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Electronic Payments for FOIA Requests
Final rule · Federal Register document 2026-22165
- Published
- 10/30/2026
- Effective
- 11/30/2026
- Pages
- 2
Summary
Final rule.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS or Department) is updating its regulations related to the payment of fees arising from Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act of 1974 requests to add the option for requesters to submit electronic payments via the Department's FOIA processing system, which can be made using pay.gov, or as otherwise directed by DHS and its components.
Details
- Type
- Final rule
- Agencies
- Homeland Security Department
- Docket
- Docket No. DHS-2021-0020
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1601-AB21
- CFR parts
- 6 CFR 5
- Topics
- Classified information, Courts, Freedom of information, Government employees, Privacy
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Source: Office of the Federal Register, via the Federal Register API · Last updated 10/30/2026
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