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A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (is the document an agency issues and publishes in the Federal Register that describes and solicits public comments on a proposed regulatory action. Under the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553), an NPRM must include (at a minimum): a statement of the time, place, and nature of the public rulemaking proceeding, a reference to the legal authority under which the rule is proposed, and either the terms or substance of the proposed rule or a description of the subjects and issues involved. Alex Lilo) |
