Question: How do I submit a comment?

Answer:

Comments may be submitted online at www.regulations.gov under the Docket ID number listed in the corresponding Federal Register notice (FRN).

Question: What are Public Submissions?

Answer:

Public submissions are responses, from individuals or representatives of an organization, to a request for information from the Agency. These submissions may include comments expressing an opinion or position taken by a member of the public or other external stakeholder about an Agency rulemaking or other action. Other submissions may include nominations to serve on an Agency advisory committee or a notice of intent to appear at a hearing.

Question: What are Docket phases?

Answer:

Docket phases are electronic folders that represent the latest action taken in a docket's lifecycle. When a new docket is created, an initial phase is established. Each time an agency initiates an action related to a rulemaking or non-rulemaking docket activity, the action prompts the creation of a new phase.

Examples of docket phases include Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM), Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) and Final rule.

Question: How is a Docket organized?

Answer:

A Docket is organized by folders. Each folder represents phases of a docket and may contain Federal Register notices, supporting and related materials and public submissions.

Question: What is a Docket ID number?

Answer:

The Docket ID number uniquely identifies a collection of materials related to a particular docket. The alphanumeric format of the Docket ID number identifies the government agency, year created and the sequence number.

For example: OSHA-2010-0003 would show that this OSHA docket was created in 2010 and was the 3rd docket created in that calendar year.

Question: What is a Docket?

Answer:

A Docket is like a file cabinet of information and materials related to a specific regulatory or non-regulatory topic.

The Docket may contain:

• One or more Federal Register documents (Rules and Notices)
• Materials specifically referenced in the Federal Register
• Public submissions
• Applications, Petitions or Adjudication documents

Question: What are Federal Register notices?

Answer:

These notices are daily publications of the U.S. federal government that make available the rules, regulations, other legal notices, and non-rulemaking actions issued by federal agencies. The Federal Register allows public access to materials that support an agency's rulemaking and non-rulemaking proposals, which are housed in Dockets.

Please visit the Federal Register webpage for additional information.