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- Date and Time: This course will take place from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Eastern Time (Noon to 1PM CT, 11AM to Noon MT, 10AM to 11AM PT) on January 27.
- Format: This course is only available as a webcast.
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This program was originally presented on December 13, 2024. Faculty questions will be answered by email within two business days and all registrants will receive a set of downloadable course materials to accompany the program.
This conference is co-sponsored by ALI CLE and the Environmental Law Institute.
Why You Should Attend
Learn how to advocate for your clients by preparing persuasive comments on agency actions, including rulemakings and guidance!
When a government agency publishes a proposed regulation and solicits comments, the public has an important opportunity to inform the agency’s regulatory approach and influence the proposed regulation before it is finalized. A properly crafted and well-supported comment can persuade the agency to adopt your client’s preferred position on draft regulations, policies, programs, plans, studies, and reports. Not only will your potentially-impacted clients – whether you represent companies, organizations, or individuals – want the agency to take into account their viewpoints, they will also want to preserve their arguments for a judicial challenge.
The Supreme Court’s decisions last term in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, Ohio v. EPA, and Corner Post v. Board of Governor, FRS may result in more parties seeking to engage with agencies through the public commenting process, not only in hopes of swaying the agency before a rule is finalized, but also to establish their positions for future litigation.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to gain insights and best practices from counsel for the various stakeholders impacted by environmental regulation, a researcher behind the Public Comment Initiative, as well as a law professor who focuses on the intersection of administrative and environmental law.
What You Will Learn
In just one hour, you’ll learn how to submit effective and persuasive comments and gain insight into how agencies consider and respond to comments as they develop final rules. Get balanced perspectives on the “nuts and bolts” of commenting, what kinds of arguments are considered persuasive, how to build the record, and what you need to do in anticipation of litigation that could follow.
Topics include:
- Strategy: How to plan, research, and gather relevant data to support your argument
- How to say it: Organizing comments and what to say in them
- What happens after a comment is submitted
- Legal issues that inform the agency’s consideration of comments and its development of the final rule
- The fall of Chevron deference and the impact of the Supreme Court’s decisions in Loper Bright, Ohio v. EPA, and Corner Post
This program was originally presented on December 13, 2024. Faculty questions will be answered by email within two business days and all registrants will receive a set of downloadable course materials to accompany the program.
Register now for this timely webcast!
Who Should Attend
Although taught specifically for environmental practitioners, attorneys who represent parties in any regulated industry will benefit from watching this webcast.
Schedule, Faculty, CLE & More
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