Rescinding Unnecessary Notice and Comment Procedures
Key claim: The Small Business Administration will no longer automatically seek public comment on rules that the Administrative Procedure Act does not require comments for, and will do so only case by case.
Abstract
(Rule · Small Business Administration) This final rule rescinds the Administration’s policy of engaging in notice and comment rulemaking even where the Administrative Procedure Act does not require notice and comment rulemaking. As a result of this final rule, the Administration will follow the default requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act. The Administration will reserve the right to engage in voluntary notice and comment rulemaking even where not required by the Administrative Procedure Act as a matter of policy on a case by case basis.
Why this matters
The Small Business Administration will no longer automatically seek public comment on rules that the Administrative Procedure Act does not require comments for, and will do so only case by case.