What does APA stand for?

This bill makes adjustments to the Administrative Procedure Act, by amending the definition of "agency" to codify existing case law, and requiring that agencies: give notice of meetings, hearings, and workshops on the agency's website; post meeting agendas and materials on the agency's website; make staff available to explain agency rule proposals at public hearings; consider information submitted within certain timeframes in rulemaking; specify the effective date of a rule in the notice of rulemaking; and post their statements of agency organization on their websites.

Montgomery Circuit Judge Johnny Hardwick had ruled in November that the State Board of Education failed to follow the requirements of the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act in passing the ban on double dipping and restricting leave time.

The Supreme Court, in its 5-4 decision, found the FCC's actions to be neither "arbitrary" nor "capricious," and therefore reversed the Second Circuit's ruling and held that the FCC's action should not have been overturned under the Administrative Procedure Act.

In assessing compliance, GAO used established court precedent applying these requirements, as well as the standard of review for agency actions established by the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), which is deferential to agency decision making.

Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit ruled that the FCC had violated the Administrative Procedure Act by failing to "articulate a reasoned basis for its change in policy.

The group alleges that the FDA's failure to act on the petition constitutes an agency action "unlawfully with held or unreasonably delayed" in violation of the federal Administrative Procedure Act, in light of the "nature and extent of the public health interests prejudiced" by the delay.

Public Citizen contends that FDA is violating the Administrative Procedure Act by not acting upon the petition.

Public Citizen contends that the FDA is violating the Administrative Procedure Act by not acting upon the petition.