Notice2024-05663
Request for Information Regarding Federal Integrated Business Framework Standards
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Published
March 18, 2024
Issuing agencies
Justice Department
Abstract
The Department of Justice is seeking comments on the proposed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) business standards that have been created in support of Federal shared services. This is the first set of FOIA standards being developed and input will be used in formulation of business standards for federal agency FOIA case management systems.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 53 (Monday, March 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19357-19358]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05663]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[Docket No. OIP 101]
Request for Information Regarding Federal Integrated Business
Framework Standards
AGENCY: Office of Information Policy, Department of Justice.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice is seeking comments on the proposed
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) business standards that have been
created in support of Federal shared services. This is the first set of
FOIA standards being developed and input will be used in formulation of
business standards for federal agency FOIA case management systems.
DATES: Electronic comments must be submitted, and written comments must
be postmarked, on or before May 17, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. BSC-FOI-
2024-0001, through the Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> Postal Mail or Commercial Delivery: If you do not have
internet access or electronic submission is not possible, you may mail
written comments to Lindsay Steel, U.S. Department of Justice, Office
of Information Policy, Chief of Compliance Staff, U.S. Department of
Justice, 6th Floor, 441 G St. NW, Washington DC 20530. To ensure proper
handling, please reference the agency name and Docket No. OIP 101 on
your correspondence.
<bullet> Please note that comments submitted by email or fax may
not be reviewed by DOJ.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lindsay Steel, U.S. Department of
Justice, Office of Information Policy, Chief of Compliance Staff, at
202-514-3642, or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7733383d59383e275931383e3637020413181d59101801"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c0848f8aee8f8990ee868f898180b5b3a4afaaeea7afb6">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Participation
Interested persons are invited to provide comments or feedback by
submitting written data, views, or arguments on all aspects of this
notice via one of the methods and by the deadline stated above.
Please note that all comments received are considered part of the
public record and made available for public inspection at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. Such information includes personally identifiable
information (PII) (such as your name, address, etc.). Interested
persons are not required to submit their PII in order to comment on
this notice. However, any PII that is submitted is subject to being
posted to the publicly accessible <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> site without
redaction.
Confidential business information clearly identified in the first
paragraph of the comment as such will not be placed in the public
docket file. The Department may withhold from public viewing
information provided in comments that it determines may impact the
privacy of an individual or is offensive. For additional information,
please read the Privacy Act notice that is available via the link in
the footer of <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. To inspect the agency's
public docket file in person, you must make an appointment with the
agency. Please see the For Further Information Contact
[[Page 19358]]
paragraph above for agency contact information.
II. Discussion
A. Background
On April 26, 2019, the Office of Management and Budget published
OMB Memorandum 19-16, Centralized Mission Support Capabilities for the
Federal Government (available at <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/M-19-16.pdf">https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/M-19-16.pdf</a>). Mission support business standards,
established and agreed to by agencies, using the Federal Integrated
Business Framework (FIBF) website at <a href="https://ussm.gsa.gov/fibf/">https://ussm.gsa.gov/fibf/</a>, enable
the Federal Government to better coordinate on the decision-making
needed to determine what technology or services can be adopted and
commonly shared. These business standards are an essential first step
towards agreement on outcomes, data, and cross-functional end-to-end
processes that will drive economies of scale and leverage the
Government's buying power. The business standards will be used as the
foundation for common mission support services shared by Federal
agencies.
The Department of Justice's Office of Information Policy (DOJ/OIP)
serves as the FOIA business standards lead on the Business Standards
Council (BSC). The goal of the FOIA business standards is to drive
efficiency and consistency in FOIA administration across the Federal
Government.
B. Intended Audience
The intended audience for this Request for Comment consists
primarily of commercial vendors offering FOIA case management
solutions, agencies procuring new solutions, and FOIA requesters,
especially organizations that regularly submit FOIA requests to federal
government agencies, although others are also welcome to comment.
Consistent with OMB Memorandum 19-16 and the FIBF, OIP is seeking
public comment on these draft business standards for FOIA case
management solutions, including comments on understandability of the
standards, suggested changes, and usefulness of the draft standards.
For more information on the FIBF and ongoing efforts to develop common
FOIA business standards for FOIA administration across the Federal
Government, please see <a href="https://ussm.gsa.gov/fibf-foia/">https://ussm.gsa.gov/fibf-foia/</a>.
The two FIBF standards of particular relevance to this Request for
Information are the Federal Business Lifecycles standards and the
Business Capability standards. The Federal Business Lifecycles consist
of functional areas and activities. The FOIA functional areas include
FOIA Management, Reporting and Proactive Disclosures; FOIA Request
Intake; FOIA Request Processing and Response; FOIA Request Agency
Referral, Consults, and Coordination; FOIA Request Fee Estimation and
Processing; FOIA Administrative Appeal; and, FOIA Customer Service.
Within these functional areas, the activities provide further breakdown
of each category. The Business Capabilities define specific outcome-
based business needs tied to each activity. For example, the FOIA
Request Intake functional area and FOIA Request Submission activity
includes a FOIA business capability for receiving a request from
<a href="http://FOIA.gov">FOIA.gov</a> via Application Programming Interface (API), which is tied to
the statutory requirement at 5 U.S.C. 552(m) (2018).
The standards are designed to serve as a common reference defining
business needs for FOIA case management systems that agencies and
commercial vendors can draw from to develop solutions that best meet an
agency's need. Agencies are not required to use case management systems
that fulfill every element of the standards; rather, they can use the
standards as building blocks to define their own requirements more
efficiently. Vendors can use the standards to develop tools capable of
meeting agencies' needs.
III. Questions for Public Comment
Public comments on the following questions will be used in
formulation of the final business standards.
1. Do the draft business standards appropriately document the
business processes covered?
2. Are the draft business standards easy to understand?
3. Will your organization be able to show how your solutions and/or
services can meet these draft business standards?
4. What would you change about the draft business standards?
5. Is there anything missing?
Dated: March 12, 2024.
Bobak Talebian,
Director, Office of Information Policy.
[FR Doc. 2024-05663 Filed 3-15-24; 8:45 am]
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