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§3517 Consultation with Other Agencies and the Public

Title 44 › Chapter 35— COORDINATION OF FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICY › Subchapter I— FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICY › § 3517

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Director must give agencies and the public an early, real chance to comment when making or changing information management policies, plans, rules, procedures, guidelines, or when reviewing collections of information. Anyone can ask the Director to review an agency’s information collection to see if a person must keep, give, or disclose the information under this law. If the request is not frivolous, the Director must work with the agency, reply within 60 days (or later if the requester is told), and take steps to fix any problems.

Full Legal Text

Title 44, §3517

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(a)In developing information resources management policies, plans, rules, regulations, procedures, and guidelines and in reviewing collections of information, the Director shall provide interested agencies and persons early and meaningful opportunity to comment.
(b)Any person may request the Director to review any collection of information conducted by or for an agency to determine, if, under this subchapter, a person shall maintain, provide, or disclose the information to or for the agency. Unless the request is frivolous, the Director shall, in coordination with the agency responsible for the collection of information—
(1)respond to the request within 60 days after receiving the request, unless such period is extended by the Director to a specified date and the person making the request is given notice of such extension; and
(2)take appropriate remedial action, if necessary.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 3517, added Pub. L. 96–511, § 2(a), Dec. 11, 1980, 94 Stat. 2824, related to consultation with other agencies and the public prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 104–13.

Amendments

2000—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–398 substituted “subchapter” for “chapter” in introductory provisions.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2000 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 106–398 effective 30 days after Oct. 30, 2000, see section 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1065] of Pub. L. 106–398, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, formerly set out as an

Effective Date

note under former section 3531 of this title.

Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 1995, except as otherwise provided, see section 4(a) of Pub. L. 104–13, set out as a note under section 3501 of this title.

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Citation

44 U.S.C. § 3517

Title 44 — Public Printing and Documents

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60