Under its statutory responsibility to encourage federal agencies to carry out ACUS recommendations, the Office of the Chair monitors administrative procedure developments across the federal government and submits public comments in response to proposed rules and other requests for information. These comments inform agency officials and the public of relevant recommendations and other helpful ACUS resources.
All public comments the Office of the Chair has submitted to federal agencies since January 2019 are available below.
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AGENCY
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AGENCY NOTICE
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ACUS COMMENT
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SSA
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Setting the Manner of Appearance of Parties and Witnesses at Hearings (May 19, 2023)
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July 17, 2023
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OSTP
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National Priorities for Artificial Intelligence (May 26, 2023)
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July 7, 2023
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OIRA
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Opening the Federal Regulatory Process to More Voices (November 7, 2022)
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November 17, 2022
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USPTO
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Changes to the Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (September 8, 2022)
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November 3, 2022
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Copyright Office
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Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement ("CASE") Act Regulations (Mar. 26, 2021)
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April 22, 2021
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CFPB
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Advisory Opinions Proposal (June 22, 2020)
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July 1, 2020
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EPA
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Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science (Mar. 18, 2020)
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Mar. 31, 2020
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GSA
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Modernizing Services for Regulation Management (Dec. 31, 2019)
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Mar. 24, 2020
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OMB
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Improving and Reforming Regulatory Enforcement and Adjudication (Jan. 30, 2020)
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Mar. 16, 2020
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FDIC
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Request for Information on a Framework for Analyzing the Effects of FDIC Regulatory Actions (Nov. 29, 2019)
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Jan. 21, 2020
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FCC
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In the Matter of Procedural Streamlining of Administrative Hearings (Oct. 7, 2019)
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Nov. 6, 2019
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CFTC
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Public Rulemaking Procedures (Sep. 20, 2019)
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Oct. 9, 2019
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DOE
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Regulations Prohibiting Issuance, Reliance, or Defense of Improper Agency Guidance (Sep. 26, 2019)
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Sep. 30, 2019
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EOIR
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Professional Conduct for Practitioners, Scope of Representation and Appearances (Mar. 27, 2019)
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Apr. 19, 2019
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FAA
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Update to Investigative and Enforcement Procedures (Feb. 12, 2019)
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Mar. 14, 2019
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