44 USC § 3517 - Consultation with other agencies and the public

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identifier: "/us/usc/t44/s3517"
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title: "44 USC § 3517 - Consultation with other agencies and the public"
title_number: 44
title_name: "PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS"
section_number: "3517"
section_name: "Consultation with other agencies and the public"
chapter_number: 35
chapter_name: "COORDINATION OF FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICY"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-02-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 104–13, § 2, May 22, 1995, 109 Stat. 182; amended Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1064(b)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–275.)"
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# § 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.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 104–13, § 2, May 22, 1995, 109 Stat. 182; amended Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1064(b)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–275.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 3517, added , , , related to consultation with other agencies and the public prior to the general amendment of this chapter by .

### Amendments

2000—Subsec. (b).  substituted “subchapter” for “chapter” in introductory provisions.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2000 Amendment

Amendment by  effective 30 days after , see section 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1065] of , , , formerly set out as an Effective Date note under former .

### Effective Date

Section effective , except as otherwise provided, see , set out as a note under .