On this episode of Between the Lines with the Administrative Conference of the United States, ACUS Chair Andrew Fois takes you between the lines of two important contemporary issues in administrative law: agency-imposed user fees and agency use of precedential decision-making.
ACUS has recently studied and issued recommendations to federal administrative agencies in both these areas. Its recommendation on user fees points to factors that agencies and Congress should consider when setting up a user fee program, including identifying the purposes of the fees, the potential for unintended consequences, and best ways to communicate with the public about them.
ACUS also identifies best practices for whether, when, and how agencies should make use of precedential decision-making in agency adjudications including identifying them both internally and publicly.
Academic experts and government guests will be on hand to discuss both issues.
