Agency Innovations in e-Rulemaking

Recommendation 2011-8 – Agency Innovations in e-Rulemaking addresses how Federal agency rulemaking can be improved by better use of Internet-based technologies. The recommendation proposes ways agencies can make rulemaking information, including open dockets, comment policies, and materials from completed rulemakings, more accessible electronically. The recommendation also addresses the issue of improving e-rulemaking participation by those who have historically faced barriers to access, including non-English speakers, users of low-bandwidth Internet connections, and individuals with disabilities.

Recommended Citation: Admin. Conf. of the U.S., Recommendation 2011-8, Agency Innovations in e-Rulemaking77 Fed. Reg. 2264 (Jan. 17, 2012).

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Agency Innovations in E-Rulemaking

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2011-8
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The rulemaking function of federal regulatory agencies is typically accomplished today through “e-rulemaking”: that is, through “‘the use of digital technologies in the development and implementation of regulations,’ before or during the informal rulemaking process, i.e., notice-and-comment rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA).”[1] Th

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55th Plenary Session Webcast - Day 2 Collaborative Governance Webcast
Committee Meeting Webcast Rulemaking Webcast
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Proposed Amendments for Plenary Consideration: Agency Innovations in e-Rulemaking Rulemaking Recommendation Download Proposed Amendments for Plenary Consideration: Agency Innovations in e-Rulemaking
Proposed e-Rulemaking Innovations Recommendation for Consideration at Plenary Regulation Recommendation Download Proposed e-Rulemaking Innovations Recommendation for Consideration at Plenary
Redline of Revisions to Draft Recommendation Rulemaking Recommendation Download Redline of Revisions to Draft Recommendation
Revised Draft e-Rulemaking Innovations Recommendation Rulemaking Recommendation Download Revised Draft e-Rulemaking Innovations Recommendation
Draft e-Rulemaking Innovations Recommendation Rulemaking Recommendation Download Draft e-Rulemaking Innovations Recommendation
Final Report on Agency Innovations Rulemaking Report Download Final Report on Agency Innovations
Final Agency Innovations Report Redline Rulemaking Report Download Final Agency Innovations Report Redline
Agency Innovations Report Rulemaking Report Download Agency Innovations Report
Minutes of October 6 Meeting Rulemaking Meeting Minutes Download Minutes of October 6 Meeting
Minutes of August 24 Meeting Rulemaking Meeting Minutes Download Minutes of August 24 Meeting
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