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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board

CFR Citation: 6 CFR Chapter X

Docket ID: [Docket No. 0311-AA00]

NOTICE: RULES

DOCUMENT ACTION: Removal of Regulations.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Removal of 6 CFR Chapter X

EFFECTIVE DATES: January 30, 2008.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), the White House, is removing its Freedom of Information Act regulations currently published at 6 CFR Chapter X. This action is being taken because, pursuant to provisions of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 11053), PCLOB as it is currently constituted will be abolished no later than January 30, 2008 and replaced with a new independent agency within the Executive Branch. This new independent agency will be responsible for promulgating its own regulations.

SUMMARY: Freedom of Information Act: CFR removal,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (IRTPA) of 2004, Pub. L. 108458 (IRTPA), established the PCLOB, at the recommendation of the 9/11 Commission. PCLOB is presently part of the White House Office and operates within the Executive Office of the President. It has a general responsibility to ensure that privacy and civil liberties are appropriately considered as part of the development and implementation of policies and programs designed to protect the Nation against terrorism. IRTPA subjected the Board to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552 (FOIA). IRTPA Sec. 1061(i)(2). PCLOB promulgated regulations to implement FOIA which were published as interim final regulations in the Federal Register on April 10, 2007.

On August 3, 2007, the President signed into law the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 11053). Among other things, this law abolishes the present Board no later than January 30, 2008 and replaces it with a new independent agency within the Executive Branch. This new entity will promulgate its own regulations consistent with its responsibilities.

Upon closure, the records of the present PCLOB will be transferred to the National Archives and Records Administration pursuant to the Federal Records Act (44 U.S.C. 3101) and will be available to interested members of the public consistent with the provisions of FOIA.
List of Subjects in 6 CFR Chapter X

Freedom of Information Act Procedures.
Accordingly, by the authority of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (IRTPA) of 2004, Pub. L. 108458, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board is removing 6 CFR Chapter X, in its entirety. Mark A. Robbins,
Executive Director, Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. [FR Doc. 075834 Filed 112607; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Mark A. Robbins, (202) 456-1065.