5.1.2: e-Rulemaking
Provide public access to Federal regulatory, adjudicatory, and other information by providing a one-stop Internet site for
the public to search, view, download, and submit comments/submissions on them all.
Other Information:
The Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) is an enhanced Federal-electronic docket management system. This system provides
public access to Federal regulatory, adjudicatory, and other information by providing a one-stop Internet site for the public
to search, view, download, and submit comments/submissions on them all. The FDMS is a major component of the e-Rulemaking
Presidential Initiative. The e-Rulemaking Initiative provides citizens and businesses easy access to the rulemaking process
while streamlining and increasing the efficiency of internal agency procedures. The FDMS offers a standard online procedure
for Federal Departments and agencies to handle and process rules. Regulations.gov allows the public to obtain information
and to provide comments/submissions on proposed rulemakings and non-rulemakings that are open for comment or other public
participation. Led by the EPA, Regulations.gov is designed so that the public has a single point of access to regulatory and
other information across the Federal Government. The initiative also reduces the cost generated by duplicate information systems
and technical infrastructures. Currently, the DOT documents are posted to Regulations.gov through the DOT Docket Operations
Center. The DOT then uses an internal process for distribution and review. Employees in the DOT Dockets Office review the
documents and approve them for permanent storage onto Regulations.gov.
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