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Administrative Agencies
::(G) requiring that a trade secret or other confidential research, development, or commercial information not be revealed or be revealed only in a specified way; and
::(G) requiring that a trade secret or other confidential research, development, or commercial information not be revealed or be revealed only in a specified way; and
::(H) requiring that the parties simultaneously file specified documents or information in sealed envelopes, to be opened as the court directs.
::(H) requiring that the parties simultaneously file specified documents or information in sealed envelopes, to be opened as the court directs.
==Federal Administrative Proceedings==
Federal agencies are governed by the Administrative Procedures Act. 5 U.S.C. § 552. This law requires rules of general applicability to be issued after rulemaking proceedings that are documented in the ''Federal Register.'' In addition, many federal agencies conduct adjudications (in some cases before hearing officers or Administrative Law Judges. For these, Section 552 provides:
<blockquote>(2) Each agency, in accordance with published rules, shall make available for public inspection and copying—
(A) final opinions, including concurring and dissenting opinions, as well as orders, made in the adjudication of cases;
(B) those statements of policy and interpretations which have been adopted by the agency and are not published in the Federal Register;
(C) administrative staff manuals and instructions to staff that affect a member of the public;
(D) copies of all records, regardless of form or format, which have been released to any person under paragraph (3) and which, because of the nature of their subject matter, the agency determines have become or are likely to become the subject of subsequent requests for substantially the same records; and
(E) a general index of the records referred to under subparagraph (D);
</blockquote> [https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/552 5 U.S.C. § 552]
Currently, most agencies (like the federal courts) make their decisions available over the internet. Many agencies also publish bound printed copies of past decisions which are available from the [[Government Printing Office]].
== See also ==
== See also ==