DOI Revises FOIA Regulations and Implements 1996 Amendments

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The Department of the Interior has revised its Freedom of Information Act regulations and implemented changes from the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996, adding offices and clarifying appeal rights for requesters.

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