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Application of Federal Advisory Committee Act to Editorial Board of Department of Justice Journal

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An outside advisory or editorial board for a new Department of Justice publication would be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act if it deliberated as a body in order to formulate recommendations, but would not be subject to FACA if each individual member reviewed submissions to the journal and gave his or her own opinion about publication.

Updated July 9, 2014