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[Laws in effect as of January 23, 2000]
[Document affected by Public Law 106-398 Section 1[1064(b)]]
[CITE: 44USC3517]

 
                 TITLE 44--PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
 
         CHAPTER 35--COORDINATION OF FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICY
 
Sec. 3517. Consultation with other agencies and the public

    (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 
chapter, 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.

(Added Pub. L. 104-13, Sec. 2, May 22, 1995, 109 Stat. 182.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 3517, added Pub. L. 96-511, Sec. 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.
