Committee on Collaborative Governance

The Committee on Collaborative Governance is concerned with collaborative techniques that agencies use to implement their programs. This area includes activities that build on the Conference’s extensive history of developing consensual processes such as negotiated rulemaking and alternative means of dispute resolution, as well as appropriate use of new communications media in federal programs.

Current Projects

The Committee on Collaborative Governance is currently considering the following projects.  For information on project meeting dates and times, please visit the Committee Meetings Page or click on the respective project page below:

• The Federal Executive Establishment: This project will examine the agencies and other organizational entities of the federal executive establishment, including independent agencies.  It will catalogue a comprehensive set of characteristics for each entity, which will serve as a resource for legislators, the judiciary, agencies and others interested in government and public administration. For more information, please visit the Federal Executive Establishment Project Page.
• Third-Party Inspections and Certification: This project will consider ways that agencies have used privately funded third parties to conduct inspections, verify compliance with regulatory requirements, or meet other standards. For more information, please visit the Third-Party Inspections and Certification Project Page.
• Methods of Collaborative Governance:  This project, not yet underway, will consider the use of collaborative governance in the federal government and examine the circumstances under which it works best, including the use of technological and other tools.  For more information, please visit the Methods of Collaborative Governance Project Page.

Completed Projects

The following project has led to adopted Conference recommendation.

• Improving Coordination of Related Agency Responsibilities (Joint Rulemaking): This project studied agency experience with joint rulemaking and other mechanisms for collaboration and coordination among regulatory agencies in the rulemaking process. To learn more, please visit the Improving Coordination page. Download the Final Recommendation 2012-5 (Improving Agency Coordination) ().
• Federal Advisory Committee Act: This project examined the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and recommended legislative and implementing steps to improve agency processes under FACA. To learn more, visit the FACA page. Download the Recommendation 2011-7: Federal Advisory Committee Act - Issues and Proposed Reforms ().

Committee Members

Contacts

Committee Chair
Miriam M. Nisbet 
National Archives and Records Administration

Staff Counsel
David M. Pritzker
dpritzker@acus.gov
202 . 480 . 2093