# 2026-19229: Cold Case Secrets: Civil Rights Files Stay Sealed Longer

2026-19229, Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release, is a Federal Register notice from Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board published 2026-09-21, effective 2026-09-16 (as of 2026-09-28).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19229
- As of: 2026-09-28
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19229
- Title: Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board
- Citation: 91 FR 59760
- Published: 2026-09-21
- Effective: 2026-09-16
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-09-28

## In one line

Cold Case Secrets: Civil Rights Files Stay Sealed Longer

## Summary

The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board decided which old civil rights case files can be released and which need to be postponed. They approved 3 new postponements out of 22 requests, keeping some records under wraps a bit longer. This update affects anyone following these cases and happens right on schedule, with no extra costs involved.

## Abstract

The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board previously reviewed and made formal disclosure determinations on records related to civil rights cold case incidents 2023-002-001, 2023-002-008, 2023- 002-009, 2024-003-003, and 2024-003-041 in which the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) proposed postponements. The agencies later proposed 22 additional postponements. In September 2026, the Review Board approved 3 of these additional postponements. 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

- Three Records Postponed in September 2026: cost, low. In September 2026 the Review Board approved 3 postponement requests out of 22 additional postponement proposals, delaying release of records. The specific approved postponements are: incident 2023-002-001 (postponement 2024-DOJ-02-1068a) and incident 2023-002-009 (postponements 2024-DOJ-02-0787a an…
- Other Postponement Requests Rejected (Records to be Released): benefit, low. For the other postponement requests listed in the notice, the Review Board recorded "Reject" next to the postponement identifiers in the table, indicating those postponement requests were denied. That means the records associated with the reject entries in the table (for example, several entries un…

## Related documents

- [2026-19783](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19783): Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release, 2026-09-28
- [2026-17441](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-17441): Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release, 2026-08-27
- [2026-17368](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-17368): Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release, 2026-08-26
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- [2026-19547](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19547): Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release, 2026-09-24

## Sources
- [2026-19229 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/21/2026-19229/notice-of-formal-determination-on-records-release)
- [2026-19229 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-21/pdf/2026-19229.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19229 (as of 2026-09-28).