Yesterday, in comments, 14 organizations committed to government openness and accountability express concerns that certain provisions in a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed regulations could hinder the FOIA process. The comments provide recommendations on ways the regulations should go further to ensure greater access to public interest information. The comments include recommendations designed to ensure that the proposed HHS FOIA regulations – the first revision since 1988 — uphold requesters’ rights under the FOIA statute, and conform to the new provisions of the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016. Continue…
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