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attaches, to the extent that it arises for new
value given under an authenticated security
agreement. Under the law of X, a security
interest attaches to such collateral when
there is an agreement between the creditor
and debtor that the interest attaches, the
debtor has rights in the property, and
consideration is given by the creditor. Under
the law of X, in the case of temporary
perfection, the security interest in such
property is protected during the 20-day
period against a judgment lien arising, after
the security interest attaches, out of an
unsecured obligation. Upon expiration of the
20-day period, the holder of the security
interest must perfect its security interest
under local law.
(ii) Because the security interest is
perfected during the 20-day period against a
subsequent judgment lien arising out of an
unsecured obligation, and because filing or
the taking of possession before the
conclusion of the period of temporary
perfection is not considered, for purposes of
paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this section, to be a
requisite action which relates back to the
beginning of such period, the requirements of
this paragraph are satisfied. Because filing or
taking possession is a condition precedent to
continued perfection, filing or taking
possession of the collateral is a requisite
action to establish such priority after
expiration of the period of temporary
perfection. If there is a lapse of perfection for
failure to take possession, the determination
of when the security interest exists (for
purposes of protection against the tax lien) is
made without regard to the period of
temporary perfection.
(3) Money or money’s worth. For
purposes of this paragraph, the term
money or money’s worth includes
money, a security (as defined in
paragraph (d) of this section), tangible or
intangible property, services, and other
consideration reducible to a money
value. Money or money’s worth also
includes any consideration which
otherwise would constitute money or
money’s worth under the preceding
sentence which was parted with before
the security interest would otherwise
exist if, under local law, past
consideration is sufficient to support an
agreement giving rise to a security
interest. A firm commitment to part
with money, a security, tangible or
intangible property, services, or other
consideration reducible to a money
value does not, in itself, constitute a
consideration in money or money’s
worth. A relinquishing or promised
relinquishment of dower, curtesy, or of
a statutory estate created in lieu of
dower or curtesy, or of other marital
rights is not a consideration in money
or money’s worth. Nor is love and
affection, promise of marriage, or any
other consideration not reducible to a
money value a consideration in money
or money’s worth.
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(h) Effective/applicability date. This
section applies as of the date these
regulations are published as final
regulations in the Federal Register.
Linda E. Stiff,
Deputy Commissioner for Services and
Enforcement.
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
32 CFR Part 1900
Freedom of Information Act;
Implementation
Central Intelligence Agency.
Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Consistent with the Freedom
of Information Act (FOIA), as amended
by the ‘‘Openness Promotes
Effectiveness in our National
Government Act of 2007,’’ and
Executive Order 13392, the Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA) has
undertaken and completed a review of
its public FOIA regulations that govern
certain aspects of its processing of FOIA
requests. As a result of this review, the
Agency proposes to revise its FOIA
regulations to more clearly reflect the
current CIA organizational structure,
record system configuration, and FOIA
policies and practices and to eliminate
ambiguous, redundant and obsolete
regulatory provisions. As required by
the FOIA, the Agency is providing an
opportunity for interested persons to
submit comments on these proposed
regulations.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
May 19, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments in
writing to the Director of Information
Management Services, Central
Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC
20505, or by fax to 703–613–3007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joseph W. Lambert, Director of
Information Management Services,
Central Intelligence Agency,
Washington, DC 20505 or by telephone,
703–613–1352.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Consistent
with the FOIA, as amended by the
‘‘Openness Promotes Effectiveness in
our National Government Act of 2007,’’
and Executive Order 13392, the CIA has
undertaken and completed a review of
its public FOIA regulations that govern
