Revisions to the Public Access to HUD Records Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Regulations

Résumé

This proposed rule would clarify and explain the procedures to be followed by requesters seeking a waiver or a reduction of fees under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This proposed rule describes the information that must be included in a FOIA request and the demonstrations that must be made in order for a waiver or reduction in fees to be granted. This proposed rule would also revise the FOIA fee schedule, clarify the time at which HUD will begin processing a FOIA request, and modify HUD's policy on the use of outside contractors to fulfill FOIA requests. HUD is undertaking this effort in order to make the regulations governing fee waivers more informative and helpful in accordance with the President's recently issued Executive Order 13392, "Improving Agency Disclosure of Information."