Article 1 (Purpose) The purpose of this Rule is to provide for matters delegated by the Seoul Metropolitan Government Ordinance on Disclosure of Administrative Information for Open City Administration and matters necessary for the implementation thereof.

Article 2 (Designation of Division Responsible for Overall Control) The division primarily responsible for the management of administrative affairs related to the documentation of the relevant executive agency (referring to the "documentation division" defined in subparagraph 2 of Article 3 of the Regulation on Management of Administrative Affairs; hereinafter referred to as "management division") shall exercise overall control over administrative affairs related to the disclosure of administrative information: Provided, That any other division may be designated for such functions, if the head of the executive agency deems it necessary in view of the agency's situation.

Article 3 (Installation and Operation of Information and Reception Desks) (1) The head of each executive agency shall install and operate a separate information and reception desk in its public service center to allow citizens to easily file a request for the disclosure of administrative information: Provided, That an executive agency without any public service center shall install and operate the information and reception desk at its management division designated pursuant to Article 2.
(2) The head of each executive agency shall keep the following documents at the information and reception desk under paragraph (1) so that citizens can easily use or inspect such documents:
1. Forms for requesting the disclosure of administrative information;
2. An information disclosure manual containing the method and procedure for filing a request for the disclosure of administrative information, forms for requesting the disclosure of administrative information, fees, etc.;
3. The executive agency's list of information under Article 5 of the Ordinance; <Amended by Enforcement Rule No. 3415, Nov. 25, 2004>
4. The executive agency's list of information subject to publication under Article 7 of the Ordinance;
5. Computers and electronic data processing systems through which the publicized or disclosed administrative information or list of information can be found. <Amended by Enforcement Rule No. 3415, Nov. 25, 2004>

Article 4 (Preparation and Keeping of List of Information) (1) A list of information under Article 5 (2) of the Ordinance shall be prepared in Form 1. <Amended by Enforcement Rule No. 3415, Nov. 25, 2004>
(2) A list of information under paragraph (1) shall be prepared for each year and shall be made available for inspection by not later than the end of February of the following year. <Amended by Enforcement Rule No. 3415, Nov. 25, 2004>

CHAPTER Ⅱ ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION PUBLICATION SYSTEM Article 5 (Cycle and Timing of Publication) (1) The administrative information specified in any subparagraph of Article 7 (1) and (2) of the Ordinance (hereinafter referred to as "administrative information") shall be publicized annually, semi-annually, quarterly, monthly, or from time to time according to the specified production cycle, and the cycle and timing of such publication are as set out in Table 1.
(2) "When an executive agency establishes a plan for any of the following administrative information or completes a survey thereon" in Article 7 (2) of the Ordinance means the date of final approval by the person having the authority for final approval under Article 16 of the Regulation on Management of Administrative Affairs for the established plan or completed survey.

Article 6 (Forms of Publication) (1) The head of each executive agency shall publicize administrative information on the official gazette of the Seoul Metropolitan Government or the web-site of the agency concerned (hereinafter referred to as the "Internet") or publicize such information in printed form, depending upon the form or amount of the administrative information to be publicized; the forms of publication are as set out in Table 1.
(2) The head of each executive agency shall, when he/she publicizes administrative information on the Internet pursuant to paragraph (1), link the agency's web-site to the Seoul Metropolitan Government's web-site and take other measures to ensure easy access to the administrative information by citizens.
(3) If any non-disclosable administrative information under Article 9 (1) of the Official Information Disclosure Act is commingled with disclosable administrative information, such non-disclosable administrative information shall be concealed before publication. <Amended by Enforcement Rule No. 3415, Nov. 25, 2004>

Article 7 (Publication Agency or Division) (1) Administrative information shall be publicized by the head of each executive agency with regard to the affairs falling under the jurisdiction of the relevant executive agency, and the affairs falling under the jurisdiction of each executive agency are as follows: Provided, That the head of an executive agency may, if he/she deems it necessary, compile the administrative information of its subordinate agencies and publicize such information all together:
1. The Seoul Metropolitan Government and administrative agencies affiliated to the Seoul Metropolitan Government: Affairs falling under their jurisdiction pursuant to the Seoul Metropolitan Government Ordinance on the Establishment of Administrative Organizations and the Enforcement Rule of the aforesaid Ordinance;
2. Institutions invested or funded by the Seoul Metropolitan Government: Affairs falling under their jurisdiction pursuant to an ordinance on the establishment of the relevant institution.
(2) The publication of administrative information shall be carried out by the division responsible for the processing of administrative information according to the allocation of administrative affairs for each executive agency (referring to the "processing division" defined in subparagraph 3 of Article 3 of the Regulation on Management of Administrative Affairs; hereinafter referred to as "publication division"): Provided, That if it is not clear which division is responsible for such processing or if several divisions are involved in such processing, the head of the executive agency or the head of the management division shall designate a division as the publication division.
(3) If several divisions are involved in any specific administrative information, the head of the publication division shall determine the forms necessary for the compilation of materials for publication, the deadline for submission, etc. and notify related divisions of such forms and deadline, and the head of each related division shall submit relevant materials to the publication division by the deadline accordingly.
(4) The agencies and divisions that shall publicize administrative information are as set out in Table 1.

