Notice2026-07541

Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release

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Published
April 17, 2026

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Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board

Abstract

The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board received 4,808 pages of records from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) related to three civil rights cold case incidents to which the Review Board assigned the unique identifiers 2024-003-019, 2024-003- 057, and 2024-004-018. NARA proposed 44 postponements including postponements of sealed federal grand jury information in the records. On April 3 and 10, 2026, the Review Board approved 10 postponements and a portion of 1 additional postponement, and determined that 4,802 pages in full and 6 pages in part should be publicly disclosed in the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection. The Review Board will not request that the Attorney General petition the relevant court to unseal the federal grand jury information in these records at this time though it may choose to do so in the future. By issuing this notice, the Review Board complies with the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018 that requires the Review Board to publish in the Federal Register its determinations on the disclosure or postponement of records in the Collection no more than 14 days after the date of its decision.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 74 (Friday, April 17, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20636-20637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07541]


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CIVIL RIGHTS COLD CASE RECORDS REVIEW BOARD

[Agency Docket Number: CRCCRRB-2026-0010-N]


Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release

AGENCY: Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board received 4,808 
pages of records from the National Archives and Records Administration 
(NARA) related to three civil rights cold case incidents to which the 
Review Board assigned the unique identifiers 2024-003-019, 2024-003-
057, and 2024-004-018. NARA proposed 44 postponements including 
postponements of sealed federal grand jury information in the records. 
On April 3 and 10, 2026, the Review Board approved 10 postponements and 
a portion of 1 additional postponement, and determined that 4,802 pages 
in full and 6 pages in part should be publicly disclosed in the Civil 
Rights Cold Case Records Collection. The Review Board will not request 
that the Attorney General petition the relevant court to unseal the 
federal grand jury information in these records at this time though it 
may choose to do so in the future. By issuing this notice, the Review 
Board complies with the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act 
of 2018 that requires the Review Board to publish in the Federal 
Register its determinations on the disclosure or postponement of 
records in the Collection no more than 14 days after the date of its 
decision.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephannie Oriabure, Chief of Staff, 
Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board, 1800 F Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20405, (771) 221-0014, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0f666169604f6c60636b6c6e7c6a7d6a6c607d6b7c21686079"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="731a1d151c33101c1f17101200160116101c0117005d141c05">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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                                     Postponement         Review board
      Incident identifier             identifier            decision
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2024-003-019..................  2024-NARA-03-1206 and   Approve.
                                 2024-NARA-03-1207.
2024-003-019..................  2024-NARA-03-1208       Reject.
                                 through 2024-NARA-03-
                                 1210.
2024-003-019..................  2024-NARA-03-1211 and   Approve.
                                 2024-NARA-03-1212.
2024-003-019..................  2024-NARA-03-1213       Reject.
                                 through 2024-NARA-03-
                                 1215.
2024-003-019..................  2024-NARA-03-1216.....  Approve.
2024-003-057..................  2025-NARA-03-0349       Reject.
                                 through 2025-NARA-03-
                                 0351.
2024-004-018..................  2025-NARA-04-0031       Reject.
                                 through 2025-NARA-04-
                                 0047.
2024-004-018..................  2025-NARA-04-0048.....  Approve with
                                                         changes.
2024-004-018..................  2025-NARA-04-0049       Reject.
                                 through 2025-NARA-04-
                                 0051.
2024-004-018..................  2025-NARA-04-0052       Approve.
                                 through 2025-NARA-04-
                                 0056.
2024-004-018..................  2025-NARA-04-0057       Reject.
                                 through 2025-NARA-04-
                                 0060.
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    Authority: Pub. L. 115-426, 132 Stat. 5489 (44 U.S.C. 2107).

    Dated: April 15, 2026.
Stephannie Oriabure,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2026-07541 Filed 4-16-26; 8:45 am]
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