Electronic rulemaking, or “e-rulemaking,” is the term used to describe the use of information technology (IT) to facilitate a range of activities related to the process. The Federal eRulemaking initiative facilitates public participation in the federal regulatory process by improving the public’s ability to find, view, understand and comment on federal regulatory actions and rulemaking materials.
The Department of Defense (DoD) Directive-type Memorandum DTM-06-008, April 30, 2006, Federal Docket Management System directed all of the department’s entities to use the online Federal Docket Management System (FDMS), a component of the federal e-Rulemaking Initiative, for their public regulatory proceedings. By implementing the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS), DoD’s internal rulemaking business processes are more transparent and open for public participation. The DoD online regulatory program includes several federal websites that contain important and diverse elements of the regulatory docket.
- Regulations.gov is e-Rulemaking’s public-interfacing Web site providing citizens, small businesses, corporations, civic organizations and all levels of government with one-stop access to review and comment electronically on DoD proposed rulemaking actions that are currently open for comment.
- Interested parties can access the daily FederalRegister.gov to view publication of DoD regulatory documents in the following categories: Pending Publication, Significant Regulations, Recent Articles, Closing Soon and Documents Opening.
- Interested Parties and access RegInfo.gov to learn about current and past DoD rules that went to the Office of Management and Budget/Office of Information & Regulatory Affairs (OMB/OIRA) for review and analysis. Interested parties can also use this website to review the
Fall 2011 Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions
Spring 2011 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions - The DoD Issuances Website is the official DoD source for electronic publication of DoD issuances; however, interested parties can also access applicable DoD Forms, Directives and Instructions from this website.
Refer to the DoD Open Government Plan to learn about other e-Rulemaking initiatives that the Department is using to enhance transparency, participation and collaboration.
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