CARLITZ, Robert D
Online rulemaking : a step toward e-governance - 2002
The adoption of electronic rulemaking by many federal agencies provides an opportunity for a greatly enhanced public role - both in terms of the numbers of people who might participate and the depth of their possible participation. This step towards e-governance poses several challenges for agencies: how they should structure their porceedings, how they can process the comments received and how they can foster and take part in the online communities of interest that will result from this activity. The online tools tha tmay be applied to rulemaking and its ancillary activities - advisory committees. advanced notices of proposed rulemaking and enforcement - can also be used at earlier stages of the legislative process to increase public interest, involvement and commitment. This approach is relevant for all levels of government and for nay issue of which public hearings are held or public comment solicited. It can provide an efficient and effective nonadversarial process in which officials and members of th public can mutually define problems and explore alternative solutions
Online rulemaking : a step toward e-governance - 2002
The adoption of electronic rulemaking by many federal agencies provides an opportunity for a greatly enhanced public role - both in terms of the numbers of people who might participate and the depth of their possible participation. This step towards e-governance poses several challenges for agencies: how they should structure their porceedings, how they can process the comments received and how they can foster and take part in the online communities of interest that will result from this activity. The online tools tha tmay be applied to rulemaking and its ancillary activities - advisory committees. advanced notices of proposed rulemaking and enforcement - can also be used at earlier stages of the legislative process to increase public interest, involvement and commitment. This approach is relevant for all levels of government and for nay issue of which public hearings are held or public comment solicited. It can provide an efficient and effective nonadversarial process in which officials and members of th public can mutually define problems and explore alternative solutions
