Meetings; Chief Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Officers Council

AGENCY:

Office of Government Information Services (OGIS), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), and Office of Information Policy (OIP), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).

ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY:

We are announcing a meeting of the Chief Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Officers Council, co-chaired by the Director of OGIS and the Director of OIP.

DATES:

The meeting will be on Thursday April 29, 2021, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EDT. Please register for the meeting no later than 11:59 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 (registration information is detailed below).

Location: The April 29, 2021, meeting will be a virtual meeting. We will send access instructions to those who register according to the instructions below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Martha Murphy by email at ogis@nara.gov with the subject line “Chief FOIA Officers Council” or by telephone at 202.741.5770.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This meeting is open to the public in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552(k)). Additional details about the meeting are available on OGIS's website at https://www.archives.gov/ogis/about-ogis/chief-foia-officers-council and OIP's website at https://www.justice.gov/oip/chief-foia-officers-council.

Procedures: This virtual meeting is open to the public. You must register through Eventbrite in advance if you wish to attend and/or submit oral statements. You must also include an email address so that we can provide you access information. We will live-stream the meeting on the National Archives' YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/usnationalarchives,, and will include a captioning option. To request additional accommodations (e.g., a transcript), email ogis@nara.gov or call 202-741-5770. Members of the media who wish to register, those who are unable to register online, and those who require special accommodations, should contact Martha Murphy (contact information above).