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FOIA News: Federal Reserve finalizes changes to FOIA regulations

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System published a rule finalizing proposed changes to the agency's FOIA regulations in today's issue of the Federal Register.  The Board published an interim final rule on December 27, 2016 and accepted public comments through February 27, 2017.  The agency received two comments, including one from the Office of Government Information Services.  In response to OGIS's comment, the Board is adopting a minor change to inform FOIA appellants of the availability of dispute resolution services.  The final rule is effective November 24, 2017.