Management and Budget Office November 22, 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is seeking public feedback on a draft memorandum titled Broadening Public Participation and Community Engagement with the Federal Government. As drafted, the memorandum would provide Federal agencies with common definitions and guiding principles for public participation and community engagement, a sample framework to help decide when and how to involve the public in decision-making processes, and steps to help advance effective and meaningful public engagement. Additionally, OMB is preparing the first iteration of a U.S. Federal Public Participation and Community Engagement Toolkit to help Federal agencies better plan, implement, and assess the impact of participation and engagement. OMB also requests feedback on the draft outline of this toolkit. The full text of the draft memorandum and the full draft outline of the toolkit are available for review at www.performance.gov/ participation.