On December 1, 2016, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) published in the Federal Register a final rule amending its Rules of Practice and Procedure concerning rules of general application to reflect amendments to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) made by the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 (the Improvement Act’). Among other things, the Improvement Act requires the ITC to amend its FOIA regulations to extend the deadline for administrative appeals for FOIA decisions, to add information on dispute resolution services, and to amend the way the ITC charges fees for FOIA requests. This regulation is effective January 3, 2017.
