APA
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APA is a commonly used abbreviation for the Administrative Procedure Act, a key U.S. federal law governing how administrative agencies propose and establish regulations.
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| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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| abbreviation |
APA
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| affects |
administrative litigation
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federal regulatory process → judicial review standards → |
| appliesLevel |
federal
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| appliesTo |
executive agencies
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independent regulatory agencies → |
| codifiedIn |
United States Code
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| contains |
exemptions for certain categories of rules
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good cause exception to notice-and-comment requirements → |
| country |
United States
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| enactedBy |
United States Congress
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| governs |
federal administrative agencies
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| influences |
agency rulemaking transparency
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public participation in federal regulation → structure of modern administrative state → |
| jurisdiction |
United States
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| language |
English
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| legalDomain |
public law
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| provides |
right to judicial review of final agency action
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standards for formal adjudication → standards for formal rulemaking → standards for informal adjudication → standards for informal rulemaking → |
| purpose |
to ensure public participation in rulemaking
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to govern how federal administrative agencies propose and establish regulations → to provide standards for judicial review of agency actions → |
| refersTo |
Administrative Procedure Act
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| regulates |
adjudication procedures
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judicial review of agency action → rulemaking procedures → |
| relatedTo |
Code of Federal Regulations
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Freedom of Information Act → federal regulations → |
| requires |
notice-and-comment rulemaking
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opportunity for public comment → publication of final rules → publication of proposed rules → |
| signedBy |
Harry S. Truman
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| standardOfReview |
arbitrary and capricious standard
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review for abuse of discretion → review for contrary to law → substantial evidence standard → |
| subject |
administrative law
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| typeOfLaw |
procedural law
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Administrative Procedure Act
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Administrative Procedure Act
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