There are a number of agency web sites dedicated to online rulemaking, yet they are often difficult to find, and a user must know which agency is proposing which rule in order to find it in the current system. OMB's On-Line Rulemaking Management E-Government initiative (OLRM), as the project is called, will streamline the process so that users may find all proposed rules on one web site.

A recent Pew Foundation survey on how people use government agency web sites found that 23 million Americans used the Internet to comment on proposed rules, regulations, and policies in 2001, a clear sign that more and more people are using the Internet to get involved in government.

The OLRM initiative is part of the President's E-Government Strategy, which seeks to use the Internet to improve government services and transactions.