 CFR Part 293
                                                                                                     List of Subjects in 32 CFR Part 293                    publically available on the Department’s
                                             [Docket ID: DOD–2017–OS–0023]                                                                                  website.
                                                                                                           Freedom of information.                             NRO internal guidance concerning the
                                             RIN 0790–AJ64                                                                                                  implementation of the FOIA within
                                                                                                     PART 293—[REMOVED]                                     NRO will continue to be published in
                                             National Imagery Mapping Agency
                                                                                                                                                            National Reconnaissance Office
                                             (NIMA) Freedom of Information Act
                                                                                                     ■ Accordingly, by the authority of 5                   Freedom of Information Handbook
                                             Program
                                                                                                     U.S.C. 301, 32 CFR part 293 is removed.                (available at http://nro.gov/foia/docs/
                                             AGENCY:  National Imagery Mapping                         Dated: April 23, 2018.
                                                                                                                                                            2016%20FOIA%20Handbook.PDF).
                                             Agency, DoD.                                                                                                      This rule is one of 14 separate DoD
                                                                                                     Aaron T. Siegel,
                                             ACTION: Final rule.                                                                                            FOIA rules. With the finalization of the
                                                                                                     Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison                 DoD-level FOIA rule at 32 CFR part 286,
                                             SUMMARY:   This final rule removes DoD’s                Officer, Department of Defense.                        the Department is eliminating the need
                                             regulation concerning the National                      [FR Doc. 2018–08824 Filed 4–25–18; 8:45 am]            for this separate FOIA rule and reducing
                                             Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA),                   BILLING CODE 5001–06–P                                 costs to the public as explained in the
                                             formerly the National Imagery Mapping                                                                          preamble of the DoD-level FOIA rule
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                                             Agency (NIMA), Freedom of                                                                                      published at 83 FR 5196–5197.
                                             Information Act program. On February                                                                              This rule is not significant under
                                             6, 2018, the DoD published a revised                                                                           Executive Order (E.O.) 12866,
                                             FOIA program rule as a result of the                                                                           ‘‘Regulatory Planning and Review,’’
                                             FOIA Improvement Act of 2016. When                                                                             therefore, E.O. 13771, ‘‘Reducing
                                             the DoD FOIA program rule was revised,                                                                         Regulation and Controlling Regulatory
                                             it included DoD component information                                                                          Costs’’ does not apply.


