Presidential Transition Documents

• Memo of January 20, 2021, Regulatory Freeze pending Review
• OIRA Memo: Spring 2017 Data Call for the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, March 2, 2017
• OMB Memo of January 24, 2017, Implementation of Regulatory Freeze (M-17-16)
• Regulatory Freeze Pending Review, January 20, 2017 (Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff Reince Priebus) 

• TRG-prepared comparisons of the January 2017 "Regulatory Freeze" memo with the January 20, 2009, "Regulatory Review" memo from Pres. Obama's Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and the January 2001 "Regulatory Review Plan" memo from Pres. Bush's Chief of Staff Andrew Card:

• 2009 and 2017

• 2001 and 2017

• 2001 and 2009
• TRG White Paper on Rulemaking During Transitions, Responding to Freeze Memoranda - How agencies delay, withdraw, or modify final rules that have been published in the Federal Register, but are not yet effective, March 30, 2017

Laws Affecting Rulemaking

• Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 551 et seq.)
• Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA 5 U.S.C. 601-612)
• Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA)
• Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1501-1571)
• Federal Register Act (44 U.S.C. 1501-1511)
• Negotiated Rulemaking Act (5 U.S.C. 561-570)
• Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520)
• Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) (OMB Guidance)
• Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2)
• Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552)
• Federal Data Quality Act (P.L. 106-554, 515 App. C)
• E-Gov Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-347, 44 U.S.C. 3601-3606)

Research Sites for Administrative Law

• ABA Administrative Procedure Database Archive (FL State Univ. College of Law)
• Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS)
• Federal Agency Links (from Library of Congress)
• GovInfo.gov
• Legal Information Institute (Cornell Law School)
• National Archives and Records Admin. (NARA)
• Office of the Federal Register
• RegInfo.gov
• ROCIS (Regulatory Information Service Center (RISC/OIRA Consolidated Information System)
• Congress.gov
• Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions
• United States Government Manual
• USA.gov (formerly FirstGov.gov)
• White House

Ex Parte Communication in Informal Rulemaking

• ACUS Recommendation 2014-4 Ex Parte Communications in Information Rulemaking
• ACUS Recommendation 77-3 Ex Parte Communication in Informal Rulemaking Proceedings
• Department of Transportation (DOT) Ex Parte Memo, April 2022
• Department of Energy (DOE) Ex Parte Guidance
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Ex Parte Memo
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 1983 Administrator Ruckelshaus "Fishbowl Memo" 
• Department of Justice opinion, dated January 14, 1991, on Ex parte Communications during Federal Communication Commission Rulemaking
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Ex Parte Regulations and Practices

Department Links

• DOJ OLC Memo Extending Regulatory Review Under EO 12866 to Independent Regulatory Agencies (10-8-2019)
• DOT Order 2100.6A Rulemaking and Guidance Procedures 
• DOT Ex Parte Memo
• Office of Advocacy, SBA
• Office of Advocacy "Regulatory Alerts"

Administrative Procedure Act

• Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 551 et seq.)
• Attorney General's Report on the APA (1941)
• Attorney General's Manual on the APA (1947)
• ACUS Recommendations
• A Guide to Federal Agency Rulemaking
• Administrative Law Review

Presidential Memoranda

• President Biden Memo: Modernizing Regulatory Review, January 20, 2021
• Presidential Memorandum of January 24, 2017, Streamlining Permitting and Reducing Regulatory Burdens for Domestic Manufacturing
• Presidential Memorandum of January 18, 2011, Regulatory Compliance
• Presidential Memorandum of January 18, 2011, Regulatory Flexibility, Small Business, and Job Creation
• Presidential Memorandum of January 30, 2009, Regulatory Review
• Presidential Memorandum of January 21, 2009, Freedom of Information Act
• Presidential Memorandum of January 21, 2009, Transparency and Open Government

OMB Memoranda

• Implementation of Modernizing Regulatory Review Executive Order, April 6, 2023
• Guidance on E.O. 12866 Meetings  (Implementing 2(e) of E.O. 14094), December 20, 2023
• Explanation and Response to Public Input on E.O. 12866 Meetings, December 20, 2023