Article 8 (Change of Publication Methods) (1) If the head of an executive agency intends to change the publication division or the cycle, timing, or forms of publication set out in Table 1 due to a change to the form of administrative information or a change in circumstances, he/she may change it subject to prior deliberation by the information disclosure council.
(2) If the publication method is changed pursuant to paragraph (1), such change shall be publicized on the official gazette of the Seoul Metropolitan Government or on the internet by not later than the time set for publication in Table 1.

Article 9 (Management of Publication Media) (1) The divisions responsible for the management of publication media are as follows:
1. The official gazette of the Seoul Metropolitan Government: The Public Relations Officer of the Seoul Metropolitan Government;
2. Internet: The division responsible for the management of the web-site of each executive agency;
3. Printed materials: The publication division of each executive agency.
(2) The head of the publication division shall consult with the division responsible for the management of publication media under paragraph (1) before requesting the publication of administrative information through a publication medium.

Article 10 (Other Provisions) Except as otherwise provided for in this Rule, matters concerning the publication of administrative information shall be determined by the head of the executive agency or the head of the publication division that produces and possesses the relevant administrative information.

CHAPTER Ⅲ ON-LINE DISCLOSURE SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING OF CIVIL PETITIONS Article 11 (Scope of Disclosable Civil Petitions) The kinds of civil petitions disclosable through the on-line disclosure system for the processing of civil petitions under Article 8 of the Ordinance are as set out in Table 2.

Article 12 (Method of Disclosure) The current status of the processing of civil petitions disclosable through the on-line disclosure system for the processing of civil petitions shall be disclosed via the Internet to enable anyone to inspect and check it any time.

Article 13 (Designation of Division in Charge) (1) The Auditing Officer shall have overall control over the operation of the on-line disclosure system for the processing of civil petitions, but matters necessary for the electronic realization of the system shall be supported and managed by the Informatization Task Force.
(2) The management of the data entering status of the reception and processing of disclosable civil petitions under Article 11 shall be performed by the division responsible for the processing of such civil petitions. <Amended by Ordinance No. 3415, Nov. 25, 2004>

Article 14 (Disclosure Procedure) (1) The Auditing Officer shall establish and deliver standard model guidelines for the procedure, method, and criteria for the processing of disclosable civil petitions to allow the processing division to disclose disclosable civil petitions via the electronic on-line system.
(2) The head of the processing division shall, when he/she receives disclosable civil petitions, enter the current status of the reception and processing of such petitions into a computer in accordance with the standard model guidelines under paragraph (1).

CHAPTER Ⅳ INFORMATION DISCLOSURE COUNCIL Article 15 (Organization and Operation) (1) Each executive agency shall organize and operate one or more information disclosure councils under Article 11 of the Ordinance (hereinafter referred to as the "Council"): Provided, That where the head of an executive agency deems it necessary, he/she may authorize the agency's Councils to vicariously perform the functions of its subordinate agencies' deliberating councils.
(2) The executive agencies whose Councils may be authorized to vicariously perform their subordinate agencies' deliberating councils pursuant to the proviso to paragraph (1) and the scope of such vicarious performance are as follows:
1. Seoul Metropolitan Government: Functions of the deliberating councils of an office under the direct control of the Seoul Metropolitan Government, which is headed by a Grade-V or lower-ranking public official or a contract-based public official equivalent to the aforesaid position;
2. An executive agency headed by a Grade-IV or higher-ranking public official or a contract-based public official equivalent to the aforesaid position: Functions of the deliberating councils of a subordinate agency affiliated to the executive agency;
3. An executive agency under subparagraph 3 or 4 of Article 2 of the Ordinance: Functions of the deliberating councils of a subordinate agency affiliated to the executive agency.
(3) The chairperson and the vice chairperson of the Council of each executive agency shall be elected by and from among its members.

Article 16 (Submission of Agenda Items) (1) The head of a division or agency who intends to submit an agenda item to the Council shall submit a request for the submission of agenda item in Form 2 to the head of the management division by not later than five days before the date of meeting of the Council.
(2) The secretary shall distribute agenda items to each Council member by not later than two days before the date of meeting of the Council.

Article 17 (Secretary, etc.) (1) Each Council shall have a secretary and an assistant secretary in order to handle administrative affairs of the Council, and the secretary and the assistant secretary shall be appointed by the head of the management division.
(2) The secretary shall prepare a written resolution on the deliberation of the information disclosure council in Form 3 and minutes in Form 4.

Article 18 (Allowances, etc.) Any Council member who attends a meeting of the Council and any person who attends a meeting of the Council as the chairperson deems it necessary may be reimbursed for travel expenses, allowances, and other actual expenses within budget: Provided, That the foregoing shall not apply to public officials who attend a meeting of the Council in direct connection of the agenda item submitted for deliberation and persons who attend a meeting of the Council in connection with a petition or an objection filed by them with regard to the disclosure of administrative information.

Article 19 (Detailed Operating Rule) Other detailed matters necessary for the operation of each Council shall be determined by the Council chairperson through its resolution.

CHAPTER Ⅴ EXEMPTION OF FEES Article 20 (Exemption of Fees) In cases under any subparagraph of Article 17 (3) of the Enforcement Decree of the Official Information Disclosure Act, the relevant fee shall be reduced by 50 percent.
[This Article Newly Inserted by Enforcement Rule No. 3445, Jan. 5, 2006]