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ArticlePublisher: New York : PERGAMON, 2002Government Information Quarterly 19, 4, p. 389-405 Abstract: The adoption of electronic rulemaking by many federal agencies provides an opportunity for a greatly enhanced public roleboth 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 proceedings, 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 that may be applied to rulemaking and its ancillary activitiesadvisory committees, advanced notices of proposed rulemaking and enforcementcan 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 any issue on which public hearings are held or public comment solicited. It can provide an efficient and effective nonadversarial process in which officials and members of the public can mutually define problems and explore alternative solutions
The adoption of electronic rulemaking by many federal agencies provides an opportunity for a greatly enhanced public roleboth 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 proceedings, 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 that may be applied to rulemaking and its ancillary activitiesadvisory committees, advanced notices of proposed rulemaking and enforcementcan 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 any issue on which public hearings are held or public comment solicited. It can provide an efficient and effective nonadversarial process in which officials and members of the public can mutually define problems and explore alternative solutions
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