certain aspects of its processing of FOIA
requests. As a result of this review, the
Agency proposes to revise its FOIA
regulations to more clearly reflect the
current CIA organizational structure,
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record system configuration, and FOIA
policies and practices and to eliminate
ambiguous, redundant and obsolete
regulatory provisions. These proposed
regulatory changes are intended to
enhance the administration and
operations of the Agency’s FOIA
program by increasing the transparency
and clarity of the regulations governing
the Agency’s FOIA program. The
proposed regulations would establish
the positions and responsibilities of the
Agency’s Chief FOIA Officer, the FOIA
Public Liaison and the FOIA Requester
Service Center in the Agency’s public
FOIA regulations. Following the
promulgation of Executive Order 13392,
the Director of the Central Intelligence
Agency designated a senior official to
serve as the CIA’s Chief FOIA Officer
with Agency-wide responsibility for
efficient and appropriate compliance
with the FOIA. In addition, the Agency
created a FOIA Requester Service Center
and designated FOIA Public Liaisons to
enhance the operation of the Agency’s
FOIA program and the Agency’s
responsiveness to FOIA requesters and
the public. Consistent with both
Executive Order 13392 and the
‘‘Openness Promotes Effectiveness in
our National Government Act of 2007,’’
the proposed regulations incorporate
into the CIA’s public FOIA regulations
the important functions the Agency’s
Chief FOIA Officer, the FOIA Public
Liaison and the FOIA Requester Service
Center have been performing for the
past several years. By formally
recognizing the key roles these entities
play in the Agency’s FOIA processes,
the proposed regulations promote the
administration of a citizen-centered
FOIA program and provide the public
with important information about the
assistance these entities can offer to
FOIA requesters and the public.
The proposed regulations would
eliminate current regulatory provisions
that have had the potential to cause
confusion and ambiguity and would
more clearly reflect the Agency’s current
FOIA policies and practices.
The proposed regulations would
clarify and confirm the Agency’s current
FOIA practices of processing FOIA
requests and appeals on a ‘‘first in, first
out’’ basis using two or more processing
queues based on the amount of work or
time or both involved and of moving a
FOIA request to the front of the
processing queue when the Agency has
granted that requester’s request for
expedited processing.
The proposed regulations would
eliminate current regulatory provisions
that have had the potential to cause
confusion and ambiguity regarding how
a requester may appeal a denial of a fee
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waiver request and how the Agency
would adjudicate that appeal. With this
change, the Agency’s public FOIA
regulations would contain clear
guidance on how requesters may
exercise their rights to appeal denials of
fee waiver requests and would remove
any ambiguity concerning the
responsibility of the Agency Release
Panel to adjudicate such appeals.
List of Subjects in 32 CFR Part 1900
Classified information, Freedom of
Information.
As stated in the preamble, the CIA
proposes to amend 32 CFR part 1900 as
follows:
PART 1900—PUBLIC ACCESS TO CIA
RECORDS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF
INFORMATION ACT (FOIA)
1. Authority citation for part 1900 is
revised to read as follows:
Authority: 50 U.S.C. 401–442; 50 U.S.C.
403a–403v; 5 U.S.C. 552; E.O. 13292, 68 FR
15315–15334, 3 CFR, 2004 Comp., p. 196–
218; E.O. 13392, 70 FR 75373–75377, 3 CFR,
2006 Comp., p. 216–200.
2. Amend § 1900.02 by adding new
paragraphs (p), (q), and (r) to read as
follows:
§ 1900.02
Definitions.
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(p) Chief FOIA Officer means the
senior CIA official, at the CIA’s
equivalent of the Assistant Secretary
level, who has been designated by the
Director of the CIA to have Agency-wide
responsibility for the CIA’s efficient and
appropriate compliance with the FOIA.
(q) FOIA Requester Service Center
means the office within the CIA where
a FOIA requester may direct inquiries
regarding the status of a FOIA request or
an expression of interest he or she filed
at the CIA, requests for guidance on
narrowing or further defining the nature
or scope of his or her FOIA request, and
requests for general information about
the FOIA program at the CIA.
(r) FOIA Public Liaison means the CIA
supervisory official(s) who shall assist
in the resolution of any disputes
between a FOIA requester and the
Agency and to whom a FOIA requester
may direct a concern regarding the
service he or she has received from CIA
and who shall respond on behalf of the
Agency as prescribed in these
regulations.
