Reading Room Document

Public advisory boards which report to the Department of Justice and interagency committees chaired by the Department which have been discontinued since January 20, 1969.

The document is a response to a memorandum concerning public advisory boards and interagency committees that have been discontinued since January 20, 1969. It states that the Department of Justice is required to publish an annual list of advisory committees and that they receive routine reports from other agencies. The conclusion reached is that there are no advisory boards or interagency committees established or chaired by the Department of Justice that have been discontinued since January 20, 1969. The questions presented for review include the regulations for the formation and use of advisory committees, the request for records and files of advisory committees of other agencies, and the formal discontinuance of interagency committees.

September 4, 1969