Between Commenting and Negotiation: The Contours of Public Participation Agency Rulemaking
By Steven J. Balla, February 8, 2012
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The author contends that rulemaking, which are laws that executive agencies formulate, has traditionally involved negotiations between agency officials and parties from outside the government with a stake in the action. However, the author argues that contemporary public policy in the United States falls in between commenting on proposed rules and serving on negotiated rulemaking committees. The author uses examples from the Department of Transportation to support his argument.
