Comments on: Bibliographic Control, Agile Government http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/2007/12/02/bibliographic-control-agile-government/ Recommendations, Resources, and Reform Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:48:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Daniel Cornwall http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/2007/12/02/bibliographic-control-agile-government/comment-page-1/#comment-2908 Daniel Cornwall Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:47:24 +0000 http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/2007/12/02/bibliographic-control-agile-government/#comment-2908 "I’m wondering about the history of public administration’s public components, that is, when did certain plans start to be subjected to public commentary? For how long has the federal regulatory process been subject to public commentary?" Federal government agencies have been required to take public comments since Administrative Procedure Act passed on June 11, 1946. According to NARA's Federal Register Tutorial at http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/tutorial/online-html.html, the Act: =============== Added procedural requirements to ensure: * due process (fairness). Generally: o Rules can't be enforced if not published in Federal Register o Rules can't be effective until 30 days after publication o Must publish statements of organization and procedure for the "who and how" to contact at the agency * public participation (notice and comment rulemaking). Agencies: o Must give notice of proposed rules o Must take public comments and respond in final rule o Must state the legal basis and purpose of their actions =============== Agencies have been required to publish pending legislation since 1935. “I’m wondering about the history of public administration’s public components, that is, when did certain plans start to be subjected to public commentary? For how long has the federal regulatory process been subject to public commentary?”

Federal government agencies have been required to take public comments since Administrative Procedure Act passed on June 11, 1946. According to NARA’s Federal Register Tutorial at http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/tutorial/online-html.html, the Act:

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Added procedural requirements to ensure:

* due process (fairness). Generally:
o Rules can’t be enforced if not published in Federal Register
o Rules can’t be effective until 30 days after publication
o Must publish statements of organization and procedure for the “who and how” to contact at the agency
* public participation (notice and comment rulemaking). Agencies:
o Must give notice of proposed rules
o Must take public comments and respond in final rule
o Must state the legal basis and purpose of their actions

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Agencies have been required to publish pending legislation since 1935.

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