3. Revise § 1900.03 to revise to read as
follows:
§ 1900.03 Contact for general information
and requests.
(a) To file a FOIA request, an
expression of interest, or an
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administrative appeal, please direct
your written communication to CIA
Information and Privacy Coordinator,
Central Intelligence Agency,
Washington, DC 20505, or via facsimile
at (703) 613–3007, in accordance with
the requirements of these regulations.
(b) To inquire about the status of a
FOIA request or an expression of
interest, to request guidance on
narrowing or further defining the nature
or scope of a FOIA request, or to obtain
general information about the FOIA
program at CIA, please direct your
inquiry to the CIA FOIA Requester
Service Center, Central Intelligence
Agency, Washington, DC 20505, via
facsimile at (703) 613–3007, or via
telephone at (703) 613–1287. Collect
calls cannot be accepted.
(c) If you are a FOIA requester with
a concern about the service you received
from the CIA or a member of the public
with a suggestion, comment, or
complaint regarding the Agency’s
administration of the FOIA, please
direct your concern to the FOIA Public
Liaison, Central Intelligence Agency,
Washington, DC 20505, via facsimile at
(703) 613–3007, or via telephone at
(703) 613–1287. Collect calls cannot be
accepted.
4. Revise § 1900.04 to read as follows:
§ 1900.04
Suggestions and complaints.
The CIA remains committed to
administering a results-oriented and
citizen-centered Freedom of Information
Act program, to processing requests in
an efficient, timely and appropriate
manner, and to working with requesters
and the public to continuously improve
Agency FOIA operations. The Agency
welcomes suggestions, comments, or
complaints regarding its administration
of the FOIA. Members of the public
shall address all such communications
to the FOIA Public Liaison as specified
at 32 CFR 1900.03. The Agency will
respond as determined feasible and
appropriate under the circumstances.
Requesters seeking to raise concerns
about the service received from the CIA
FOIA Requester Service Center may
contact the FOIA Public Liaison after
receiving an initial response from the
CIA FOIA Requester Service Center. The
FOIA Public Liaison shall assist in the
appropriate resolution of any disputes
between a FOIA requester and the
Agency.
5. Revise § 1900.11 to read as follows:
§ 1900.11
Preliminary information.
Members of the public shall address
all communications as specified at 32
CFR 1900.03. Any CIA office or CIA
personnel receiving a written
communication from a member of the
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public that requests information or that
references the FOIA shall expeditiously
forward the communication to the CIA
Information and Privacy Coordinator.
CIA will not accept a request for
information under the FOIA or an
appeal of an adverse determination
submitted by a member of the public
who owes outstanding fees for
information services at this or other
federal agencies and will terminate the
processing of any pending requests
submitted by such persons to the CIA or
to another agency.
6. Revise § 1900.12 to read as follows:
§ 1900.12
content.
Requirements as to form and
(a) Required information. Requesters
should identify their written
communication as a request for
information under the Freedom of
Information Act. Requests must
reasonably describe the records of
interest sought by the requester. This
means that the records requested must
be described sufficiently so that Agency
professionals who are familiar with the
subject area of the request are able, with
a reasonable amount of effort, to
determine which particular records are
within the scope of the request. All
requesters are encouraged to be as
specific as possible in describing the
records they are seeking by including
the date or date range, the title of the
record, the type of record (such as
memorandum or report), the specific
event or action to which the record
refers, and the subject matter but
requests for electronic communications
must specify the dates and parties.
Extremely broad or vague requests or
requests requiring research do not
satisfy this requirement.
(b) Additional information for fee
determination. In addition, a requester
should provide sufficient information to
allow us to determine the appropriate
fee category. A requester should also
provide an agreement to pay all
applicable fees or fees not to exceed a
certain amount or request a fee waiver.
