Improving Rulemakings through Best Practices

The best practices seek to improve the way agencies use the Federal Docket Management System and public access to regulatory information and opportunities to participate using Regulations.gov. Learn more

Agencies need to improve the way they manage their electronic dockets and documents. In doing so, they improve public access to regulatory information and ways for participation with Regulations.gov. Learn more

Participate in online discussions and webinars sponsored by the eRulemaking program to give your feedback on the strategic goals and best practices for improving electronic dockets. Learn more

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Early Public Engagement

Early engagement best practices encourage Federal agencies to engage the public early in the regulatory process. This allows for awareness, education, and increased participation from various stakeholders and communities. Read more and help us determine if the goals and intended benefits are on course!

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Standardization of Regulatory Information

From the perspectives of various Federal agency and public stakeholders, we understand the need to standardize regulatory docket and document information, integrate content between regulatory web sites, and establish consistency in the naming convention of regulatory documents. Why is this important to you and the regulated community?

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Tracking Actions with the Regulation Identifier Number (RIN)

Expanding and increasing the use of the Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) helps to ensure that Federal agencies maintain comprehensive, electronic dockets and provide the public with the ability to track the full lifecycle of a regulatory action. How will the public and regulated community benefit from this?

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Regulations.gov Resources

What is Exchange? Exchange is intended as a forum for you to provide feedback on Regulations.gov and various Agency initiatives. Your contributions to the forum do not represent an official comment in the rulemaking process. If you wish to submit an official comment on a Federal Register document, please follow this link to Regulations.gov.

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