# 2026-16055: Civil Rights Cold Cases: Feds Greenlight Spooky File Dumps

2026-16055, Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release, is a Federal Register notice from Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board published 2026-08-06, effective 2026-08-04 (as of 2026-08-13).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16055
- As of: 2026-08-13
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-16055
- Title: Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board
- Citation: 91 FR 50751
- Published: 2026-08-06
- Effective: 2026-08-04
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-13

## In one line

Civil Rights Cold Cases: Feds Greenlight Spooky File Dumps

## Summary

The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board previously reviewed and made formal disclosure determinations on records related to civil rights cold case incident 2023-002-007 in which the Department of Justice (DOJ) proposed postponements. DOJ later proposed 2 additional postponements. On August 4, 2026, the Review Board decided on these postponements and revised its decision on one previously proposed postponement. It determined that 24 pages in full and 10 pages in part should be publicly disclosed in the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection. By issuing this notice, the Review Board complies with the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018 that requires the Review Board to publish in the Federal Register its determinations on the disclosure or postponement of records in the Collection no more than 14 days after the date of its decision.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2026-16055 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/06/2026-16055/notice-of-formal-determination-on-records-release)
- [2026-16055 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-06/pdf/2026-16055.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16055 (as of 2026-08-13).