Snap Fact #127

The Office of Management and Budget maintains the program. That office follows three guiding principles established by President Obama: transparency, participation, and collaboration. “E-rulemaking uses disclosure and new access to get comments from diverse people. The feedback is then used to improve regulations based upon the thoughts and ideas of the participating public. Cass Sunstein, administrator of OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs stated thaT,. "Electronic rulemaking, if it is done right, is a partner of accountability.”