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Researching Federal Agency Action

Review the following videos prepared by the John Marshall Laws School law library. Pay particular attention to how to find the latest information from a particular agency and how to find information on a specific topic when you are not sure what agency might regulate that topic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKW_19KxKcc&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGGEBeSlaLQ&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOheBZaWiec&feature=youtu.be

Once you have reviewed all three videos, let’s put those new (to some of you) skills to work. Search for a notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM”) by an agency in which you are interested. Review the NPRM and summarize the new rule in one page or less.

Answer the following questions:

  1. How did you find the NPRM?
  2. What agency is your NPRM from?
  3. Is this a new rule or a modification of an existing rule?
  4. What will the proposed rule do?
  5. What are the next steps in the rulemaking process for this rule?

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