Finding a Way to Better Guidance

From: The Washington Post | Date: December 20, 2005| Author: Cindy Skrzycki | Copyright information

The Office of Management and Budget wants to give agencies guidance on their guidance.

The OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs is trying to address an accepted practice in which many agencies issue policy statements and other documents as "guidance" to interpret their rules and set out expectations for compliance.

Unlike traditional rulemaking, guidance is not subject to notice and comment procedures or judicial review. It's faster to issue and, normally, not revie...

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