Regulatory Impact Analyses (RIA) Related

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) Related 

• OMB Regulations (5 CFR 1320)
• OMB Form 83-I and Supporting Statements
• Congressional Research Service, PRA Report, January 4, 2007
• OMB Guidance - Generic Clearances
• Paperwork Reduction Act - Generic Clearances, May 28, 2010
• Information Collection Under PRA (PRA Primer), April 7, 2010
• Implementing Guidance for OMB Review of Agency Information Collection, 1999 Draft, Appendix C: Answers to Frequently Asked Statistical Questions, FASQ#7 - Generic Clearances
• OMB Guidance - Fast Track Process
• New Fast-Track Process under the PRA, June 15, 2011
• FAQs for New Fast-Track Process under PRA, January 30, 2012
• OMB Guidance- Federal Forms
• Testing and Simplifying Federal Forms, August 9, 2012
• FAQs about ROCIS's New Common Forms Module, November 14, 2012
• Behavioral Science Insights and Federal Forms, September 15, 2015
• OMB Guidance - Social Media
• Social Media, Web-Based Interactive Technologies, and the PRA, April 7, 2010
• Web-based Interactive Technologies: Data Search Tools, Calculators, and the PRA, September 5, 2014
• OMG Guidance, Improving Access to Public Benefits Programs through the PRA process, April 13, 2022
• OMB Guidance, Flexibilities under the PRA, July 22, 2016
• OMB Guidance, Reducing Reporting and Paperwork Burdens, June 22, 2012
• OMB Guidance, Facilitating Scientific Research by Streamlining the PRA Process, December 9, 2010
• OIRA Request for Comments on PRA, October 27, 2009
• PRA.Digital.Gov

Other OMB Memos

• Guidance Implementing EO 13891, Guidance Documents, October 31, 2019
• Improving Implementation of the Information Quality Act, April 24, 2019
• Guidance on Compliance with the Congressional Review Act, April 11, 2019
• Implementation of Regulatory Freeze, January 24, 2017
• Cumulative Effects of Regulations, March 20, 2012
• Clarifying Regulatory Requirements: Executive Summaries, January 4, 2012
• Final Guidance on Implementing the Plain Writing Act of 2010, April 13, 2011
• Increasing Openness in the Rulemaking Process-Improving E-Dockets, May 28, 2010 
• Use of Regulation Identifier Number (RIN), April 7, 2010
• Guidance for Regulatory Review, March 4, 2009
• Implementation of Memorandum Concerning Regulatory Review, January 21, 2009
• Implementation of E.O. 13422 & Good Guidance Practices, April 25, 2007
• Final Bulletin for Agency Good Guidance Practices, January 25, 2007
• Issuance of OMB's Final Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review, December 16, 2004
• Implementation Guidance for the E-Government Act of 2002 , August 1, 2003
• Draft 2003 Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations

Executive Orders

• E.O. 14094 Modernizing Regulatory Review
• E.O. 14008 Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad
• E.O. 13992  Revocation of Certain Executive Orders Concerning Federal Regulation
• E.O. 13610 Identifying and Reducing Regulatory Burdens
• E.O. 13609 Promoting International Regulatory Cooperation
• E.O. 13579 Regulation and Independent Regulatory Agencies
• E.O. 13563 Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review
• E.O. 13497 Revocation of Certain Executive Orders Concerning Regulatory Planning and Review
• E.O. 13272 Proper Consideration of Small Entities in Agency Rulemaking
• E.O. 13212 Actions to Expedite Energy - Related Projects 
• E.O. 13211 Statement of Energy Effects
• E.O. 13186 Protection of Migratory Birds
• E.O. 13175 Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments
• E.O. 13132 Federalism
• E.O. 13045 Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks
• E.O. 12988 Civil Justice Reform
• E.O. 12962 Recreational Fisheries
• E.O. 12898 Federal Actions to address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations
• E.O. 12866 Regulatory Planning and Review
• E.O. 12630 Property Rights
• E.O. 11246 Equal Employment Opportunity

Executive Order 13563 Guidance

• OMB Regulatory Strategy Statement, January 18, 2011
• Fact Sheet: The President's Regulatory Strategy, January 18, 2011 

Finding Regulations and Statutes

• Search Government Documents
• Federal Register, Public Inspection Desk
• Federal Register, Daily Issue
• Federal Register
• Code of Federal Regulations
• E-CFR
• Public Laws
• United States Code
  • Download the U.S.C.
• Congressional Record

Regulation Writing Resources

• Federal Register Document Drafting Handbook
• ABA Resolution and Report on Plain Language
• Incorporation By Reference (IBR) Rules for Publications in the FR & CFR (1 CFR 51)
• IBR Handbook, June 2023
• Thesaurus of Indexing Terms, for CFR Parts Affected

Public Comments on Rulemaking

• DocketScope.com - DocketScope® is the Essential Tool for Efficiently Analyzing Public Comments.
• Regulations.gov - Clearinghouse for submitting comments to all government agencies.
• Federal Docket Management System (FDMS)
• A Modest Proposal: Improve E-Rulemaking (article)

Federal Legislative Process

• How Our Laws Are Made
• Senate Glossary

U.S. Supreme Court

• U.S. Supreme Court Opinions
• Cornell's Supreme Court Collection
• Justia's U.S. Supreme Court Center
• SCOTUSBlog

U.S. Court of Appeals DC Circuit

• Home page
• Opinion Locator