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Notice2026-18579

Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release

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Published
September 11, 2026

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Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board

Abstract

The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board received 5,412 pages of records from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) related to four civil rights cold case incidents to which the Review Board assigned the unique identifiers 2023-002-004, 2024-003- 012, 2024-003-054, and 2024-003-057. The agencies proposed 1,436 postponements including postponements of sealed federal grand jury information in the records. On September 4, 2026, the Review Board met and approved 1,431 postponements and determined that 4,001 pages in full and 103 pages in part should be publicly disclosed in the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection. The Review Board will request that the Attorney General petition the relevant court to unseal federal grand jury information in the records for incident 2023-002-004. 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 175 (Friday, September 11, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57860-57861]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18579]


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CIVIL RIGHTS COLD CASE RECORDS REVIEW BOARD

[Agency Docket Number: CRCCRRB-2026-0019-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 5,412 
pages of records from the National Archives and Records Administration 
(NARA) related to four civil rights cold case incidents to which the 
Review Board assigned the unique identifiers 2023-002-004, 2024-003-
012, 2024-003-054, and 2024-003-057. The agencies proposed 1,436 
postponements including postponements of sealed federal grand jury 
information in the records. On September 4, 2026, the Review Board met 
and approved 1,431 postponements and determined that 4,001 pages in 
full and 103 pages in part should be publicly disclosed in the Civil 
Rights Cold Case Records Collection. The Review Board will request that 
the Attorney General petition the relevant court to unseal federal 
grand jury information in the records for incident 2023-002-004. 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#a2cbccc4cde2c1cdcec6c1c3d1c7d0c7c1cdd0c6d18cc5cdd4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ed84838b82ad8e8281898e8c9e889f888e829f899ec38a829b">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:


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                                     Postponement         Review board
      Incident identifier             identifier            decision
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2023-002-004..................  2025-NARA-02-1029      Approve.
                                 through 2025-NARA-02-
                                 2169.
2023-002-004..................  2025-NARA-02-2170 and  Reject.
                                 2025-NARA-02-2171.
2023-002-004..................  2025-NARA-02-2172      Approve.
                                 through 2025-NARA-02-
                                 2251.
2024-003-012..................  2025-NARA-03-0938      Approve.
                                 through 2025-NARA-03-
                                 0940.
2024-003-012..................  2025-NARA-03-0941      Reject.
                                 through 2025-NARA-03-
                                 0943.
2024-003-054..................  2024-NARA-03-1558      Approve.
                                 through 2024-NARA-03-
                                 1764.
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    Authority: Public Law 115-426, 132 Stat. 5489 (44 U.S.C. 2107).


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    Dated: September 9, 2026.
Stephannie Oriabure,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2026-18579 Filed 9-10-26; 8:45 am]
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