Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release
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The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board received 3,362 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 2023-001-007, 2023-001- 008, and 2023-002-0003. NARA proposed 450 postponements including postponements of sealed federal grand jury information in the records. After consultation with the Review Board, NARA withdrew 25 postponements. On September 18, 2026, the Review Board met and approved 424 postponements and determined that 2,987 pages in full and 63 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 2023-001-007. 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 184 (Thursday, September 24, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60576-60577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19547]
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CIVIL RIGHTS COLD CASE RECORDS REVIEW BOARD
[Agency Docket Number: CRCCRRB-2026-0021-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 3,362
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 2023-001-007, 2023-001-
008, and 2023-002-0003. NARA proposed 450 postponements including
postponements of sealed federal grand jury information in the records.
After consultation with the Review Board, NARA withdrew 25
postponements. On September 18, 2026, the Review Board met and approved
424 postponements and determined that 2,987 pages in full and 63 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 2023-001-007. 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, info@coldcasereco <a href="http://rds.gov">rds.gov</a>.
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Postponement Review board
Incident identifier identifier decision
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2023-001-007.................. 2026-NARA-01-0389 and Approve.
2026-NARA-01-0390.
2023-001-007.................. 2026-NARA-01-0391..... Withdrawn by
agency.
2023-001-007.................. 2026-NARA-01-0392 Approve.
through 2026-NARA-01-
0416.
2023-001-007.................. 2026-NARA-01-0417 Withdrawn by
through 2026-NARA-01- agency.
0420.
2023-001-007.................. 2026-NARA-01-0421 Approve.
through 2026-NARA-01-
0434.
2023-001-007.................. 2026-NARA-01-0435 Withdrawn by
through 2026-NARA-01- agency.
0438.
2023-001-007.................. 2026-NARA-01-0439 Approve.
through 2026-NARA-01-
0638.
2023-001-007.................. 2026-NARA-01-0639 Withdrawn.
through 2026-NARA-01-
0646.
2023-001-008.................. 2026-NARA-01-0381 Withdrawn.
through 2026-NARA-01-
0388.
2023-002-003.................. 2025-NARA-02-0845 Approve.
through 2025-NARA-02-
0956.
2023-002-003.................. 2025-NARA-02-0957..... Reject.
2023-002-003.................. 2025-NARA-02-0958 Approve.
through 2025-NARA-02-
1028.
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Authority: Pub. L. 115-426, 132 Stat. 5489 (44 U.S.C. 2107).
Dated: September 21, 2026.
Stephannie Oriabure,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2026-19547 Filed 9-23-26; 8:45 am]
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