4.1.2: How does the public normally get involved in the rulemaking process?

Allow for a back-and-forth dialogue and allow the public an opportunity to respond to comments from others.

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Currently, an agency issues its proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register and may take such additional steps as issuing a press release and posting the document on its Web site. The public then has notice of the proposal and can submit comments on it by uploading a document to Regulations.gov, mailing in a letter to the agency, or occasionally by attending a public meeting. The design of this process results in a series of one-way communications, where the Government speaks to the public and then various members of the public speak back to the Government. The process generally does not allow for a back-and-forth dialogue, nor does it allow the public an opportunity to respond to comments from others.

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