Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Tweet[IWS] New! BETA TEST of REGULATION ROOM (increase public participation in rule-making process) November 12 - 22, 2009
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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The Regulation Room Team (Cornell Law School & ILR School's Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution)
The Cornell e-Rulemaking Initiative is proud to announce a preview of Regulation Room, a collaborative effort with the United States Department of Transportation seeking to increase and enhance public engagement during administrative rulemaking proceedings.
Administrative agencies have traditionally used the Federal Register to publish new proposals involving regulations on businesses, industries, and many other aspects that influence society at large. Traditionally, the Federal Register will allow for sixty days of public comments and an additional thirty days for replies. When announcing new rules, agencies typically provide a public comment period where anyone is permitted to voice their opinion on the proposed rules.
Regulation Room is a new and innovative environment attempting to enable and increase public participation in the rulemaking process. The site features a collaborative phase, which should be of interest to the ADR community. The goal is to attract a wide audience who will contribute diverse perspectives and viewpoints, while attempting to grow awareness in the public at large. The site is moderated by Cornell Law School students under close supervision of faculty from the Law School and the ILR School's Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution.
Regulation Room will be running a test commenting period from November 12 - 22 on a proposed National Highway Transportation Safety Administration rule on new tires. During the test period, users of Regulation Room will be able to learn about the rule through research options and asking questions, interact with other individuals around the world, and foster a unique dialogue on the important regulations that affect our daily lives.
Please note that, while we look forward to your valuable feedback and discussion, NHTSA is no longer accepting public comments on the proposed rule that is the subject of the Regulation Room test.
To accept your invitation, sign in to Regulation Room at the following link:
http://www.regulationroom.org/wp-login.php?action=register <----------------- GO HERE
Once you've joined:
Check out the Learn section (especially the Rule Map)
Share your views or suggestions with others in the Participate section
Tell us how we're doing through the feedback button on the left
During the beta test, Regulation Room will work best with Firefox , Chrome, or Safari. We will have multiple browser compatibility for the first "live" rule on Regulation Room, which is scheduled for early 2010.
Thanks for the help!
The Regulation Room Team
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
The Regulation Room Team (Cornell Law School & ILR School's Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution)
The Cornell e-Rulemaking Initiative is proud to announce a preview of Regulation Room, a collaborative effort with the United States Department of Transportation seeking to increase and enhance public engagement during administrative rulemaking proceedings.
Administrative agencies have traditionally used the Federal Register to publish new proposals involving regulations on businesses, industries, and many other aspects that influence society at large. Traditionally, the Federal Register will allow for sixty days of public comments and an additional thirty days for replies. When announcing new rules, agencies typically provide a public comment period where anyone is permitted to voice their opinion on the proposed rules.
Regulation Room is a new and innovative environment attempting to enable and increase public participation in the rulemaking process. The site features a collaborative phase, which should be of interest to the ADR community. The goal is to attract a wide audience who will contribute diverse perspectives and viewpoints, while attempting to grow awareness in the public at large. The site is moderated by Cornell Law School students under close supervision of faculty from the Law School and the ILR School's Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution.
Regulation Room will be running a test commenting period from November 12 - 22 on a proposed National Highway Transportation Safety Administration rule on new tires. During the test period, users of Regulation Room will be able to learn about the rule through research options and asking questions, interact with other individuals around the world, and foster a unique dialogue on the important regulations that affect our daily lives.
Please note that, while we look forward to your valuable feedback and discussion, NHTSA is no longer accepting public comments on the proposed rule that is the subject of the Regulation Room test.
To accept your invitation, sign in to Regulation Room at the following link:
http://www.regulationroom.org/wp-login.php?action=register
Once you've joined:
Check out the Learn section (especially the Rule Map)
Share your views or suggestions with others in the Participate section
Tell us how we're doing through the feedback button on the left
During the beta test, Regulation Room will work best with Firefox , Chrome, or Safari. We will have multiple browser compatibility for the first "live" rule on Regulation Room, which is scheduled for early 2010.
Thanks for the help!
The Regulation Room Team
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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