§ 3517. — Consultation with other agencies and the public.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 44USC3517]
TITLE 44--PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
CHAPTER 35--COORDINATION OF FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICY
SUBCHAPTER I--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
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.
(Added Pub. L. 104-13, Sec. 2, May 22, 1995, 109 Stat. 182; amended Pub.
L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title X, Sec. 1064(b)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114
Stat. 1654, 1654A-275.)
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.
Amendments
2000--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106-398 substituted ``subchapter'' for
``chapter'' in introductory provisions.
Effective Date of 2000 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 106-398 effective 30 days after Oct. 30, 2000,
see section 1 [[div. A], title X, Sec. 1065] of Pub. L. 106-398, set out
as an Effective Date note under section 3531 of this title.
