§1707 Publication of proposed regulations

Summary

Agencies must publish proposed procurement rules, procedures, or forms that affect spending of government money and that either reach beyond the agency’s own operations or have big cost or paperwork effects on contractors, and they generally must wait 60 days after that public notice before the rule takes effect. The agency head must put a notice in the Federal Register, give at least 30 days for public comments, and include either the full text or a short summary plus a contact to get the full text and to send comments. If urgent and compelling reasons make the normal steps impractical, the official who issues the rule can waive the waiting and notice requirements. A waived rule can be put in place temporarily if the agency publishes a notice saying it is temporary and opens a 30-day comment period starting on publication. After reviewing comments, the agency head may issue the final rule.