Energia i regulacje · 05/09/1997

Electronic Freedom of Information Act: Implementation

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its regulations to implement the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 (EFOIA), which are designed to bring the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) into the information and electronic age by clarifying that FOIA applies to records maintained in hardcopy or electronic format. The proposed rule would implement statutory provisions of the law that broaden public access to government information by placing more records on-line and expanding the role of the agency public document room. The proposed rule would implement statutory amendments that recognize the difficulty in responding to requests in the 10 working days formerly required and extend that time to 20 working days. It also provides procedures for agencies to discuss ways of tailoring requests to improve responsiveness. The proposed rule would amend NRC's FOIA regulations to comply with the requirements of the new statute. Certain other changes have been made to correct administrative errors and to update or remove obsolete information.