(c) Otherwise. The CIA FOIA
Requester Service Center may contact a
requester to seek additional or clarifying
information or to assist the requester in
reformulating his or her request when
the request does not meet the
requirements of these regulations. A
requester seeking to narrow or further
define the nature or scope of his or her
request may contact the CIA FOIA
Requester Service Center as specified at
32 CFR 1900.03.
§ 1900.13
[Amended]
7. Amend § 1900.13 by removing and
reserving paragraph (c).
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8. Amend § 1900.33 by revising
paragraph (b) to read as follows:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
§ 1900.33 Allocation of resources; agreed
extensions of time.
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(b) Discharge of FOIA responsibilities.
The Chief FOIA Officer shall monitor
the Agency’s compliance with the
requirements of the FOIA and
administration of its FOIA program. The
Chief FOIA Officer shall keep the
Director of the CIA, the General Counsel
of the CIA, and other officials
appropriately informed regarding the
Agency’s implementation of the FOIA
and make recommendations, as
appropriate. The Chief FOIA Officer
shall designate one of more CIA FOIA
Public Liaisons who shall report to the
Chief FOIA Officer. The CIA FOIA
Public Liaison shall be responsible for
assisting in reducing delays, increasing
transparency and understanding of the
status of requests, and assisting in the
resolution of disputes between
requesters and the Agency. Components
shall exercise due diligence in their
responsibilities under the FOIA.
Components must allocate a reasonable
level of resources to process accepted
FOIA requests and administrative
appeals on a ‘‘first in, first out’’ basis
using two or more processing queues
based on the amount of work or time or
both involved to ensure that smaller as
well as larger cases receive equitable
attention, except that when a request for
expedited processing has been granted
under these regulations components
must move that request to the front of
the processing queue.
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[Amended]
9. Amend § 1900.34 by removing and
reserving paragraph (a).
Joseph W. Lambert,
Director, Information Management Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 100
[FWS–R7–SM–2008–0020; 70101–1261–
0000L6]
RIN 1018–AV69
Subsistence Management Regulations
for Public Lands in Alaska—2008–09
and 2009–10 Subsistence Taking of
Wildlife Regulations
AGENCIES: Forest Service, Agriculture;
Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
SUMMARY: This proposed rule would
establish regulations for hunting and
trapping seasons, harvest limits,
methods, and means related to taking of
wildlife for subsistence uses during the
2008–09 and 2009–10 regulatory years.
These regulations have been subject to
an annual public review cycle, but
starting in 2008 the Federal Subsistence
Management Program will provide a
public review process for subsistence
hunting and trapping regulations in
even-numbered years and subsistence
fishing and shellfish regulations in oddnumbered years. The Program will also
address customary and traditional use
determinations during the applicable
biennial cycle. This cycle adjustment
does not affect the public’s ability to
submit special action requests or
requests for reconsideration, as outlined
in the regulations. When final, the
resulting rulemaking will replace the
subsistence wildlife taking regulations,
which expire on June 30, 2008. This
rule would also amend the customary
and traditional use determinations of
the Federal Subsistence Board and the
general regulations on taking of wildlife.
DATES: Public meetings: The Board will
discuss and evaluate the proposed
regulatory changes during a public
meeting scheduled to be held in
Anchorage, AK, beginning on April 29,
2008. In addition, the Federal
Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils
held public meetings to receive
proposals to change this proposed rule
on several dates from August 28, 2007,
through October 30, 2007. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for
additional information on the public
meetings.
Public comments: We will accept
comments received or postmarked by
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April 22, 2008. In addition, the Federal
Subsistence Board accepted written
public comments and proposals to
change this proposed rule until January
4, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Public meetings: The
Federal Subsistence Board will meet at
the Coast International Inn at 3450
Aviation Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska
99517.
Public comments: You may submit
comments by one of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public
Comments Processing, Attn: RIN 1018–
AV69; Division of Policy and Directives
Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service; 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite
222; Arlington, VA 22203.
