[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 73 (Wednesday, April 15, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21003-21004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-07943]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[Notice-MR-2020-01; Docket No. 2020-0002; Sequence No. 16]


Modernizing Services for Regulation Management

AGENCY: Office of Regulation Management, Office of Government-wide 
Policy, General Services Administration (GSA).

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The General Services Administration's (GSA) Office of 
Regulation Management within the Office of Government-wide Policy is 
announcing amendments to notice MR-2019-01, dated December 30, 2019. 
The public meeting that was originally announced for March 25, 2020, 
has been rescheduled to April 30, 2020. The meeting will be held via 
web conference. The comment period has also been extended from April 
30, 2020, to June 3, 2020. GSA is seeking public comment on any matters 
related to the modernization of Electronic Rulemaking Management. 
Background information on specific topics will be provided in 
electronic format through the regulations.gov docketing system to help 
inform the public on known issues around which to focus their input. 
Comments will be accepted electronically.

DATES: The public meeting originally announced for March 25, 2020 will 
be conducted on Thursday, April 30, 2020. The meeting will be held from 
2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Time (ET).
    Comments related to any aspect of modernization of Electronic 
Rulemaking Management must be submitted no later than Wednesday, June 
3, 2020. This represents an extension of the deadline of April 30, 2020 
originally announced in notice published in the Federal Register at 84 
FR 72364.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will no longer take place at GSA's 
Central Office at 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20006. The meeting 
will be held solely through a web conference with instructions provided 
during registration.
    Pre-register to attend the public meeting at https://regulatorydata.eventbrite.com.
    GSA is no longer accepting proposals for meeting panelists at 
[email protected]. The panelists have been selected.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, please 
contact [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background on Electronic Rulemaking Management

    OGP's Office of Regulation Management manages two programs that 
deliver shared regulatory IT services. The eRulemaking Program 
Management Office manages regulations.gov and the Federal Docket 
Management System (FDMS). The Regulatory Information Service Center 
(RISC) manages RegInfo.gov and the RISC/OIRA Consolidated Information 
System (ROCIS).GSA's strategy for Rulemaking Modernization is three-
fold:
    1. Better integrate data and information technology among Federal 
regulatory information systems to support data analytics, both for 
rulemakers and members of the public.
    2. Apply innovative approaches to promote public access, 
accountability, and transparency.
    3. Reduce duplication and increase efficiency across the Federal 
rulemaking landscape through improved processes and technologies.
    Docket No. GSA-2020-0002; Sequence No. 16 at regulations.gov will 
contain background documents on various topics on the regulatory 
process within a docket.
    You can discover more about the Office of Regulation Management and 
its regulatory work at: https://www.gsa.gov/policy-regulations/regulations/how-you-can-improve-regulations.
    You can discover more about e-Rulemaking, including FDMS and 
www.Regulations.gov at: https://www.fdms.gov/fdms/public/aboutus and 
https://www.regulations.gov/aboutProgram.
    You can discover more about the Regulatory Information Service 
Center at: https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/organization/office-of-governmentwide-policy/office-of-acquisition-policy/governmentwide-acq-policy/regulatory-information-service-center and https://www.reginfo.gov/public/.

II. Public Meetings

    GSA will be conducting a virtual public meeting on April 30, 2020, 
from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., ET. This is a rescheduled meeting originally 
announced in notice 84 FR-72364 for March 25, 2020. GSA has selected 
presenters on topics that relate to:
     General challenges and opportunities for analysis across 
multiple regulations, including use cases. For example, a single 
regulated entity may be subject to requirements from multiple 
overlapping or inconsistent regulations.
     How desirable is it to enhance public participation across 
the entire life cycle of a rulemaking, from law, to regulation, to U.S. 
Code? What are the benefits?
     What types of data analysis tools or reports would be 
useful for the public?
     What types of regulatory trends or information should be 
analyzed to benefit the regulatory process?
     What technologies or policies could assist with sharing of 
data or interoperability of regulatory management systems across the 
Federal government?
     What are the challenges and opportunities for third party 
service providers to use regulatory information alone or in combination 
with other data to deliver services or analysis?
     What technologies or policies could assist with increasing 
public access to data for or through third party applications?
    Check for additional information regarding meeting logistics on 
regulations.gov, ``Docket No. GSA-2020-0002; Sequence No. 16.'' as 
dates approach. Updates will also be on the EventBrite registration 
page at https://regulatorydata.eventbrite.com. Questions may be 
directed to [email protected].
    Meeting Accommodations: A full transcript of the meeting will be 
made available on regulations.gov within two weeks.
    Closed captioning is available during the meeting and will be 
automatically presented through your browser. Technical support will be 
available in the webinar chat room should anyone have difficulty.

III. Written Comments

    To assist GSA in planning for the modernization of the Electronic 
Rulemaking Management process, GSA is inviting interested parties to 
submit written comments.
    Instructions for submitting comments: The referenced electronic 
docket in regulations.gov is a collection of

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documents related to this request for comment. Interested members of 
the public may comment on any individual document, whether or not 
addressed in one of the public meetings. The public may also contribute 
scholarly articles or other information that is appropriate to the 
topic. The public may also comment on any matter relating to 
modernization of Electronic Rulemaking Management by commenting on the 
primary document for this notice, referenced in the docket as Notice-
MR-2020-01.
    From the home page of regulations.gov, search for ``Docket No. GSA-
2020-0002; Sequence No. 16.'' Identify the specific document within the 
docket that you would like to comment on, select the link ``Comment 
Now,'' and follow the instructions provided at the screen. Attendance 
at this meeting is not required to provide comments. The public meeting 
is intended to supplement the background materials in the docket and 
provide additional insight into specific topics related to Electronic 
Regulation Management. Transcripts and any presentations from the 
meeting will be publicly posted to the docket within two weeks in order 
to enable the public to comment prior to Wednesday, June 3, 2020.
    Those in attendance at the meeting will have an opportunity to ask 
questions or make comments through the chat feature in the web 
conferencing platform for the virtual public meeting, as time permits. 
However, the virtual public meeting is not a formal comment process. 
For formal consideration, all comments must be submitted to 
regulations.gov at the referenced docket. Comments may be submitted by 
June 3, 2020, on any topic related to Electronic Rulemaking 
Modernization.
    GSA may publicly post all presentations submitted to the public 
meetings, all transcripts associated with the public meetings, and any 
comments received to the docket on regulations.gov without change. Read 
the regulations.gov notifications below regarding sharing of personally 
identifiable and/or business confidential information.
    In general, GSA is seeking input on the business/mission needs of 
you or your organization as a participant or interested stakeholder in 
the rulemaking process. Specifics on proposed services or service 
improvements, including benefits and costs, would be helpful. Specific 
suggestions on service management, including performance measures and 
approaches for ongoing customer engagement would also be helpful.
    Comments are also welcome on related technology services, including 
any specific recommendations for how technology can be applied to 
achieve specific business needs for regulatory management.
    GSA also welcomes any references to existing research, processes, 
services, or technologies directly related to regulation management or 
related to functions that can be applied to regulation management.
    Please note that comments on individually proposed rulemakings or 
other agency actions should be addressed to the specific agency and any 
dockets that they have created for that action. The role of GSA is that 
of a shared service provider for supporting public participation and 
government efficiencies in the regulatory process.

Tobias Q. Schroeder,
Director, eRulemaking Program Management Office,Office of Regulation 
Management, Office of Government-wide Policy, General Services 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020-07943 Filed 4-14-20; 8:45 am]
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