Recommendation 2021-1, Managing Mass, Computer-Generated, and Falsely Attributed Comments – offers agencies best practices for managing mass, computer-generated, and falsely attributed comments in agency rulemakings. It provides guidance for agencies on using technology to process such comments in the most efficient way possible while ensuring that the rulemaking process is transparent to prospective commenters and the public more broadly.
Citation: Admin. Conf. of the U.S., Recommendation 2021-1, Managing Mass, Computer-Generated, and Falsely Attributed Comments, 86 Fed. Reg. 36075 (July 8, 2021).
With some exceptions, the Administrative Procedure Act requires agencies to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in rulemakings through submission of written data, views, or arguments. Agencies must consider all relevant submissions and make them available in a public docket. This Recommendation identifies strategies for handling three types of comments that present distinctive management...
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