Rulemaking Gateway Flagship Update FY2010- 4th Quarter Description of Flagship Project ¦ The Rulemaking Gateway falls under the "Expanding Public Awareness and Involvement in the Development of Rules and Regulations" Flagship Theme ¦ The Gateway gives the public continual updates about priority regulations that are under development and posts information earlier in the rulemaking process than previously provided ¦ To better help stakeholders understand which rules are likely to relate to them, the Gateway contains set filters/topics including children's health, environmental justice, state and local governments, and tribal governments ¦ For additional information, go to: http://www.epa.gov/rulemaking/ Stakeholders ¦ Local governments ¦ State and Tribal governments ¦ Small businesses ¦ Environmental community ¦ Public Highlights of Progress this Quarter Planned Activity for Next Quarter ¦ Complete upgrades to the Gateway based on public recommendations ¦ Continue daily and monthly updates Milestones/Status ¦ Launch the Rulemaking Gateway (Complete) ¦ Make daily and monthly updates to the Gateway (Ongoing) ¦ Moderate discussion forums (Complete) ¦ Upgraded the Gateway based on public recommendations submitted via the online discussion forum (http://vosemite.epa.gov/opei/RuleGate. nsf/content/upgrades.html) ¦ Highlighted upcoming public hearings on priority rulemakings (http://yosemite.epa.gov/opei/RuleGate. nsf/content/attendmeetings.html) ¦ Began providing RSS feeds that alert stakeholders of rulemakings that pertain to certain areas of interest (e.g., children's health, environmental justice) Metrics ¦ Number of Actions: 92 ¦ Number of Visitors: 6,000 per month average ¦ Average number of months Gateway information precedes publishing first regulatory document: 2.5 Months ¦ Average number of months Gateway information precedes first appearance in Regulatory Agenda: 4 Months EPA@40: Healthier Families, Cleaner Communities, A Stronger America EPA's Quarterly Report on Open Government Progress - 2010/Q4 i ------- |