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Title: Presidential Memorandum, Negotiated Rulemaking
Author: The White House
Date: September 30, 1993
For Immediate Release
September 30, 1993
MEMORANDUM FOR
- EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND SELECTED AGENCIES
ADMINISTRATOR OF THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION
AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS
SUBJECT: Negotiated Rulemaking
Today, I issued the Executive Order on Regulatory Planning and
Review, which sets forth the Administrations regulatory
philosophy and establishes the procedures to be followed by
agencies in promulgating regulations. This order also enhances
public disclosure requirements and public involvement in the
regulatory review process. In section 6 (a) of the order, I
direct each agency to explore and, where appropriate, use
consensual mechanisms for developing regulations, including
negotiated rulemaking. Consistent with that directive and the
recommendation of the National Performance Review on this issue,
I further direct each agency, within 90 days of this order, to
(i) identify to OIRA at least one rulemaking which the agency
will, within the upcoming year, develop through the use of
negotiated rulemaking or (ii) explain to OIRA why the use of
negotiated rulemaking will not be feasible in the upcoming year.
I further direct the Administrator of OIRA to publish this
memorandum in the Federal Register.
William J. Clinton