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                                             List of Subjects in 32 CFR Part 296                     DoD-level FOIA rule at 32 CFR part 286,                impracticable, unnecessary, and
                                               Freedom of information.                               the Department is eliminating the need                 contrary to public interest since it is
                                                                                                     for this separate FOIA rule and reducing               based on removing DoD internal
                                             PART 296—[REMOVED]                                      costs to the public as explained in the                policies and procedures that are
                                                                                                     preamble of the DoD-level FOIA rule                    publically available on the Department’s
                                             ■ Accordingly, by the authority of 5                    published at 83 FR 5196–5197.                          website.
                                             U.S.C. 301, 32 CFR part 296 is removed.                    This rule is not significant under                     NSA/CSS internal guidance
                                               Dated: April 23, 2018.                                Executive Order (E.O.) 12866,                          concerning the implementation of the
                                             Aaron T. Siegel,                                        ‘‘Regulatory Planning and Review,’’                    FOIA within NSA/CSS will continue to
                                             Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison                  therefore, E.O. 13771, ‘‘Reducing                      be published in NSA/CSS Policy 1–5
                                             Officer, Department of Defense.                         Regulation and Controlling Regulatory                  (available at https://www.nsa.gov/
                                             [FR Doc. 2018–08825 Filed 4–25–18; 8:45 am]             Costs’’ does not apply.                                resources/everyone/foia/assets/files/
                                                                                                                                                            policy1-5.pdf).
                                             BILLING CODE 5001–06–P                                  List of Subjects in 32 CFR Part 298
                                                                                                                                                               This rule is one of 14 separate DoD
                                                                                                           Freedom of information.                          FOIA rules. With the finalization of the
                                             DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE                                                                                          DoD-level FOIA rule at 32 CFR part 286,
                                                                                                     PART 298—[REMOVED]                                     the Department is eliminating the need
                                             Office of the Secretary                                 ■ Accordingly, by the authority of 5                   for this separate FOIA rule and reducing
                                                                                                     U.S.C. 301, 32 CFR part 298 is removed.                costs to the public as explained in the
                                             32 CFR Part 298                                                                                                preamble of the DoD-level FOIA rule
                                                                                                       Dated: April 23, 2018.                               published at 83 FR 5196–5197.
                                             [Docket ID: DOD–2017–OS–0026]                           Aaron T. Siegel,                                          This rule is not significant under
                                             RIN 0790–AJ67                                           Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison                 Executive Order (E.O.) 12866,
                                                                                                     Officer, Department of Defense.                        ‘‘Regulatory Planning and Review,’’
                                             Defense Investigative Service (DIS)                     [FR Doc. 2018–08826 Filed 4–25–18; 8:45 am]            therefore, E.O. 13771, ‘‘Reducing
                                             Freedom of Information Act Program                      BILLING CODE 5001–06–P                                 Regulation and Controlling Regulatory
                                             AGENCY:    Defense Investigative Service,                                                                      Costs’’ does not apply.
                                             DoD.                                                                                                           List of Subjects in 32 CFR Part 299
                                                                                                     DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
                                             ACTION:   Final rule.
                                                                                                                                                                Freedom of information.
                                             SUMMARY:    This final rule removes DoD’s               Office of the Secretary
                                             regulation concerning the Defense                                                                              PART 299—[REMOVED]
                                             Security Service (DSS), formerly the                    32 CFR Part 299
                                                                                                                                                            ■ Accordingly, by the authority of 5
                                             Defense Investigative Service (DIS),                    [Docket ID: DOD–2017–OS–0027]
                                                                                                                                                            U.S.C. 301, 32 CFR part 299 is removed.
                                             Freedom of Information Act program.
                                                                                                     RIN 0790–AJ68                                            Dated: April 23, 2018.
                                             On February 6, 2018, the DoD published
                                             a revised FOIA program rule as a result                 National Security Agency/Central                       Aaron T. Siegel,
                                             of the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016.                    Security Service (NSA/CSS) Freedom                     Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
                                             When the DoD FOIA program rule was                      of Information Act Program                             Officer, Department of Defense.
                                             revised, it included DoD component                                                                             [FR Doc. 2018–08827 Filed 4–25–18; 8:45 am]
                                             information and removed the                             AGENCY:  National Security Agency/                     BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
                                             requirement for component                               Central Security Service, DoD.
                                             supplementary rules. The DoD now has                    ACTION: Final rule.
                                             one DoD-level rule for the FOIA                                                                                DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
                                             program at 32 CFR part 286 that                         SUMMARY:   This final rule removes DoD’s
                                                                                                                                                            SECURITY
                                             contains all the codified information                   regulation concerning the National
                                             required for the Department. Therefore,                 Security Agency/Central Security                       Coast Guard
                                             this part can be removed from the CFR.                  Service (NSA/CSS) Freedom of
                                             DATES: This rule is effective on April 26,
                                                                                                     Information Act program. On February                   33 CFR Part 100
                                             2018.                                                   6, 2018, the DoD published a revised
                                                                                                     FOIA program rule as a result of the                   [Docket Number USCG–2018–0312]
                                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                     FOIA Improvement Act of 2016. When                     RIN 1625–AA08
                                             Stephanie Courtney at 571–305–6740.
                                                                                                     the DoD FOIA program rule was revised,
                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: It has been                  it included DoD component information                  Special Local Regulation; Red River,
                                             determined that publication of this CFR                 and removed the requirement for                        Alexandria, LA
                                             part removal for public comment is                      component supplementary rules. The
                                             impracticable, unnecessary, and                         DoD now has one DoD-level rule for the                 AGENCY:    Coast Guard, DHS.
                                             contrary to public interest since it is                 FOIA program at 32 CFR part 286 that                   ACTION:   Temporary final rule.
                                             based on removing DoD internal                          contains all the codified information
                                             policies and procedures that are                                                                               SUMMARY:   The Coast Guard is
                                                                                                     required for the Department. Therefore,
                                             publically available on the Department’s                                                                       establishing a temporary special local
                                                                                                     this part can be removed from the CFR.
                                             website.                                                                                                       regulation for all navigable waters of the
                                                                                                     DATES: This rule is effective on April 26,
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                                                DSS internal guidance concerning the                                                                        Red River from mile marker (MM) 88.0
                                             implementation of the FOIA within DSS                   2018.                                                  to MM 88.4, in Alexandria, LA. This
                                             will be published in new guidance in                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John                  action is necessary to protect spectators
                                             the near future (will be available at                   Chapman at 301–688–6527.                               and vessels during the Louisiana Dragon
                                             http://www.dss.mil/foia/index.html).                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: It has been                 Boat Races regatta. Entry of vessels or
                                                This rule is one of 14 separate DoD                  determined that publication of this CFR                persons into this regulated area is
                                             FOIA rules. With the finalization of the                part removal for public comment is                     prohibited unless authorized by the


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Document Created: 2018-11-02 08:20:17
Document Modified: 2018-11-02 08:20:17
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionFinal rule.
DatesThis rule is effective on April 26, 2018.
ContactPatty Cameresi at 703-227-9128.
FR Citation83 FR 18220 
RIN Number0790-AJ66

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