§ 519.20 - Procedures when publishing adopted rules.

(a) After careful consideration of all relevant material submitted, the proponent of the rule will make such revisions in the proposed rule as necessary in light of the comments received.

(b) If it is impractical for the rule proponent to finalize the rule after the comment period, due to extensive unresolved issues, the proponent will publish a document withdrawing the proposed rule.

(c) The proponent will prepare a preamble for publication with the final rule. The proponent will discuss in the preamble the comments received in response to the proposed rule and the decision to accept or reject the comments in the revision to the proposed rule. Preparation will be in accordance with guidance contained in the Federal Register Handbook on Document Drafting.

(d) The original and three copies of the preamble and revised rule will be forwarded to RMDA (AHRC-PDD-RP) in the proper format. The RMDA will then prepare the required certification and submit the documents to the Office of the Federal Register for publication in the form of an adopted rule.

(e) The proponent will provide to RMDA (AHRC-PDD-RP), a copy of the final rule, a completed OMB Form “Submission of Federal Rules Under the Congressional Review Act” (available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/EOP/OMB and http://www.gao.gov), and a concise statement about the rule within 14 days of publication date in the Federal Register. The proponent will identify whether it is a major or a substantive/nonsignificant rule, its proposed effective date, significant issues of interest, and a cost-benefit analysis of the rule, as applicable. The RMDA will submit a copy of all final rules to both Houses of Congress and the Government Accounting Office (GAO) per CRA.

(f) Army Civil Works rulemaking proponents, when proposing rules governed by § 519.3(e) of this regulation, may forward the documents prescribed in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this section directly to the OFR. Army Civil Works proponents are responsible for submitting a copy of the final rules to Congress and GAO in accordance with paragraph (e) of this section.