Chapter 1 – General Administration

12010.6.4.2 Resolving Stakeholder Disagreements

• It is the prerogative of the program that initiated the proposed regulations to accept or decline a stakeholder’s suggested or recommended changes to the proposed regulations. If necessary, the program shall contact the stakeholder that has suggested or recommended the changes and negotiate an agreed-upon text. If the text cannot be agreed upon, the outstanding issues shall be raised in writing or in a decision meeting with the Undersecretary or equivalent executive over the program.

• The Program Project Manager is responsible for providing RPMBRegulation and Policy Management Branch with:

  • Revised text incorporating accepted stakeholder recommendations.

  • Documentation of the reasons for rejection of any stakeholder suggestions.