PROCESS
FOR
THE
FINAL
RULE
Vera
Au
FEAD/
OPP
May
3­
4
Workshop
Holiday
Inn
Rosslyn
2
Process
for
Finalizing
Rule

Comments

Analysis
and
Responses

Policy
decisions

Draft
of
final
rule
&
Internal
review

Interagency
Review

OMB
 
E.
O.
12866
Review

Publication
/
Outreach

Implementation
3
Comments
in
Docket

OPP
eDocket
OPP­
2004­
0387

Submit
comments
on
or
before
June
9,
2005

This
rule:
90
days

Several
ways
to
submit
comments

Page
12276
(
70
FR,
March
11,
2005)


Constructive,
clear,
specifics
4
Analysis
and
Responses

Analyze
comments
by
issue
and
position

Analyze
related
issues
or
new
information

Draft
responses

Review
of
draft
responses
by
experts
5
Policy
Decisions

Consult
with
experts

Elevate
public
input,
new
information,
and/
or
alternatives
to
management
6
Draft
Final
Rule
and
Internal
Review

Agency's
responses
to
comments

Summary
of
revisions

Regulatory
text
to
accompany
revisions
7
External
Review

U.
S.
Department
of
Agriculture

Congressional
committees

Office
of
Management
and
Budget

Review
and
approval
under
E.
O.
12866
8
Publication
and
Implementation

Brief
management

Final
rule
regulatory
package,
approval,

outreach

Implementation

Ambitious
agenda

Publication
December
2006

Subject
to
many
variables
9
Finally 


Constructive,
clear,
specific
comments

All
issues
organized
by
topic
or
rule
section

Special
note:
Section
XXIV
(
70
FR
12323)


Timely
submission
of
comments

Meet
schedule

Late
comments
