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1947 Attorney General's Manual on the Administrative Procedure Act

Prepared by the United States Department of Justice. Tom C. Clark, Attorney General, 1947.

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Note Concerning Manner of Citation of Legislative Material

I — Fundamental Concepts

a. Basic Purposes of the Administrative Procedure Act
b. Coverage of the Administrative Procedure Act
c. Distinction between Rule Making and Adjudication

II — Section 3, Public Information

Agencies Subject to Section 3
Exceptions to Requirements of Section 3
Effective Date — Prospective Operation
Section 3(a) — Rules
Section 3(b) — Opinions and Orders
Section 3(c) — Public Records

III — Section 4, Rule Making

Exceptions
Section 4(a) — Notice
Section 4(b) — Procedures
Section 4(c) — Effective Dates
Section 4(d) — Petitions

IV — Section 5, Adjudication

General Scope of Formal Procedural Requirements
Exempted Adjudications
Section 5(a) — Notice
Section 5(b) — Procedure
Section 5(c) — Separation of Functions
Section 5(d) — Declaratory Orders

V — Section 6, Ancillary Matters

Governing Definitions
Section 6(a) — Appearance
Section 6(b) — Investigations
Section 6(c) — Subpenas
Section 6(d) — Denials

VI — Section 7, Hearings

Section 7(a) — Presiding Officers
Section 7(b) — Hearing Powers
Section 7(c) — Evidence
Section 7(d) — Record

VII — Section 8, Decisions

Section 8(a) — Who Decides
Section 8(b) — Submittals and Decisions

VIII — Section 9, Sanctions and Powers

Section 9(a) — Sanctions
Section 9(b) — Licenses

IX — Section 10, Judicial Review

Scope of Section 10
Section 10(a) — Right of Review
Section 10(b) — Form and Venue of Action
Section 10(c) — Reviewable Acts
Section 10(d) — Interim Relief
Section 10(e) — Scope of Review

Appendices

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