Notice2024-13018
Notice of Training Sessions: Effective Participation in Executive Order 12866 Meetings With the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
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Published
June 17, 2024
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Management and Budget Office
Abstract
Pursuant to Executive Order 12866, interested members of the public may request a meeting with the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) to present their views about a regulatory action that is under OIRA review. These meetings, known as E.O. 12866 meetings, serve as listening sessions for OIRA officials and representatives from the agency or agencies taking the regulatory action. Section 2(e) of Executive Order 14094 (Modernizing Regulatory Review) directed the OIRA Administrator to implement reforms designed to protect public trust in the regulatory process, including ensuring access for meeting requesters who have not historically requested such meetings. On December 20, 2023, OIRA issued Guidance Implementing Section 2(e) of Executive Order 14094 (Guidance), describing OIRA's E.O. 12666 meeting policy, and its strategy for inclusive and transparent meetings. To assist members of the public seeking to request an E.O. 12866 meeting, OIRA has modified its website and posted an instructional video and a step-by-step guide to requesting a meeting, in English and Spanish, on its website. As outlined in the Guidance, to encourage participation by those who have not historically requested E.O. 12866 meetings, including those from underserved communities, OIRA will offer periodic and accessible trainings on effective participation in E.O. 12866 meetings. For calendar year 2024, OIRA will be holding two virtual sessions to provide training on how to request and how to effectively participate in E.O. 12866 meetings.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 117 (Monday, June 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13018]
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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
Notice of Training Sessions: Effective Participation in Executive
Order 12866 Meetings With the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs
AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the
President.
ACTION: Notice of training sessions.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Executive Order 12866, interested members of the
public may request a meeting with the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) to present their views about a regulatory
action that is under OIRA review. These meetings, known as E.O. 12866
meetings, serve as listening sessions for OIRA officials and
representatives from the agency or agencies taking the regulatory
action. Section 2(e) of Executive Order 14094 (Modernizing Regulatory
Review) directed the OIRA Administrator to implement reforms designed
to protect public trust in the regulatory process, including ensuring
access for meeting requesters who have not historically requested such
meetings. On December 20, 2023, OIRA issued Guidance Implementing
Section 2(e) of Executive Order 14094 (Guidance), describing OIRA's
E.O. 12666 meeting policy, and its strategy for inclusive and
transparent meetings. To assist members of the public seeking to
request an E.O. 12866 meeting, OIRA has modified its website and posted
an instructional video and a step-by-step guide to requesting a
meeting, in English and Spanish, on its website. As outlined in the
Guidance, to encourage participation by those who have not historically
requested E.O. 12866 meetings, including those from underserved
communities, OIRA will offer periodic and accessible trainings on
effective participation in E.O. 12866 meetings. For calendar year 2024,
OIRA will be holding two virtual sessions to provide training on how to
request and how to effectively participate in E.O. 12866 meetings.
DATES: The training sessions will be held on July, 9 2024, at 3 to 3:45
p.m., Eastern Time, and July 16, 2024, at 1 to 1:45 p.m., Eastern Time.
ADDRESSES: Information to access the virtual training sessions will be
provided upon registration. Members of the public may register by
sending an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e9999c8b85808a99889b9d808a8099889d808687a986848bc78c8699c78e869f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a0d0d5c2ccc9c3d0c1d2d4c9c3c9d0c1d4c9cfcee0cfcdc28ec5cfd08ec7cfd6">[email protected]</span></a>, noting the session
they would like to attend.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please email the Office of Management
and Budget at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#562623343a3f35263724223f353f2637223f393816393b347833392678313920"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9fefeafdf3f6fceffeedebf6fcf6effeebf6f0f1dff0f2fdb1faf0efb1f8f0e9">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive Order 12866 establishes and
governs the process under which OIRA reviews agencies' significant
regulatory actions. E.O. 12866 provides that members of the public may
meet with OIRA during OIRA's review of draft proposed and final rules.
These meetings, known as E.O. 12866 meetings, offer an opportunity for
members of the public to present their views on regulatory actions
under review. OIRA invites representatives from the agency or agencies
taking the regulatory action to these meetings, though participation
may be limited by scheduling or other considerations. E.O. 12866
meetings serve as listening sessions for OIRA and agency
representatives, and both the identity of meeting attendees and any
written materials provided by the meeting requestors are disclosed on
OIRA's website.
OIRA benefits from receiving a diverse array of perspectives from
the public during regulatory review. Members of the public can share
their views with OIRA on a regulatory action under review, as well as
any scientific, technical, social, or economic information, or
information drawn from individual experiences that may be helpful to
OIRA officials while reviewing a regulatory action. During such
meetings, OIRA officials may ask clarifying questions, but will not
share deliberative or pre-decisional information about the regulatory
action under review. E.O. 12866 meetings with OIRA and the agency are
not a substitute for submitting comments to the agency under the
agency's applicable regulatory procedures, but instead provide an
opportunity to emphasize or highlight information relevant to OIRA
review.
OIRA has an ``open door'' policy with respect to meeting requests.
Any individual may request a meeting regarding a regulatory action
under review. OIRA makes all reasonable efforts to accommodate meeting
requests. However, OIRA staff do not affirmatively reach out to outside
parties to schedule E.O. 12866 meetings or to solicit specific views.
OIRA does not schedule or prioritize E.O. 12866 meetings based on
identity or viewpoint. OIRA encourages requestors to submit E.O. 12866
meeting requests as soon as possible after the start of OIRA review.
In an effort to facilitate meeting requests, OIRA has modified its
website to simplify the request form and to provide several avenues
through which outside parties can request meetings.\1\ In addition,
OIRA has provided detailed written step-by-step instructions in English
and Spanish,\2\ as well as a video (also translated into Spanish),\3\
on its website, <a href="http://RegInfo.gov">RegInfo.gov</a>, on how to schedule a meeting. To
facilitate broader participation in E.O. 12866 meetings, including by
requestors who have not historically requested such meetings or face
challenges in traveling to Washington, DC, OIRA holds E.O. 12866
meetings virtually, primarily as teleconferences.
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\1\ <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eo/neweomeeting">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eo/neweomeeting</a>.
\2\ <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/jsp/Utilities/E.O.-12866-Video-Transcript-english.pdf">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/jsp/Utilities/E.O.-12866-Video-Transcript-english.pdf</a> (in English); and <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/jsp/Utilities/E.O.-12866-Video-Transcript-spanish.pdf">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/jsp/Utilities/E.O.-12866-Video-Transcript-spanish.pdf</a> (in Spanish).
\3\ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zxsAFsgJ3I">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zxsAFsgJ3I</a> (in English) and
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dRt4XxZ78c">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dRt4XxZ78c</a> (in Spanish).
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To encourage participation by members of the public who have not
historically requested E.O. 12866 meetings, including members of
underserved communities, OIRA will offer periodic and accessible
trainings on effective participation in E.O. 12866 meetings. OIRA will
hold two training sessions in 2024, one on July 9, 2024, at 3 to 3:45
p.m., Eastern Time, and another on July 16, 2024, at 1 to 1:45 p.m.,
Eastern Time. At these training sessions, OIRA will describe (1) what
an E.O. 12866 meeting is; (2) how members of the public may request and
schedule a meeting; (3) the format of E.O. 12866 meetings; (4) what
type of information or input is most helpful to receive during an E.O.
12866 meeting; and (5) what makes for an effective presentation during
an E.O. 12866 meeting.
Richard L. Revesz,
Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-13018 Filed 6-14-24; 8:45 am]
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