We will not accept e-mail or faxes. We
will post all comments on https://
www.regulations.gov. This generally
means that we will post any personal
information you provide us (see the
Public Review Process section below for
more information).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, c/o
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Attention: Peter J. Probasco, Office of
Subsistence Management; (907) 786–
3888. For questions specific to National
Forest System lands, contact Steve
Kessler, Regional Subsistence Program
Leader, USDA, Forest Service, Alaska
Region; (907) 786–3592.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under title VIII of the Alaska National
Interest Lands Conservation Act
(ANILCA) (16 U.S.C. 3111–3126), the
Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Agriculture (Secretaries)
jointly implement the Federal
Subsistence Management Program. This
program grants a preference for
subsistence uses of fish and wildlife
resources on Federal public lands and
waters in Alaska. The Secretaries first
published regulations to carry out this
program in the Federal Register on May
29, 1992 (57 FR 22940). The Program
has subsequently amended these
regulations several times. Because this
program is a joint effort between Interior
and Agriculture, these regulations are
located in two titles of the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR): Title 36,
‘‘Parks, Forests, and Public Property,’’
and title 50, ‘‘Wildlife and Fisheries,’’ at
36 CFR 242.1–28 and 50 CFR 100.1–28,
respectively. The regulations contain
subparts as follows: Subpart A, General
Provisions; Subpart B, Program
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
32 CFR Part 1900
Freedom of Information Act; Implementation
AGENCY: Central Intelligence Agency.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: Consistent with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), as
amended by the ``Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National
Government Act of 2007,'' and Executive Order 13392, the Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA) has undertaken and completed a review of its
public FOIA regulations that govern certain aspects of its processing
of FOIA requests. As a result of this review, the Agency proposes to
revise its FOIA regulations to more clearly reflect the current CIA
organizational structure, record system configuration, and FOIA
policies and practices and to eliminate ambiguous, redundant and
obsolete regulatory provisions. As required by the FOIA, the Agency is
providing an opportunity for interested persons to submit comments on
these proposed regulations.
DATES: Submit comments on or before May 19, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments in writing to the Director of Information
Management Services, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC 20505,
or by fax to 703-613-3007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph W. Lambert, Director of
Information Management Services, Central Intelligence Agency,
Washington, DC 20505 or by telephone, 703-613-1352.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Consistent with the FOIA, as amended by the
``Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act of
2007,'' and Executive Order 13392, the CIA has undertaken and completed
a review of its public FOIA regulations that govern certain aspects of
its processing of FOIA requests. As a result of this review, the Agency
proposes to revise its FOIA regulations to more clearly reflect the
current CIA organizational structure, record system configuration, and
FOIA policies and practices and to eliminate ambiguous, redundant and
obsolete regulatory provisions. These proposed regulatory changes are
intended to enhance the administration and operations of the Agency's
FOIA program by increasing the transparency and clarity of the
regulations governing the Agency's FOIA program. The proposed
regulations would establish the positions and responsibilities of the
Agency's Chief FOIA Officer, the FOIA Public Liaison and the FOIA
Requester Service Center in the Agency's public FOIA regulations.
Following the promulgation of Executive Order 13392, the Director of
the Central Intelligence Agency designated a senior official to serve
as the CIA's Chief FOIA Officer with Agency-wide responsibility for
efficient and appropriate compliance with the FOIA. In addition, the
Agency created a FOIA Requester Service Center and designated FOIA
Public Liaisons to enhance the operation of the Agency's FOIA program
and the Agency's responsiveness to FOIA requesters and the public.
Consistent with both Executive Order 13392 and the ``Openness Promotes
Effectiveness in our National Government Act of 2007,'' the proposed
regulations incorporate into the CIA's public FOIA regulations the
important functions the Agency's Chief FOIA Officer, the FOIA Public
Liaison and the FOIA Requester Service Center have been performing for
the past several years. By formally recognizing the key roles these
entities play in the Agency's FOIA processes, the proposed regulations
promote the administration of a citizen-centered FOIA program and
provide the public with important information about the assistance
these entities can offer to FOIA requesters and the public.
The proposed regulations would eliminate current regulatory
provisions that have had the potential to cause confusion and ambiguity
and would more clearly reflect the Agency's current FOIA policies and
practices.
