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Public Comment
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Media Law Prof Blog
FCC Sets Up In Box for Public Comment
The FCC has set up an inbox for comment on the proposed new net neutrality rules here. The FCC will consider the new proposal at its May 15 meeting.
Securities Law Prof Blog
NASAA Requests Public Comment on Proposed Changes to Franchise Multi-Unit Commentary
Details available here.
Environmental Law & Policy Monitor
D.C. Circuit Reemphasizes the Need for Thorough Rule Comments
In a decision released Tuesday, the D.C. Circuit held that an electric utility industry group could not challenge an EPA rule because it did not raise the relevant issues during…
Nano and Other Emerging Chemical Technologies Blog
NIOSH Announces Public Meeting and Opportunity for Public Comment on Proposed Survey
On June 19, 2013, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) published a Federal Register notice announcing a public meeting and opportunity for comment on a proposed NIOSH…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
WY: U.S. EPA Extends Pavillion Public Comment Period
By Greg Russell
U.S. EPA has extended the public comment period for a draft research report on the Pavillion, WY groundwater contamination investigation: "The public comment period began December 14, 2011, and ends…
School Law
SEE YOU IN COURT! – October 2012
As September became October, the Nutmeg Public Schools settled into routine, and Mr. Superintendent started to focus on the challenges of operating for the fourth straight year under the cloud…
Smart Grid Legal News
Florida PSC to Hold Public Smart Meter Workshop
By Linda Evers
Two years after providing approval to Florida Power and Light to install smart meters, the Florida Public Service Commission has decided to have a public workshop regarding the devices due to…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC Solicits Comments Prior to JOBS Act Rulemaking
The SEC announced it will begin accepting comments from the public as the agency sets out to make rules required under the recently-signed Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act. Under a…
Aviation & Airport
Don’t Procrastinate: Make Your Comments on Environmental Analyses Early and Often
By Barbara E. Lichman, Ph.D., J.D.
Recent appellate cases have once again brought to the fore the critical importance of the “exhaustion of administrative remedies” for any potential challenger to an agency action based on noncompliance…
The Faculty Lounge
The Sausage Making of Financial Reform, II
In my last post, I was discussing the public comments on the Volcker rule. As noted, 7316 of those comments are a virtually identical form letter. I outline the possible…