Final rule: Revision of Freedom of Information Act Regulations

Agencies: Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board — The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board or Board) is issuing this final rule to update its regulations under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The Board replaces its existing FOIA regulations with this rule, which streamlines the language of several procedural provisions; updates procedures consistent with current technology; incorporates changes required by amendments to the FOIA under the OPEN Government Act of 2007 and the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016, and developments in case law; and conforms to Department of Justice guidelines for agency FOIA regulations. — [topic:freedom of information+agency:epa]