Rule2023-23501
Public Access to Information; Correction
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Published
October 27, 2023
Effective
November 17, 2023
Issuing agencies
State Department
Abstract
The Department of State (the Department) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on October 18, 2023. The document contained several formatting errors in one of the sections, which could cause confusion when the rule goes into effect on November 17, 2023.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 207 (Friday, October 27, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 73755-73756]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23501]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
22 CFR Part 171
[Public Notice 12246]
RIN 1400-AE00
Public Access to Information; Correction
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
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SUMMARY: The Department of State (the Department) is correcting a final
rule that appeared in the Federal Register on October 18, 2023. The
document contained several formatting errors in one of the sections,
which could cause confusion when the rule goes into effect on November
17, 2023.
DATES: Effective on November 17, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alice Kottmyer, Office of the Legal
Adviser, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#99f2f6ededf4e0fcebf8f4d9eaedf8edfcb7fef6ef"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="42292d36362f3b2730232f0231362336276c252d34">[email protected]</span></a>, 202-647-2199.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective November 17, 2023, in FR Doc.
2023-22380 in 88 FR 71740 in the Federal Register of Wednesday, October
18, 2023, the following corrections are made:
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1. On page 71745, beginning in the third column, in Sec. 171.16,
paragraph (a) is corrected to read as follows:
Sec. 171.16 Fees to be charged
(a) In general. The Department will charge fees for processing
requests under the FOIA in accordance with the provisions of this
section and with the OMB Guidelines. For purposes of assessing fees,
the FOIA establishes three categories of requesters: commercial use
requesters, non-commercial scientific or educational institutions or
news media requesters, and all other requesters.
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2. On page 71746, in Sec. 171.16 in paragraph (b), beginning in the
first column, remove the definition of ``Charging fees''.
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3. On page 71746, in Sec. 171.16 in paragraph (b), in the second
column, in the definition of ``Non-commercial scientific institution,''
remove the words ``paragraph (b)(1) of''.
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4. On page 71746, in Sec. 171.16 in paragraph (b), in the third
column, after the definition of ``Search'', remove paragraphs (i)
through (iii) and add paragraphs (c) introductory text and (c)(1) to
read as follows:
Sec. 171.16 Fees to be charged
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(c) Charging fees. In responding to FOIA requests, the Department
will charge the following fees unless a waiver or reduction of fees has
been granted under paragraph (j) of this section. Because the fee
amounts provided below already account for the direct costs associated
with a given fee type, the Department should not add any additional
costs to charges calculated under this section.
(1) Search. (i) Requests made by educational institutions, non-
commercial scientific institutions, or representatives of the news
media are not subject to search fees. Search fees shall be charged for
all other requesters, subject to the restrictions of paragraph (j) of
this section. The Department may properly charge for time spent
searching even if responsive records are not located, or if records are
determined to be entirely exempt from disclosure.
(ii) For each hour spent by personnel searching for requested
records, the fees shall be as stated at the following website:
<a href="http://foia.state.gov/Request/Guide.aspx">foia.state.gov/Request/Guide.aspx</a> (section VII, ``Fees'') and
<a href="http://www.stateoig.gov/foiafees">www.stateoig.gov/foiafees</a> for OIG requested records.
(iii) For requests that require the retrieval of records stored by
the Department at a Federal records center operated by the National
Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the
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Department will charge additional costs in accordance with the
Transactional Billing Rate Schedule established by NARA.
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Kevin E. Bryant,
Deputy Director, Office of Directives Management, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2023-23501 Filed 10-26-23; 8:45 am]
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