FEDERALhearing transcript

Senate Hearing on Federal Agency Rulemaking and Public Review

Original title: FROM BEGINNING TO END: AN EXAMINATION OF AGENCIES EARLY PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW

January 1, 2019

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The Frame

What this does

The hearing explores the procedural standards for how federal agencies develop regulations, which impacts the transparency and public input requirements for future government rules.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Federal Agencies

Agencies are subject to the rulemaking procedures and public engagement requirements discussed in the hearing.

General Public

The public is the intended participant in the early engagement processes discussed for federal rulemaking.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2019.

What's next

Next step not available in the current record.

Summary

This document is a transcript of a 2019 Senate subcommittee hearing examining how federal agencies engage the public when creating new rules and how they review existing regulations. Former administrators of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs () provided expert testimony on the effectiveness of current rulemaking procedures.

Key Facts

The hearing took place on May 7, 2019, before the Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management.
The hearing focused on 'Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking' (ANPRM) as a tool for early public engagement.
The subcommittee examined how agencies measure the success or failure of regulations years after they are implemented.
The Administrative Procedure Act (APA) serves as the primary legal framework for the federal rulemaking process.
Only a limited number of federal agencies are statutorily required to use ANPRMs during the rulemaking process.

Why It Matters

The hearing explores the procedural standards for how federal agencies develop regulations, which impacts the transparency and public input requirements for future government rules.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM)?

It is a tool used by federal agencies to solicit public input at the very beginning of the rulemaking process, before a formal proposal is drafted.

Why did the Senate hold this hearing?

To gather expert insight from former administrators on how to improve public engagement and of federal regulations.

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Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

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Expert Reliance

The committee explicitly relies on former agency administrators to bypass the 'get back to you' delays common with current political appointees.

Susan E. Dudley Sally Katzen

Connected Entities

personSally Katzen“Former OIRA Administrator (1993-1998)”Map →

personSusan E. Dudley“Former OIRA Administrator (2007-2009)”Map →

organizationOffice of Information and Regulatory Affairs“Office within the Office of Management and Budget that oversees federal regulati”Map →

personKyrsten Sinema“Subcommittee member”Map →

personJames Lankford“Chairman of the Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.govinfo.gov

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