The administrative agencies How Laws are Made The administrative agencies

Sharon Bradley Special Collections Librarian Alexander Campbell King Law Library University of Georgia School of Law bradleys@uga.edu

What we’ll cover Law, as defined in Black’s Law Dictionary, is “a body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority and having binding legal force.” Our laws come from our three branches of Government: legislative, executive, and judicial. These webinars will focus on the law-making activities of each branch, the documents that are created during the process, and how they are used by lawyers and legal researchers. Administrative agencies are part of the executive branch of government headed by the President. They make law through the rule making process but they also enforce the rules and have quasi- judicial power.

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Regulations: The Rodney Dangerfield of Laws “I don't get no respect” Daily impact on our lives Not actually written to torture us Citizens have a say in the process

Administrative Procedure Act of 1946 Roosevelt’s New Deal Development of the administrative agency structure Panama Refining Co. v. Ryan, 293 U.S. 388 (1935) Federal Register Act of 1935 Final Report of Attorney General's Committee on Administrative Procedure

Federal Register 65 Fed. Reg. 3415 (Jan. 21, 2000) Proposed new rules and regulations Final rules Changes to existing rules Notices of meetings and adjudicatory proceedings Presidential documents including Executive orders, proclamations and administrative orders.

Preliminary Rules & Regulations Existing regulations or new regulation Responsible agency identified Delegation of authority Extension of legislation from general to specific Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Regulatory Agenda

Proposed Rules Separate section of Federal Register Summary Supplementary background information Contact information for public input Named individual Phone Email Mailing address Website

Final Rules Interim Final Rule Final Rule Preamble Summary Effective date Congressional Review Act

What’s After the Final Final Rule Code of Federal Regulations Codification – subject or topical arrangement Reference to FR where section created/amended Agency Materials Administrative Decisions Administrative Guidance

How Laws are Made: The Administrative Agencies Questions? Contact: Sharon Bradley bradleys@uga.edu