Notice2024-12398
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee
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Published
June 6, 2024
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National Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of Government Information Services
Abstract
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) seeks member nominations for the sixth term of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee (Committee) (2024-2026 term). The Committee serves as a deliberative body to study the FOIA landscape across the executive branch and advise the Archivist of the United States on improvements to the administration of FOIA.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 110 (Thursday, June 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48446-48447]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12398]
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
Office of Government Information Services
[NARA-2024-039]
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Office of Government Information Services (OGIS), National
Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
ACTION: Notice of solicitation for committee member nominations.
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SUMMARY: The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) seeks
member nominations for the sixth term of the Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) Advisory Committee (Committee) (2024-2026 term). The Committee
serves as a deliberative body to study the FOIA landscape across the
executive branch and advise the Archivist of the United States on
improvements to the administration of FOIA.
DATES: We must receive nominations for Committee members no later than
5:00 p.m. ET on Monday July 15, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Email nominations to OGIS at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4b2d24222a662a2f3d22382439326628242626223f3f2e2e0b252a392a652c243d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="086e67616925696c7e617b677a71256b676565617c7c6d6d4866697a69266f677e">[email protected]</span></a>. If you are unable to submit by email, please
contact Kirsten Mitchell at the contact information below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kirsten Mitchell, Designated Federal
Officer for this committee, by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#61070e08004c00051708120e13184c020e0c0c0815150404210f0013004f060e17"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8debe2e4eca0ece9fbe4fee2fff4a0eee2e0e0e4f9f9e8e8cde3ecffeca3eae2fb">[email protected]</span></a>, or by telephone at 202-741-5770.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) established
the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee (Committee) in
accordance with the United States Second Open Government National
Action Plan, released on December 5, 2013. The Committee operates under
the directive in FOIA, 5 U.S.C. 552(h)(2)(C), that the Office of
Government Information Services (OGIS) within NARA ``identify
procedures and methods for improving compliance'' with FOIA. The
Committee is governed by the provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 10.
II. Charter and Membership Appointment Terms
NARA initially chartered the Committee on May 20, 2014. The
Archivist of the United States renewed
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the Committee's charter for a sixth term on April 26, 2024, and
certified that renewing the Committee is in the public interest. Member
appointment terms run for two years, concurrent with the Committee
charter.
III. Committee Membership
The 2024-2026 FOIA Advisory Committee will consist of no more than
20 individuals who will include a range of Government and non-
Government representatives. Members are selected in accordance with the
charter. Appointments to the Committee will consider factors such as
geographic diversity; diversity in size of company or organization to
be represented; and diversity in representations of business and
industry, academic institutions, non-profit and non-governmental
organizations, and other stakeholders in accordance with the charter.
Government members will include, at a minimum: Three FOIA
professionals from Cabinet-level Departments; three FOIA professionals
from non-Cabinet agencies; the Director of the Department of Justice's
Office of Information Policy or their designee; and the Director of
OGIS or their designee. Non-Governmental members will include, at a
minimum: Two individuals representing the interests of non-Governmental
organizations that advocate on FOIA matters; one individual
representing the interests of FOIA requesters who qualify for the ``all
other'' FOIA requester fee category; one individual representing the
interests of requesters who qualify for the ``news media'' FOIA
requester fee category; one individual representing the interests of
requesters who qualify for the ``commercial'' FOIA requester fee
category; one individual representing the interests of historians and
history-related organizations; and one individual representing the
interests of academia.
IV. Committee Members' Responsibilities
All Committee members are expected to attend a minimum of eleven
public meetings during the two-year Committee term. Meetings will be
held in-person or virtually. All Committee members are expected to
volunteer for one or more working subcommittees that will meet at
various times during the two-year term. The first meeting of the 2024-
2026 Committee term is scheduled for Monday, September 9, 2024 at 10:00
a.m. ET in the William G. McGowan Theater at the National Archives, 700
Pennsylvania NW, Washington, DC. Meeting notices will be published in
the Federal Register.
V. Nomination Information
All nominations for Committee membership must include the following
information:
1. If you are self-nominating: Your name, title, relevant contact
information (including telephone and email address); your resum[eacute]
or curriculum vitae; and the representative role for which you wish to
be considered.
2. If you are nominating another individual: The nominee's name,
title, and relevant contact information; their resum[eacute] or
curriculum vitae; and the representative role for which you wish your
nominee to be considered.
3. For both self-nominations and nominations by other individuals:
Your submission must include a statement (not to exceed one page)
highlighting the contributions the nominee would make as a member of
the Committee.
The Archivist of the United States will review the nominations and
make final appointments prior to the first Committee meeting in
September. OGIS will notify the appointees in writing.
Merrily Harris,
Designated Committee Management Officer.
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