[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 78 (Friday, April 22, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 23604]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09253]
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OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
32 CFR Part 1704
Mandatory Declassification Review Program
AGENCY: Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
ACTION: Direct final rule; withdrawal.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) is
withdrawing a direct final rule that would have provided procedures for
members of the public to request from ODNI a Mandatory Declassification
Review (MDR) of information classified under the provisions of
Executive Order 13526 or predecessor orders such that the agency may
retrieve it with reasonable effort.
DATES: As of April 22, 2016, the direct final rule published on
February 26, 2016, at 81 FR 9768, is withdrawn.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer L. Hudson, 703-874-8085.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 26, 2016, the ODNI published a
direct final rule providing procedures for members of the public to
request from ODNI an MDR of information classified under the provisions
of Executive Order 13526 or predecessor orders such that the agency may
retrieve it with reasonable effort. The purpose of this rule was to
assist in implementing specific sections of Executive Order 13526
concerning the MDR. In response to this direct final rule, ODNI
received comments regarding the fee provisions stated in Section 1704.8
and the recommendation that those provisions be withdrawn and replaced
with fee provisions comparable to those in ODNI's Freedom of
Information Act program (32 CFR 1700.6). ODNI agrees and therefore is
withdrawing its direct final rule. It will simultaneously issue a new
direct final rule and a proposed rule reflecting that recommendation.
Dated: April 12, 2016.
Mark W. Ewing,
Chief Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-09253 Filed 4-21-16; 8:45 am]
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