📄DOE Notice on FOIA Processing for Interested Requesters
The Department of Energy Headquarters (DOE HQ) is providing this notice regarding its efforts to increase efficiency, reduce the backlog of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, and assist those requesters still interested in with processing FOIA requests. This notice applies to requesters that are still interested in having DOE HQ process FOIA request(s) filed prior to Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 (i.e., any FOIA request submitted to DOE HQ prior to October 1, 2024). This notice does not apply to FOIA requests made to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), or any DOE field site. This notice does not alter any of DOE's existing FOIA regulations.
Learn More📅NRC Sunshine Act Meetings Schedule for August and September 2025
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announces its schedule for public meetings in August and September 2025, inviting participation from the public. Notably, there are no meetings scheduled during that time except for an all-employee meeting on September 9, 2025, in Rockville, Maryland. The notice also provides accommodations for individuals with disabilities.
Learn More📜Notice of Records Release by Civil Rights Cold Case Review Board
The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board received 4,106 pages of records from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) related to four civil rights cold case incidents to which the Review Board assigned the unique identifiers 2024-003-011, 2024-003-028, 2024-003-046, and 2024-003-064. NARA, the Department of Justice, and the FBI proposed 936 postponements in the records related to incidents 2024-003-011 and 2024-003-046. The Department of Justice and the FBI later withdrew 175 of the postponements the agencies proposed after consultation with the Review Board. On June 20, 2025 and June 27, 2025, the Review Board met and approved 264 postponements and portions of 63 additional postponements, and determined that 3,959 pages in full and 147 pages in part should be publicly disclosed in the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection. By issuing this notice, the Review Board complies with the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018 that requires the Review Board to publish in the Federal Register its determinations on the disclosure or postponement of records in the Collection no more than 14 days after the date of its decision.
Learn More📄Analysis of Civil Rights Cold Case Records Release Notice
The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board received 4,701 pages of records from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) related to five civil rights cold case incidents to which the Review Board assigned the unique identifiers 2023- 002-006, 2023-002-013, 2024-003-011, 2024-003-034, and 2024-003-065. NARA, the Department of Justice, and the FBI proposed 1,231 postponements in the records related to incidents 2023-002-006 and 2023-002-013. The Department of Justice and the FBI later withdrew 115 of the postponements the agencies proposed. On June 6, 2025 and June 13, 2025, the Review Board met and approved 299 postponements and portions of 29 additional postponements, and determined that 4,550 pages in full and 151 pages in part should be publicly disclosed in the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection. By issuing this notice, the Review Board complies with the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018 that requires the Review Board to publish in the Federal Register its determinations on the disclosure or postponement of records in the Collection no more than 14 days after the date of its decision.
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