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A final rule, in the context of administrative rulemaking, is a federal administrative regulation that advanced through the proposed rule and public comment stages of the rulemaking process and is published in the Federal Register with a scheduled effective date.

Use an opening sentence to establish your credibility. State who you are and summarize any of your experiences that are relevant to the topic of the proposal. Use the next few sentences to succinctly summarize the data or research that you have provided.

While federal agencies are not required to respond to all comments, they are required to consider and respond to substantial and unique comments.

The option to submit a digital public comment on a federal agency document can be done in 2 ways: either directly through the agency's site, or through the Federal Register. Both paths will lead to a document open for comments on regulations.gov, the website for the Federal Register.

Comment Period ? A comment period is the range of time the public has to submit input before an agency makes a final decision on a proposed rule. Federal agencies typically invite public comments on RFIs, ANPRMs, NPRMs, Direct Final Rules, and Interim Final Rules. In most cases, the comment period is 60 days.

What is the time period for the public to submit comments? In general, agencies will specify a comment period ranging from 30 to 60 days in the ?Dates? section of the Federal Register document, but the time period can vary. For complex rulemakings, agencies may provide for longer time periods, such as 180 days or more.

ANPRM: We use an advance notice of proposed rulemaking when we need more information or data to determine whether a rule is needed, what regulation to develop, or when we want ideas or alternative suggestions for dealing with a specific hazard.