Presignature, Legal Sufficiency Review, FR Rule Prep & Approval, and Issuance Signature
During this phase, AO will:
- Obtain presignature edit of FR issuance from DD
- Obtain legal sufficiency review (LSR) from OGC
- Work with the OSD FRLO to process proposed rule or IFR for interagency review and public comment, and a final rule for interagency review
- Obtain clearance to release unclassified FR issuances to the public from Office of Security Review
- Obtain signature on FR issuance
- Release final rule to the FR.
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Action
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Timeframe
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AO/DD/OGC
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DD provides presignature review.
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5 workdays. For every presignature package over 25 pages long, add 2 workdays for each
additional 25 pages.
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AO incorporates presignature edits into issuance; sends presignature package to the OSD Component focal point, who posts to the Directives Program portal for LSR.
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5 workdays
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DD reviews and releases presignature package on the Directives Program portal for LSR.
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3 workdays
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OGC provides LSR on FR issuance.
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10 workdays
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AO/FRLO
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AO works with OSD FRLO to complete proposed rule or IFR and paperwork.4
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10 workdays
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AO obtains Component GC review and authorizing official signature on
the proposed rule or IFR package and forwards via e-mail to OSD FRLO.
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10 workdays
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OSD FRLO reviews proposed rule or IFR package, coordinates changes to
package with AO, prepares action memo to obtain RPO approval, and
forwards package to RPO.
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5 workdays
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RPO approves proposed rule or IFR package and forwards it via e-mail to the OSD FRLO for forwarding to OMB.
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10 workdays
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OMB reviews and coordinates proposed rule or IFR with other Federal
agencies and provides comments via e-mail to OSD FRLO for forwarding
to AO for adjudication.
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Up to 60 workdays
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AO adjudicates interagency comments and provides comment matrix and updated proposed rule or IFR via e-mail to OSD FRLO.
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8 workdays
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OSD FRLO reviews updated proposed rule or IFR and submits to OMB.
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2 workdays
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OMB completes proposed rule or IFR review and notifies OSD FRLO of their decision for approval/disapproval.5
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15 workdays
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OSD FRLO provides proposed rule or IFR to Office of the Federal Register for publication and public comment.
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5 workdays
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During the public comment period, AO retrieves public comments by accessing the electronic docket using regulations.gov.
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40 workdays
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AO/DD/OGC
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AO updates FR issuance with interagency and public comments and consults with DD and OGC for the way ahead. Possibilities may include a second presignature review and LSR.
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5 workdays (may be 25 workdays total if second presig/LSR is required)
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AO/FRLO
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If necessary, AO incorporates presignature review and OGC edits into FR issuance and the final rule. Additionally, AO addresses public comments in preamble of the final rule and revises rule text accordingly. Final rule is forwarded via e-mail to OSD FRLO.
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10 workdays
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OSD FRLO reviews final rule and drafts paperwork for processing rule and e-mails documents along with guidance to AO.
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5 workdays
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AO works with OSD FRLO to complete final rule and paperwork.
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10 workdays
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AO obtains Component GC and OASD(LA) review and authorizing official signature on final rule package and provides final rule package via e-mail to OSD FRLO.
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15 workdays
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OSD FRLO reviews final rule package, coordinates changes to package with AO, prepares action memo to obtain RPO approval, and forwards package to RPO.
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5 workdays
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RPO approves final rule package and forwards it via e-mail to the OSD FRLO for forwarding to OMB.
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10 workdays
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OMB reviews and coordinates final rule with other Federal agencies and provides comments via e-mail to OSD FRLO for forwarding to AO for adjudication.
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10 workdays
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AO adjudicates interagency comments and provides comment matrix and updated rule via e-mail to OSD FRLO, who submits to OMB.
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8 workdays
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OSD FRLO reviews updated final rule and submits to OMB.
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2 workdays
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OMB completes final rule review and notifies OSD FRLO of their decision for approval/disapproval.
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15 workdays
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AO/DD/OGC
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AO updates FR issuance with interagency comments and consults with DD and OGC for the way ahead. Possibilities may include another presignature review and LSR or, if either DD or OGC determines that policy and/or responsibilities have been substantially changed, recoordination with affected DoD Components.
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5 workdays (25 days if presig review/LSR is required; 70 workdays at the most if recoordination is required)
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AO incorporates any changes required by DD and/or OGC; requests public clearance review for unclassified issuances from Office of Security Review at secrev1@osd.mil.
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5 workdays
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Office Security Review provides public clearance review.
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5 workdays
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AO/DD/FRLO
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AO obtains authorizing official signature on FR issuance and forwards to DD.
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10 workdays
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DD publishes FR issuance to DoD Issuances Website.
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5 workdays
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OSD FRLO provides final rule to Office of the Federal Register for publication and effective date.**
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5 workdays
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** The final rule will not become effective for 30 to 60 days from date of publication in the Federal Register.
The rule will then be codified in the CFR.
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TOTAL WORKDAYS: 368
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TOTAL WORKDAYS FOR PROCESS: 476/486/501
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