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During the comment period, an agency may also hold public hearings where people can make statements and submit data. ... Others may hold public meetings to collect more information or to help affected groups get a better understanding of the proposed rule.
By contrast, a regulatory agency can relatively easily issue regulations that are, in effect, the laws of the United States. Violations of agency laws have the same and many times greater consequences than violating the laws passed by Congress since the agency is fact-finder, prosecutor and sometimes even the judge.
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