INFORMATION RENAISSANCE
E-Rulemaking
  • Agencies were beginning to develop electronic docket rooms
  • President's Management Agenda identifies online rulemaking as one of its 24 initiatives for E-government
  • E-government Act of 2002 mandates government-wide electronic dockets
  • EPA is the lead agency for online rulemaking initiative, working with several others on an initial system
  • Public portal launched January 23, 2003 -- www.regulations.gov (Module 1)
  • Government-wide system (Module 2)
  • Analysis tools for regulation writers (Module 3)