06/07/10 OMB Require Agencies To Standardize Electronic Regulatory Documents

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The Obama administration has told federal agencies to standardize the way they present information in electronic dockets for regulations to make it easier to search and access content, according to a new memo. Agencies publish their rule-making documents electronically at Regulations.gov, FederalRegister.gov, and agency Web sites. However, there are differences in how each agency labels and organizes the data. In the next six months, the government's eRulemaking Program Management Office and partner agencies will produce a best-practices document for all agencies that use Regulations.gov and Federal Docket Management System, the memo said. That document will establish a common taxonomy and data protocols for the various document types.

For more information:
http://fcw.com/articles/2010/06/02/omb-urges-federal-agencies-to-standardize-their-electronic-regulatory-dockets.aspx