Balancing Public Engagement and Agency Action in a Changing World
Regulators facing challenges such as climate change must balance obtaining public input with acting effectively.
Marginalized Groups and the Multiple Languages of Regulatory Decision-Making
Agencies must incorporate insights from marginalized communities to empower them.
Reimagining the Public’s Role in Agency Rulemaking
Congress should tailor the notice-and-comment process for more meaningful public participation.
Institutionalizing Equity in Agency Decision Making
By creating internal rules on rulemaking, agencies can increase underserved communities’ access and participation.
Public Input in Rulemaking
Public comments allow agencies to understand the perspectives of those who regulations are intended to benefit.
Creating an Administrative System for All
Experts explore how federal agencies can better include and serve marginalized communities.
Mass Comments’ Opportunity Costs
What is lost when those with something to say join the mass comments bandwagon?
Democracy, Rulemaking, and Outpourings of Comments
Scholars and policymakers should recognize the democratic benefits of public comments.
Managing Mass Comment “Supply” by Reducing “Demand”
Alternative agency outreach methods can garner useful feedback and reduce pressure on the notice and comment process.
Mass Comments Should Be Discouraged
ACUS should discourage the submission of mass comments in the notice and comment rulemaking process.
Preventing Mass Comment Wars
Agencies can welcome public participation while discouraging the submission of mass comments.
Mass Comments and the Revival of Apolitical Expertise
Mass comments policy should consider agencies’ roles as apolitical policymakers.