Agencies are increasingly turning to e-Rulemaking to conduct and improve regulatory proceedings. “E-Rulemaking” has been defined as “the use of digital technologies in the development and implementation of regulations”1 before or during the informal rulemaking process, i.e., notice-and-comment rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). It may include many types of activities, such as posting...
Legal Considerations in e-Rulemaking
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Committee:
Project Stages:
1. Gather ideas - Completed2. Select ideas - Completed
3. Council approval - Completed
4. Picking a researcher - Completed
5. Committee consideration - Completed
6. Back to the council - Completed
7. Consideration by the full conference - Completed
8. Implementation - Current
Stage:
8. Implementation
Status Notes:
Adopted by the Assembly on June 16, 2011.
Contacts
In-House Researcher
Policy Analyst, Food, Health & Labor Branch
This study focused on the many legal issues that arise in e-Rulemaking, including how agencies may use software to determine that submitted comments are identical or nearly identical, and whether agencies can (and should) destroy paper copies of comments scanned to electronic form. Such innovations should reduce costs and improve efficiency.
Related Recommendations
Featured Documents
Final Recommendation
- Recommendation number: 2011-1
- Adopted on: June 16, 2011
- Committees: Rulemaking
- Tags: E-Rulemaking
Project Documents
Committee Meetings & Events
March 25, 2011 Committee Meeting(Committee on Rulemaking)
March 25, 2011 - 9:00 am EDT
Location name:
Administrative Conference of the United States
April 20, 2011 Committee Meeting(Committee on Rulemaking)
April 20, 2011 - 2:00 pm EDT
Location name:
Administrative Conference of the United States
54th Plenary Session
June 16, 2011 - 2:00 pm EDT
June 17, 2011 - 9:00 am EDT
Location name:
Pew Charitable Trusts, Washington, DC
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