ACUS has adopted dozens of recommendations to help agencies efficiently, equitably, and effectively provide opportunities for public input and dialogue when they issue, amend, and repeal rules. These recommendations identify principles and best practices for effective public engagement. They also recognize that there is no single approach to public engagement that will work for every agency in every rulemaking.
Ongoing projects
The Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) has issued dozens of recommendations pertaining to agencies’ proactive disclosure—or disclosure without having received a request—of administrative materials.
This project studies several issues identified but not addressed in Recommendation 2021-5, Clarifying Statutory Access to Judicial Review of Agency Action. First, it considers various questions related to the event that begins the period during which a litigant can challenge an agency action in federal court. Seco
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This project will study how agencies are using or might use algorithmic tools—including AI and predictive analytics—to detect, investigate, and prosecute current and potential noncompliance with the laws they administer.
President Biden reconvened the White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable (LAIR) on May 18, 2021, naming ACUS as one of its members.