State Department records requests must go through its FOIA website, FOIA.gov or mail
Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act requests to the State Department must be filed in writing through its FOIA website, the national FOIA.gov portal, or by mail. The rule also gathers in one place the proof of identity needed for requests about a person's own records.
Who it affects
People filing records requests with the State Department
Not legal advice. Plain-English summaries to help you find what changes and when. Not legal advice: read the official text, and ask a lawyer about your situation.
Diphenidine and its salts and isomers join Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. Anyone who makes, sells, imports, researches or possesses it needs a Schedule I registration or must give up their supply.
The lumber promotion assessment stays $0.41 per thousand board feet on nominal size, and lumber reported by net size, common for European imports, now pays $0.62. The Softwood Lumber Board gains a seat for the U.S. South, going from 15 to 16 members.
Everyone working on U.S.-flagged passenger ships that carry more than 12 passengers on international voyages must be shown the ship's safety features and emergency duties before starting work. Crowd management training now also covers certain ratings, not only officers and muster-list crew.
Companies must notify EPA at least 90 days before making, importing or processing any of a group of new chemical substances already under EPA orders for a use the rules call significant new, and cannot start until EPA reviews the notice.