Assignment:
RULEMAKING
Scenario: Imagine you work as "regulation analyst" for a state or local agency, an interest group, or a private corporation. Your general responsibility is to monitor for state and federal regulatory or policy changes that could affect your organization's work or profits. One part of your job is to review the Federal Register and the Oregon State Bulletin and report on announcements of final rules, proposed rules, or other rule-making actions that may impact your organization.
Basic:
Locate a new rule or rulemaking notice in the Federal Register or Oregon State Bulletin of considerable length. Write a single-spaced typed memo of no more than two pages to a fictitious executive reporting on your selected rule or notice. You must attach a copy of the rule and/or notice to the memo. You will earn no more than a "C" if the notice concerns actions other than rulemaking. USE ONLY RULES FROM 2014 or 2015.
Your memo must provide the following information clearly:
1) the identity of the organization and individual you work for (imaginary is fine);
2) the date of the Federal Register or Oregon State Bulletin where the notice is found;
3) the name of the agency taking the action;
4) the law under which the agency is acting;
5) key dates: last day for comments, the date the agency action will/may take effect (if applicable), any other significant future deadline or time element.
6) a concise summary of the notice;
7) an analysis of how the action could affect your organization;
8) a recommendation on how your organization should or must respond to the notice.