Understanding the Regulatory Process
Working with Federal Regulatory Agencies

We'll show you exactly how the regulatory process works along with strategies and tactics that can help you work with federal regulatory agencies successfully and productively.

This course is tailored for your group's specific needs.

Learn the types of rules, what triggers rulemaking, and rulemaking procedures. Get an overview of the major regulatory agencies and the issues they currently face. You'll also find out how you can influence the exercise of regulatory power.

We'll then show you how to use scientific, economic and programmatic data effectively to support your position. Then, instructors provide guidance on using the Internet to track current and potential regulations or conduct regulatory research. (Please note: This course is focused on federal agencies.)

Registration and payment at least 3 weeks before the sponsored course date is required so the program can be customized for your group. The program fee includes program development, faculty, materials, and classroom space in the DC area for up to 20 attendees (the program fee also includes AV, breaks and lunch). *  We will contact you after we receive your registration to finalize details.

See the FAQs About Sponsored Courses for more information.

Government agencies: please see the GSA Schedule for our GSA contract pricing.

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The leadership competencies for this course include:

• External Awareness
• Technical Credibility
• Political Savvy

  This is an elective course for the Certificate in Communication and Advocacy

  This is an elective course for the Certificate in Congressional Operations. 

Course materials include personal copy of  "Regulatory Process Poster" by Ken Ackerman

Sample Agenda	Understanding the Regulatory Process: Working with Federal Regulatory Agencies 9:00 - 4:05 pm (Networking lunch 12 noon)   Historical Overview of the Federal Regulatory Process The Federal Register Act The Administrative Procedure Act   Overview of the Rulemaking Process What is rulemaking? During this session, the faculty discuss rulemaking, types of rules, and the purposes of rulemaking procedures. Faculty then examine the elements of proposed and final rulemaking notices, what happens inside the agency, and the public's role in the process.   OMB's Role in the Regulatory Process OMB guidelines Implications for Notice and Comment Rulemaking Role of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) within OMB   Special Considerations for Small Businesses and Other Small Entities The Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 upped the ante for federal agencies by giving small entities--small businesses, small nonprofits, and small government organizations--a right to appeal a final rule under the Regulatory Flexibility Act which requires extensive economic analysis and other considerations to rulemaking. Learn how this law transforms the process for small entity input through the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy, small entity representatives to interagency panels for occupational safety, environmental, and financial laws, and the final arbiter, Congress.   Devising a Policy and Issue Management Strategy This session covers how best to influence a federal regulatory agency. How do you advocate that your position is in the public interest? Learn how to effectively use scientific, economic, and programmatic data to support your position, and how to use public relations and the media to influence public opinion to achieve your desired result.   Internet Resources for Researching Regulations and Rulemaking/A Case Study How to use Internet resources to track current and potential regulations or conduct regulatory research. A case study tracks the rulemaking process. Do you need a training course we don't offer or coverage of an additional topic in this course? If you have suggestions for courses or topics you would like to see us offer, please contact us or complete our online suggestion form.
Suggested Prerequisites	None. If you need help deciding which courses you should take based on your work experience or training, please contact us via email or phone: 703-739-3790.
Time and Dates	9:00 am to 4:05 pm T, October 15, 2013
Location	October 15, 2013:  This course can be presented at your location in Washington, DC, or at a location in Washington, DC, that we provide.  * Other dates:  This course can be presented at your location in Washington, DC, or at a location in Washington, DC, that we provide.  For a map with a brief list of hotels near the Capitol, click here. When we arrange space, we use these Washington, DC, locations.
Course Materials	Course materials include personal copy of  "Regulatory Process Poster" by Ken Ackerman.
Certificate of Training and CEUs	A Certificate of Training is available for this course. To get a Certificate of Training, your registration fee must be paid in full, and you must attend the entire course. This course is approved for .6 CEUs from George Mason University. This is an elective course for the Certificate in Communication and Advocacy. This is an elective course for the Certificate in Congressional Operations.
Related Training	Drafting Effective Legislation and Amendments
Policies	See http://www.thecapitol.net/PublicPrograms/CoursePolicies_Sponsored.html All statements and discussion at all of our courses, workshops and seminars, public and custom, are off the record and not for attribution, unless specified otherwise. The resulting confidentiality ensures a frank and free exchange of views.
FAQs	FAQs about our sponsored courses including suggested attire.
Program Fee and Registration	$9,750 - for up to 20 attendees Registration and payment at least 3 weeks before the sponsored course is required so the program can be customized for your specific needs. The program fee includes program development, faculty, materials, and classroom space in the DC area for up to 20 attendees (the program fee also includes AV, breaks and lunch). We will contact you after we receive your registration to finalize details. * There is a discount if you provide classroom space in the DC area, AV, breaks and lunch. This program can be presented outside the DC area. Contact us for details.    Fax or Mail: Print out and complete the registration form (in Adobe pdf). The completed form should include your method of payment.    Fax the completed form to us at 703-739-1195.    Mail the completed form to us at TheCapitol.Net, Inc., PO Box 25706, Alexandria, VA  22313-5706
Available as custom, on-site training?	Yes.  This program can be tailored for on-site agency, association and corporate training.  Please call 703-739-3790 for information. Government agencies: please see the GSA Schedule for our GSA contract pricing. TheCapitol.Net, Inc. Contract GS02F0192X
Need more information?	Phone: 703-739-3790 Email: registrar -at- TheCapitol.Net Complete our online information request.
Non-Partisan	TheCapitol.Net is a non-partisan firm, and the opinions of its faculty, authors, clients and the owners and operators of its vendors are their own and do not represent those of TheCapitol.Net.

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October 15, 2013
9:00 am to 4:05 pm

   
Approved for .6 CEUs from George Mason University.

All of our courses and workshops include extensive interaction with our faculty, making our courses and workshops both educational and mini-consulting sessions with substantive experts.

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"[This course will help me in] understanding the points in the system where intervention is possible and most likely to be effective."
-- Counsellor (Trade Policy), Canadian Embassy

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-- Government Agency employee

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-- Legislative Assistant, American Academy of Child & Adolescence Psychiatry

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