Projects

This project surveys regulatory agencies’ investigative procedures and recommend best practices to promote accuracy, efficiency, and fairness in agency investigations of specific regulated…

This project will consist of a large-scale study of agency rules of practice and procedure. Among other topics, it will identify sources and definitions of procedural rules and subjects commonly…

This project will examine in greater detail how agencies use, develop, manage, and disclose memoranda of understanding (MOUs) that involve the exercise of regulatory authority (for example through…

ACUS has long recommended that agencies employ statistical and nonstatistical techniques to evaluate the quality, timeliness, fairness, and efficiency of their adjudications, particularly in…

Members of Congress have introduced bills designed to amend or overhaul aspects of federal administrative procedure. Given the significance of these proposed reforms and the number of bills…

Federal agencies are required to consult with state and local governments when they develop regulatory policies that have “federalism implications” and with tribal governments when they develop…

The Council of Independent Regulatory Agencies (CIRA) provides a unique forum for officials at independent regulatory agencies to exchange information, hear the perspectives of outside experts,…

The Council on Federal Agency Adjudication provides a forum for the heads of agency adjudication programs to exchange information—about procedural innovations, best management practices, and other…

This project will identify best practices for drafting rulemaking preambles in light of recent developments in how courts review agency rules. It will address how agencies prepare preambles to…

This project will examine the different processes and procedures employed by federal agencies that administer government benefit programs for effectuating an award of benefits; that is, the…