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Office
of The Assistant General Counsel
for Legislation & Regulations
About Our Office
Responsibilities of the Office
The Legislative Division works with various bureaus to develop
the Department's legislative initiatives and is the focal point within
the Department for coordinating the analysis of legislation and developing
and articulating the views of the Department on pending legislation. This
office is the principal legal liaison with the Office of Management and
Budget, working to obtain required clearances and interagency consensus
on Departmental letters, reports, testimonies, and legislative proposals
for delivery to the Congress. The office also represents the Department's
views in interagency deliberations on legislative proposals and expressions
of legislative views advanced by other agencies.
The Regulatory Division serves as the primary contact
for all regulatory matters concerning the Department of Commerce. This
office advises the diverse bureaus within Commerce on administrative law
requirements and procedures involved in the rulemaking process, and provides
legal counsel on other related laws and Executive Orders. It also serves
as the Department's liaison with the Office of Management and Budget and
other Federal agencies during interagency review and clearance of regulations
issued by the Department, and provides Secretarial-level clearance for
all Federal Register publications. In addition, this office advises the
Secretary on regulatory matters, develops the Department's regulatory
policies and procedures, and provides the Department 's official position
on regulations affecting the Department.
Attorneys
Michael Levitt
Legislation
Kelly Brown
Tricia Choe
Pete Dalmut
Steve Escobar
Jennifer Lucas
Marcela Villalta Scott
Beth Van Hanswyk
Regulations
Jennifer Nist
Tricia Choe
Betsy Kohl
Peter Robbins
Marcela Villalta Scott
Odin Smith
The attorneys gratefully acknowledge the support of the following individuals:
Support Staff
Lois Oliff -- Office Administrator
Debbee Collins-- Secretary
Linda Datcher -- Paralegal
Stephanie Pavlik -- Paralegal
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