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EPA Announces E-rulemaking Online Forum, Public Meetings 07/26/2004
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a countrywide series of public forums for August on an eRulemaking Initiative. The four forums will be held in Boston, Chicago, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. In addition to EPA's public meetings, Harvard University is partnering with the eRulemaking Initiative to host an online dialogue during August. Details about the online dialogue will be released soon. Read More

eRulemaking Workshops 05/17/2004
The School of Public Policy and Public Administration at the George Washington University will host a series of half-day workshops on the federal eRulemaking Initiative June 2 to 4. The purpose of the workshops is to solicit input from various end-user communities with a stake in eRulemaking. Read More

Administration Advances E-Rulemaking 01/27/2003
The Bush administration unveiled a new web site on January 23 that allows the public to view and comment on federal regulatory proposals, searchable by agency or keyword. Read More

Bush Signs E-Government Bill 12/23/2002
President Bush signed legislation on December 17 that pushes the federal government to provide greater Internet access to information and services, authorizing $345 million over the next four years for an e-government fund. Read More

House, Senate Pass E-Government Act 11/25/2002
On November 15, the House and Senate unanimously passed a modified version of the E-Government Act, which President Bush is expected to sign. Read More

OMB to Launch Centralized Online Rulemaking Portal 11/25/2002
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is planning to launch a web site on December 18 that will allow users to view and submit comments on any federal regulation. Read More

Administration Pushes E-Rulemaking 06/19/2002
For each regulatory decision, or rulemaking, an agency keeps a formal docket that contains a wealth of useful information, including scientific studies, cost-benefit analysis, and comments submitted by the public. Unfortunately, if you want access to these materials, you may have to visit a federal docket room in Washington, D.C., as most agencies do not provide this information through their web sites. In this digital age, we still have a substantially paper government. Read More

EPA Announces New Online Rulemaking System 06/10/2002
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced the launching of a new web service, called EPA Dockets, to allow the public to search regulatory documents and submit comments on rulemakings electronically. Read More

OMB Pushes Consolidated Online Rulemaking 05/13/2002
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has announced that it will create a single web site where citizens can comment on proposed agency regulations, according to a May 6 memo from OMB Director Mitch Daniels to heads of agencies and executive departments.
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