2018-27219: Freedom of Information Act Regulations and Additional Incidental Technical Amendments to Other IMLS Regulations

Summary

This rulemaking would revise the regulations that the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) follows in processing records under the Freedom of Information Act, in part to comply with the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016, and otherwise would revise all current IMLS regulations to reflect the agency's change of address, update outdated information and ensure consistency within each regulation and across all IMLS regulations. The revisions to IMLS FOIA regulations would clarify and update procedures for requesting information from IMLS and procedures that IMLS follows in responding to requests from the public. The revisions to other IMLS regulations would update the citation for the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, reflect the agency's change of address, and update outdated information and to ensure consistency within each regulation and across all IMLS regulations.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

What this changes

Amends 4 parts of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.

• 2 CFR 3187 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards
• 45 CFR 1181 Enforcement of Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs or Activities Conducted by the Institute of Museum and Library Services
• 45 CFR 1182 Implementation of the Privacy Act of 1974
• 45 CFR 1184 Implementation of the Freedom of Information Act