eRulemaking Program Management Office

Established in October of 2002, eRulemaking is an E-GOV initiative that is committed to:

- Increasing access to and participation in developing regulations and other related documents that can impact the public

- Promoting more efficient and effective rulemaking through public involvement

In 2003, the eRulemaking program launched the Regulations.gov Web site to enable citizens to search, view, and comment on regulations issued by the U.S. government.

On average, federal agencies and departments issue nearly 8,000 regulations per year. In the past, if members of the public were interested in commenting on a regulation, they would have to know the sponsoring agency, when it would be published, review it in a reading room, then struggle through a comment process specific to each agency. Today using Regulations.gov, the public can shape rules and regulations that impact their lives conveniently, from anywhere.

Regulations.gov provides one-stop access to information related to current and forthcoming regulations issued by the federal government. The Environment Protection Agency is the managing partner of the inter-agency eRulemaking Program which operates Regulations.gov. For more information, please visit http://www.regulations.gov.