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Article
Mass Comments’ Opportunity Costs
The Regulatory Review
Abstract
Agencies, courts, and academics agree that notice-and-comment rulemaking is not a referendum. But that conceptualization presents a challenge when an agency is confronted with mass comments. If agencies are not counting but reading comments, and if mass comments are duplicative and often devoid of content beyond a strong expression of values or preference, then what do they add?
Document Type
News Article
Publication Date
12-21-2021
Keywords
- ACUS,
- Agency Transparency,
- notice-and-comment,
- Participation,
- Public Comment
Disciplines
Citation Information
Michael Herz. "Mass Comments’ Opportunity Costs" The Regulatory Review (2021) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/michael-herz/116/