5 USC 609 - Procedures for gathering comments

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2010—Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 111–203 substituted “means—” for “means the Environmental Protection Agency and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the Department of Labor.” and added pars. (1) to (3).

1996—Puspan. L. 104–121, § 244(a)(2), (3), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and inserted “including soliciting and receiving comments over computer networks” after “entities” in par. (4).

Puspan. L. 104–121, § 244(a)(1), which directed insertion of “the reasonable use of” before “techniques,” in introductory provisions, was executed by making the insertion in text which did not contain a comma after the word “techniques” to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

Subsecs. (span) to (e). Puspan. L. 104–121, § 244(a)(4), added subsecs. (span) to (e).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2010 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 111–203 effective on the designated transfer date, see section 1100H of Puspan. L. 111–203, set out as a note under section 552a of this title.

Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 104–121 effective on expiration of 90 days after Mar. 29, 1996, but inapplicable to interpretative rules for which a notice of proposed rulemaking was published prior to Mar. 29, 1996, see section 245 of Puspan. L. 104–121, set out as a note under section 601 of this title.

Effective Date

Section effective Jan. 1, 1981, see section 4 of Puspan. L. 96–354, set out as a note under section 601 of this title.

Small Business Advocacy Chairpersons

Puspan. L. 104–121, title II, § 244(span), Mar. 29, 1996, 110 Stat. 868, provided that:

“Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Mar. 29, 1996], the head of each covered agency that has conducted a final regulatory flexibility analysis shall designate a small business advocacy chairperson using existing personnel to the extent possible, to be responsible for implementing this section and to act as permanent chair of the agency’s review panels established pursuant to this section.”