Legal Opinion
Patrick D. Hoctor v. United States Department of Agriculture
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 25, 1996No. 95-2571PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
A rule promulgated by an agency that is subject to the Administrative Procedure Act is invalid unless the agency first issues a public notice of proposed rulemaking, describing the substance of the proposed rule, and gives the public an opportunity to submit written comments; and if after receiving the comments it decides to promulgate the rule it must set forth the basis and purpose of the rule in a public statement. 5- U.S.C. §§ 553(b), (c). These procedural requirements do not apply, however, to “interpretative rules, general statements of policy, or rules of agency…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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