The proposed regulations would clarify and confirm the Agency's
current FOIA practices of processing FOIA requests and appeals on a
``first in, first out'' basis using two or more processing queues based
on the amount of work or time or both involved and of moving a FOIA
request to the front of the processing queue when the Agency has
granted that requester's request for expedited processing.
The proposed regulations would eliminate current regulatory
provisions that have had the potential to cause confusion and ambiguity
regarding how a requester may appeal a denial of a fee
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waiver request and how the Agency would adjudicate that appeal. With
this change, the Agency's public FOIA regulations would contain clear
guidance on how requesters may exercise their rights to appeal denials
of fee waiver requests and would remove any ambiguity concerning the
responsibility of the Agency Release Panel to adjudicate such appeals.
List of Subjects in 32 CFR Part 1900
Classified information, Freedom of Information.
As stated in the preamble, the CIA proposes to amend 32 CFR part
1900 as follows:
PART 1900--PUBLIC ACCESS TO CIA RECORDS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF
INFORMATION ACT (FOIA)
1. Authority citation for part 1900 is revised to read as follows:
Authority: 50 U.S.C. 401-442; 50 U.S.C. 403a-403v; 5 U.S.C. 552;
E.O. 13292, 68 FR 15315-15334, 3 CFR, 2004 Comp., p. 196-218; E.O.
13392, 70 FR 75373-75377, 3 CFR, 2006 Comp., p. 216-200.
2. Amend Sec. 1900.02 by adding new paragraphs (p), (q), and (r)
to read as follows:
Sec. 1900.02 Definitions.
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(p) Chief FOIA Officer means the senior CIA official, at the CIA's
equivalent of the Assistant Secretary level, who has been designated by
the Director of the CIA to have Agency-wide responsibility for the
CIA's efficient and appropriate compliance with the FOIA.
(q) FOIA Requester Service Center means the office within the CIA
where a FOIA requester may direct inquiries regarding the status of a
FOIA request or an expression of interest he or she filed at the CIA,
requests for guidance on narrowing or further defining the nature or
scope of his or her FOIA request, and requests for general information
about the FOIA program at the CIA.
(r) FOIA Public Liaison means the CIA supervisory official(s) who
shall assist in the resolution of any disputes between a FOIA requester
and the Agency and to whom a FOIA requester may direct a concern
regarding the service he or she has received from CIA and who shall
respond on behalf of the Agency as prescribed in these regulations.
3. Revise Sec. 1900.03 to revise to read as follows:
Sec. 1900.03 Contact for general information and requests.
(a) To file a FOIA request, an expression of interest, or an
administrative appeal, please direct your written communication to CIA
Information and Privacy Coordinator, Central Intelligence Agency,
Washington, DC 20505, or via facsimile at (703) 613-3007, in accordance
with the requirements of these regulations.
(b) To inquire about the status of a FOIA request or an expression
of interest, to request guidance on narrowing or further defining the
nature or scope of a FOIA request, or to obtain general information
about the FOIA program at CIA, please direct your inquiry to the CIA
FOIA Requester Service Center, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington,
DC 20505, via facsimile at (703) 613-3007, or via telephone at (703)
613-1287. Collect calls cannot be accepted.
(c) If you are a FOIA requester with a concern about the service
you received from the CIA or a member of the public with a suggestion,
comment, or complaint regarding the Agency's administration of the
FOIA, please direct your concern to the FOIA Public Liaison, Central
Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC 20505, via facsimile at (703) 613-
3007, or via telephone at (703) 613-1287. Collect calls cannot be
accepted.
4. Revise Sec. 1900.04 to read as follows:
Sec. 1900.04 Suggestions and complaints.
