Freedom of Information Act
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register March 3, 2026. Document 2026-04166. Updated Nov. 14, 2026.
- What it does
The Defense Nuclear Facilities Board's (the Board or DNFSB) published a proposed rule to amend its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regulations on November 24, 2025, with a request for comments. The Board did not receive any public comments, and the proposed rule is adopted in this action as a final rule without change. This final rule incorporates certain changes made by the OPEN Government Act of 2007 and the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016. This final rule also amends certain provisions to reflect developments in case law and changes in position titles to align with changes made by the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (AEA) and an agency reorganization. The final rule amends a section to permit submission of FOIA requests by electronic mail to the Board or via the government-wide portal. This final rule also adds multitrack processing, which allows the Board to quickly process simple requests. Finally, the final rule defines what information should be included in a denial letter.
The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What changed in the regulation
1 part of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).
- Compared with
The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board has published 1 final rule in 2026 so far, compared with 0 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.
- Before this
1 earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 3155-AA04 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
Effective date: April 2, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
- Check it yourself
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-04166 |
|---|---|
| Action | Final rule. |
| Agencies | Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board |
| Published | March 3, 2026 |
| Effective date | April 2, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 3155-AA04 |
| Docket | DNFSB-2025-01 |
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