ACUS Panels on expanding access to regulatory agencies

The Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) will host two panels on expanding access to regulatory agencies.

November 29, is the final panel in the ACUS Forum on Underserved Communities and the Regulatory Process. Sidney Shapiro will moderate a panel, Expanding on Efforts to Engage with Underserved Communities, featuring J. Latrice Hill (Farm Service Agency), Amit Narang (Public Citizen), and Viviana Westbrook (Catholic Legal Immigration Network). The panel takes place 3:30 – 4:30 pm ET.

Panelists will examine ways agencies can ensure that they incorporate the perspectives of underserved communities, that members of underserved communities feel confident their perspectives are meaningfully considered, and that initial community-engagement efforts function as building blocks for more durable relationships and regular engagement. Register here to attend.

A related forum, Enhancing Public Input in Agency Rulemaking, takes place this Wednesday, December 1, from 1 – 4 pm ET. Through two panels and additional remarks, leading experts will consider what types of public input are most valuable to agencies and how agencies can structure the rulemaking process to receive that input. Panelists will examine best practices under the notice-and-comment process and possible reforms that would enhance the value of public input.

A complete program appears below and online. Register here to attend.

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