Managing Public Comments in Rulemaking: New Integrity and Transparency Rules
This Act aims to improve how federal agencies manage mass and computer-generated public comments during the rulemaking process. It ensures that citizens' voices, even when part of a larger campaign, are properly identified and managed, enhancing transparency in legislative procedures.
Key points
Federal agencies will verify if electronic comments are submitted by humans, not computer software.
Mass comments (identical or substantially similar) will be identified and may be presented as a single representative sample, with the total number indicated.
Agencies will establish policies for posting and considering computer-generated and mass comments, increasing process transparency.
The Act does not discourage mass comments, recognizing them as a vital part of the regulatory process.
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