[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56777-56778]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14869]


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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET


Notice of Training Sessions: Effective Participation in the 
Public Comment Process 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: The notice-and-comment Federal rulemaking process allows any 
member of the public to submit a comment on an agency's proposed rule, 
and in developing any final rule the agency generally must respond to 
relevant and significant public comments. As part of its efforts to 
strengthen public engagement in the Federal regulatory process, the 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) will offer training sessions on effective 
public participation in the public comment process.

DATES: The training sessions will be held on July 18, 2024, at 3 to 
3:45 p.m., Eastern Time, and July 24, 2024, at 5:30 to 6:15 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:  Notice-and-comment rulemaking generally 
affords any interested individual or organization the opportunity to 
provide written input on a Federal agency's proposed rule. Agencies, in 
turn, are generally required to review these comments as they consider 
how best to finalize their regulatory proposals, and to respond to 
relevant and significant public comments in any subsequent final rule.
    Interested members of the public who wish to comment, however, may 
not always be aware of the most effective way of participating in the 
notice-and-comment process. In public comments and listening sessions 
held prior to the release of OIRA's Memorandum, Broadening Public 
Participation and Community Engagement in the Regulatory Process, 
members of the public noted challenges they face in seeking to 
participate in the notice-and-

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comment process.\1\ For example, interested members of the public may 
lack clarity on how to write effective comments on proposed rules; what 
experiences, data, or information would be most helpful to provide in 
comments; or how to submit a public comment.
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    \1\ OIRA Memorandum, Broadening Public Participation and 
Community Engagement in the Regulatory Process 6-7 (Jul. 19, 2023), 
available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Broadening-Public-Participation-and-Community-Engagement-in-the-Regulatory-Process.pdf.
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    In response to feedback received from the public and as part of its 
ongoing efforts to strengthen public participation in the regulatory 
process, OIRA will hold two training sessions on effective 
participation in the public comment process. At these training 
sessions, OIRA will describe (1) opportunities to provide comment in 
the Federal regulatory process; (2) how to submit public comments; and 
(3) how to draft effective public comments. The training sessions will 
be held on July 18, 2024, at 3 to 3:45 p.m., Eastern Time, and July 24, 
2024, at 5:30 to 6:15 p.m., Eastern Time. Members of the public may 
register by sending an email to [email protected], noting 
which session they would like to attend.

Richard L. Revesz,
Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-14869 Filed 7-9-24; 8:45 am]
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