The CIA remains committed to administering a results-oriented and
citizen-centered Freedom of Information Act program, to processing
requests in an efficient, timely and appropriate manner, and to working
with requesters and the public to continuously improve Agency FOIA
operations. The Agency welcomes suggestions, comments, or complaints
regarding its administration of the FOIA. Members of the public shall
address all such communications to the FOIA Public Liaison as specified
at 32 CFR 1900.03. The Agency will respond as determined feasible and
appropriate under the circumstances. Requesters seeking to raise
concerns about the service received from the CIA FOIA Requester Service
Center may contact the FOIA Public Liaison after receiving an initial
response from the CIA FOIA Requester Service Center. The FOIA Public
Liaison shall assist in the appropriate resolution of any disputes
between a FOIA requester and the Agency.
5. Revise Sec. 1900.11 to read as follows:
Sec. 1900.11 Preliminary information.
Members of the public shall address all communications as specified
at 32 CFR 1900.03. Any CIA office or CIA personnel receiving a written
communication from a member of the public that requests information or
that references the FOIA shall expeditiously forward the communication
to the CIA Information and Privacy Coordinator. CIA will not accept a
request for information under the FOIA or an appeal of an adverse
determination submitted by a member of the public who owes outstanding
fees for information services at this or other federal agencies and
will terminate the processing of any pending requests submitted by such
persons to the CIA or to another agency.
6. Revise Sec. 1900.12 to read as follows:
Sec. 1900.12 Requirements as to form and content.
(a) Required information. Requesters should identify their written
communication as a request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act. Requests must reasonably describe the records of
interest sought by the requester. This means that the records requested
must be described sufficiently so that Agency professionals who are
familiar with the subject area of the request are able, with a
reasonable amount of effort, to determine which particular records are
within the scope of the request. All requesters are encouraged to be as
specific as possible in describing the records they are seeking by
including the date or date range, the title of the record, the type of
record (such as memorandum or report), the specific event or action to
which the record refers, and the subject matter but requests for
electronic communications must specify the dates and parties. Extremely
broad or vague requests or requests requiring research do not satisfy
this requirement.
(b) Additional information for fee determination. In addition, a
requester should provide sufficient information to allow us to
determine the appropriate fee category. A requester should also provide
an agreement to pay all applicable fees or fees not to exceed a certain
amount or request a fee waiver.
(c) Otherwise. The CIA FOIA Requester Service Center may contact a
requester to seek additional or clarifying information or to assist the
requester in reformulating his or her request when the request does not
meet the requirements of these regulations. A requester seeking to
narrow or further define the nature or scope of his or her request may
contact the CIA FOIA Requester Service Center as specified at 32 CFR
1900.03.
Sec. 1900.13 [Amended]
7. Amend Sec. 1900.13 by removing and reserving paragraph (c).
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8. Amend Sec. 1900.33 by revising paragraph (b) to read as
follows:
Sec. 1900.33 Allocation of resources; agreed extensions of time.
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(b) Discharge of FOIA responsibilities. The Chief FOIA Officer
shall monitor the Agency's compliance with the requirements of the FOIA
and administration of its FOIA program. The Chief FOIA Officer shall
keep the Director of the CIA, the General Counsel of the CIA, and other
officials appropriately informed regarding the Agency's implementation
of the FOIA and make recommendations, as appropriate. The Chief FOIA
Officer shall designate one of more CIA FOIA Public Liaisons who shall
report to the Chief FOIA Officer. The CIA FOIA Public Liaison shall be
responsible for assisting in reducing delays, increasing transparency
and understanding of the status of requests, and assisting in the
resolution of disputes between requesters and the Agency. Components
shall exercise due diligence in their responsibilities under the FOIA.
Components must allocate a reasonable level of resources to process
accepted FOIA requests and administrative appeals on a ``first in,
first out'' basis using two or more processing queues based on the
amount of work or time or both involved to ensure that smaller as well
as larger cases receive equitable attention, except that when a request
for expedited processing has been granted under these regulations
components must move that request to the front of the processing queue.
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Sec. 1900.34 [Amended]
9. Amend Sec. 1900.34 by removing and reserving paragraph (a).
Joseph W. Lambert,
Director, Information Management Services.
[FR Doc. E8-8090 Filed 4-16-08; 8:45 am]
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