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Notice2026-19547

Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release

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Published
September 24, 2026

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Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board

Abstract

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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