Improving the Efficiency of the Paperwork Reduction Act
ACUS collaborated with agency officials to identify inefficiencies in the PRA approval process.
General Rules for Agency Adjudications?
Model Adjudication Rules provide agencies with a guide for improving their own procedures.
Improving Agency Procedure
Experts highlight new model adjudication rules and recent recommendations to improve governmental processes.
The National Injunction and the Administrative Procedure Act
Critics of national injunctions should not stretch the meaning of key words in the APA.
Headless Agency Adjudication at the Patent Office
Supreme Court approval of patent adjudication raises new questions about limits of modern agency adjudication.
How Agencies Should Use Waivers and Exemptions
ACUS report recommends best practices for federal agencies using prospective waivers and exemptions.
Regulating Marketable Permits
ACUS provides marketable permit recommendations to harness efficiency and maintain policy objectives.
Learning What Works in Regulation
ACUS recommends agencies take steps to study the impacts of their rules.
Using Plain Language to Draft Regulations
ACUS recommendation offers suggestions for making the language of agency documents more accessible.
Understanding and Addressing Controversies About Agency Guidance
Experts weigh in on recent report and ACUS recommendation on agency guidance.
Five Recommendations for Improving Administrative Government
Scholars and officials highlight recent recommendations for improving regulatory and administrative processes.
The Sunshine Act and Transparency at the FCC
New practice of releasing drafts of proposed actions enhances the public’s understanding of agency actions.