Agency Guidance Through Policy Statements

Recommendation 2017-5 – Agency Guidance Through Policy Statements, formerly titled Agency Guidance, provides best practices to agencies on the formulation and use of policy statements. It lists steps that agencies can take to remain flexible in their use of policy statements and to encourage, when appropriate, public participation in the adoption or modification of policy statements.

Citation: Admin. Conf. of the U.S., Recommendation 2017-5, Agency Guidance Through Policy Statements, 82 Fed. Reg. 61734 (Dec. 29, 2017).

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Agency Guidance Through Policy Statements

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2017-5
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Name Committee Type Date File
Agency Guidance Draft Report Judicial Review Report Download Agency Guidance Draft Report
Agency Guidance First Draft Recommendation Judicial Review Recommendation Download Agency Guidance First Draft Recommendation
October 2, 2017 Committee Meeting Agenda Judicial Review Agenda Download October 2, 2017 Committee Meeting Agenda
Agency Guidance Second Draft Recommendation Judicial Review Recommendation Download Agency Guidance Second Draft Recommendation
Agency Guidance Second Draft Report Judicial Review Report Download Agency Guidance Second Draft Report
October 13, 2017 Memo from Ron Levin Judicial Review Comment Download October 13, 2017 Memo from Ron Levin
October 17, 2017 Committee Meeting Agenda Judicial Review Agenda Download October 17, 2017 Committee Meeting Agenda
October 16, 2017 Comment from Jay Plager Judicial Review Comment Download October 16, 2017 Comment from Jay Plager
October 16, 2017 Comment from James Goodwin Judicial Review Comment Download October 16, 2017 Comment from James Goodwin
October 17, 2017 Comment from Ron Levin Judicial Review Comment Download October 17, 2017 Comment from Ron Levin
October 17, 2017 Comment from Gene Scalia Judicial Review Comment Download October 17, 2017 Comment from Gene Scalia
October 17, 2017 Comment from Jeff Lubbers Judicial Review Comment Download October 17, 2017 Comment from Jeff Lubbers
Agency Guidance Third Draft Recommendation Judicial Review Recommendation Download Agency Guidance Third Draft Recommendation
October 31, 2017 Committee Meeting Agenda Judicial Review Agenda Download October 31, 2017 Committee Meeting Agenda
Comments to Third Draft Recommendation -- Lee Liberman Otis and Alan Morrison Judicial Review Comment Download Comments to Third Draft Recommendation -- Lee Liberman Otis and Alan Morrison
October 30, 2017 Comment from James Goodwin Judicial Review Comment Download October 30, 2017 Comment from James Goodwin
Combined Comments to Third Draft Recommendation--Fischler, Liberman Otis, Morrison Judicial Review Comment Download Combined Comments to Third Draft Recommendation--Fischler, Liberman Otis, Morrison
October 30, 2017 Comments from Gene Scalia Judicial Review Comment Download October 30, 2017 Comments from Gene Scalia
October 30, 2017 Comment from Betty Jo Christian Judicial Review Comment Download October 30, 2017 Comment from Betty Jo Christian
Draft Recommendation on Agency Guidance Approved by Committee on Judicial Review Judicial Review Recommendation Download Draft Recommendation on Agency Guidance Approved by Committee on Judicial Review
Agency Guidance Final Report Judicial Review Report Download Agency Guidance Final Report
December 1 2017 Comment from Peter Strauss Judicial Review Comment Download December 1 2017 Comment from Peter Strauss
December 7 2017 Comment from Robert J. Girouard Judicial Review Comment Download December 7 2017 Comment from Robert J. Girouard
December 11 2017 Comment from Carol Ann Siciliano Judicial Review Comment Download December 11 2017 Comment from Carol Ann Siciliano
December 11 2017 Comment from Stephen Williams Judicial Review Comment Download December 11 2017 Comment from Stephen Williams
Agency Guidance Recommendation - Redlined Judicial Review Recommendation Download Agency Guidance Recommendation - Redlined
December 11 2017 Comment from Ron Levin on Interpretive Rules Amendment Judicial Review Comment Download December 11 2017 Comment from Ron Levin on Interpretive Rules Amendment
Agency Guidance Through Policy Statements Judicial Review Recommendation Download Agency Guidance Through Policy Statements
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