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U.S. Code as of:
01/03/05
Section 553. Rule making
(a) This section applies, according to the provisions thereof,
except to the extent that there is involved -
(1) a military or foreign affairs function of the United
States; or
(2) a matter relating to agency management or personnel or to
public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts.
(b) General notice of proposed rule making shall be published in
the Federal Register, unless persons subject thereto are named and
either personally served or otherwise have actual notice thereof in
accordance with law. The notice shall include -
(1) a statement of the time, place, and nature of public rule
making proceedings;
(2) reference to the legal authority under which the rule is
proposed; and
(3) either the terms or substance of the proposed rule or a
description of the subjects and issues involved.
Except when notice or hearing is required by statute, this
subsection does not apply -
(A) to interpretative rules, general statements of policy, or
rules of agency organization, procedure, or practice; or
(B) when the agency for good cause finds (and incorporates the
finding and a brief statement of reasons therefor in the rules
issued) that notice and public procedure thereon are
impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest.
(c) After notice required by this section, the agency shall give
interested persons an opportunity to participate in the rule making
through submission of written data, views, or arguments with or
without opportunity for oral presentation. After consideration of
the relevant matter presented, the agency shall incorporate in the
rules adopted a concise general statement of their basis and
purpose. When rules are required by statute to be made on the
record after opportunity for an agency hearing, sections 556 and
557 of this title apply instead of this subsection.
(d) The required publication or service of a substantive rule
shall be made not less than 30 days before its effective date,
except -
(1) a substantive rule which grants or recognizes an exemption
or relieves a restriction;
(2) interpretative rules and statements of policy; or
(3) as otherwise provided by the agency for good cause found
and published with the rule.
(e) Each agency shall give an interested person the right to
petition for the issuance, amendment, or repeal of a rule.
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