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Comment On My Report And Come To My Meeting

My report to the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) on public participation in the regulatory process has just been posted to the Internet. You can click here to check it out. Two things will happen next. (1) The report is open for public comment. (2) There will be a public meeting on the report next week.

Here are the relevant details from the ACUS website...

The Committee on Regulation will hold its first meeting on the Rulemaking Comments Project on March 24, 2011 from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the Administrative Conference’s Washington, DC office (1120 20^th Street, NW; Suite 706 South). The Conference has engaged Associate Professor Steven J. Balla of George Washington University to research and prepare a report regarding the timing, availability, confidentiality, and impact of comments submitted during agency rulemakings, as well as agencies’ duty to reply to such comments. The Committee on Regulation has been tasked with reviewing this report and developing recommendations for consideration by the Assembly of the Conference.

A copy of Professor Balla’s report will be available on this page on or around March 18, 2011. Comments on the report may be submitted after its posting either (1) by email to comments@acus.gov with “Committee on Regulation Comments” in the subject line or (2) by standard mail to Committee on Regulation Comments, Administrative Conference of the United States, 1120 20^th Street, NW, Suite 706 South, Washington, DC 20036. Comments must be received by March 22, 2011. Comments received by that date that pertain to the subject matter of the meeting will be distributed to Committee members and posted on this page.

Members of the public are also invited to attend the meeting in person, subject to space limitations. In addition, the Conference will provide remote access to the meeting. Details on how to access the meeting remotely will be posted on this page by March 22, 2011. Anyone who wishes to attend the meeting in person is asked to RSVP to comments@acus.gov by March 22, 2011. Members of the public who attend the Committee meeting may be permitted to speak only at the discretion of the Committee Chair with the unanimous consent of the Committee. The Conference welcomes the attendance of the public and will make every effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special needs. If you need special accommodation due to a disability, please inform Staff Counsel Reeve Bull (rbull@acus.gov; 202-480-2083) no later than 7 days in advance of the meeting.

~Steve

posted by The Balla Family @ 5:00 AM