Administrative Conference of the United States 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Assembly of the Administrative Conference of the United States unanimously adopted Recommendation 2021-5, Clarifying Access to Judicial Review of Agency Action, during its 75th Plenary Session.

The Administrative Conference of the United States adopted four recommendations at its virtual Seventy-fourth Plenary Session. The appended recommendations are: (a) Managing Mass, Computer-Generated, and Falsely Attributed Comments; (b) Periodic Retrospective Review; (c) Early Input on Regulatory Alternatives; and (d) Virtual Hearings in Agency Adjudication. A fifth proposed recommendation, Clarifying Access to Judicial Review of Agency Action was considered but was remanded to the Committee on Judicial Review for further consideration.

The Administrative Conference of the United States adopted six recommendations and one official statement at its virtual Seventy-third Plenary Session. The appended recommendations address: (a) Rules on Rulemakings; (b) Protected Materials in Public Rulemaking Dockets; (c) Agency Appellate Systems; (d) Government Contract Bid Protests Before Agencies; (e) Publication of Policies Governing Agency Adjudicators; and (f) Agency Litigation Webpages. The official statement addresses Agency use of Artificial Intelligence.