[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 117 (Monday, June 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 51375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13018]



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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET


Notice of Training Sessions: Effective Participation in Executive 
Order 12866 Meetings With the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs

AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the 
President.

ACTION: Notice of training sessions.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Executive Order 12866, interested members of the 
public may request a meeting with the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) to present their views about a regulatory 
action that is under OIRA review. These meetings, known as E.O. 12866 
meetings, serve as listening sessions for OIRA officials and 
representatives from the agency or agencies taking the regulatory 
action. Section 2(e) of Executive Order 14094 (Modernizing Regulatory 
Review) directed the OIRA Administrator to implement reforms designed 
to protect public trust in the regulatory process, including ensuring 
access for meeting requesters who have not historically requested such 
meetings. On December 20, 2023, OIRA issued Guidance Implementing 
Section 2(e) of Executive Order 14094 (Guidance), describing OIRA's 
E.O. 12666 meeting policy, and its strategy for inclusive and 
transparent meetings. To assist members of the public seeking to 
request an E.O. 12866 meeting, OIRA has modified its website and posted 
an instructional video and a step-by-step guide to requesting a 
meeting, in English and Spanish, on its website. As outlined in the 
Guidance, to encourage participation by those who have not historically 
requested E.O. 12866 meetings, including those from underserved 
communities, OIRA will offer periodic and accessible trainings on 
effective participation in E.O. 12866 meetings. For calendar year 2024, 
OIRA will be holding two virtual sessions to provide training on how to 
request and how to effectively participate in E.O. 12866 meetings.

DATES: The training sessions will be held on July, 9 2024, at 3 to 3:45 
p.m., Eastern Time, and July 16, 2024, at 1 to 1:45 p.m., Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: Information to access the virtual training sessions will be 
provided upon registration. Members of the public may register by 
sending an email to [email protected], noting the session 
they would like to attend.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please email the Office of Management 
and Budget at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive Order 12866 establishes and 
governs the process under which OIRA reviews agencies' significant 
regulatory actions. E.O. 12866 provides that members of the public may 
meet with OIRA during OIRA's review of draft proposed and final rules. 
These meetings, known as E.O. 12866 meetings, offer an opportunity for 
members of the public to present their views on regulatory actions 
under review. OIRA invites representatives from the agency or agencies 
taking the regulatory action to these meetings, though participation 
may be limited by scheduling or other considerations. E.O. 12866 
meetings serve as listening sessions for OIRA and agency 
representatives, and both the identity of meeting attendees and any 
written materials provided by the meeting requestors are disclosed on 
OIRA's website.
    OIRA benefits from receiving a diverse array of perspectives from 
the public during regulatory review. Members of the public can share 
their views with OIRA on a regulatory action under review, as well as 
any scientific, technical, social, or economic information, or 
information drawn from individual experiences that may be helpful to 
OIRA officials while reviewing a regulatory action. During such 
meetings, OIRA officials may ask clarifying questions, but will not 
share deliberative or pre-decisional information about the regulatory 
action under review. E.O. 12866 meetings with OIRA and the agency are 
not a substitute for submitting comments to the agency under the 
agency's applicable regulatory procedures, but instead provide an 
opportunity to emphasize or highlight information relevant to OIRA 
review.
    OIRA has an ``open door'' policy with respect to meeting requests. 
Any individual may request a meeting regarding a regulatory action 
under review. OIRA makes all reasonable efforts to accommodate meeting 
requests. However, OIRA staff do not affirmatively reach out to outside 
parties to schedule E.O. 12866 meetings or to solicit specific views. 
OIRA does not schedule or prioritize E.O. 12866 meetings based on 
identity or viewpoint. OIRA encourages requestors to submit E.O. 12866 
meeting requests as soon as possible after the start of OIRA review.
    In an effort to facilitate meeting requests, OIRA has modified its 
website to simplify the request form and to provide several avenues 
through which outside parties can request meetings.\1\ In addition, 
OIRA has provided detailed written step-by-step instructions in English 
and Spanish,\2\ as well as a video (also translated into Spanish),\3\ 
on its website, RegInfo.gov, on how to schedule a meeting. To 
facilitate broader participation in E.O. 12866 meetings, including by 
requestors who have not historically requested such meetings or face 
challenges in traveling to Washington, DC, OIRA holds E.O. 12866 
meetings virtually, primarily as teleconferences.
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    \1\ https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eo/neweomeeting.
    \2\ https://www.reginfo.gov/public/jsp/Utilities/E.O.-12866-Video-Transcript-english.pdf (in English); and https://www.reginfo.gov/public/jsp/Utilities/E.O.-12866-Video-Transcript-spanish.pdf (in Spanish).
    \3\ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zxsAFsgJ3I (in English) and 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dRt4XxZ78c (in Spanish).
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    To encourage participation by members of the public who have not 
historically requested E.O. 12866 meetings, including members of 
underserved communities, OIRA will offer periodic and accessible 
trainings on effective participation in E.O. 12866 meetings. OIRA will 
hold two training sessions in 2024, one on July 9, 2024, at 3 to 3:45 
p.m., Eastern Time, and another on July 16, 2024, at 1 to 1:45 p.m., 
Eastern Time. At these training sessions, OIRA will describe (1) what 
an E.O. 12866 meeting is; (2) how members of the public may request and 
schedule a meeting; (3) the format of E.O. 12866 meetings; (4) what 
type of information or input is most helpful to receive during an E.O. 
12866 meeting; and (5) what makes for an effective presentation during 
an E.O. 12866 meeting.

Richard L. Revesz,
Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-13018 Filed 6-14-24; 8:45 am]
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