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Administrative Agency
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government body charged with administering and implementing legislation
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Administrative Law
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law governing administrative agencies
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Administrative procedure act
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federal law that establishes the operating rules for administrative agencies
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Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
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federal law permitting citizens to request documents and records from administrative agencies
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Open Meeting Law
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law that requires advance notice of agency meeting and public access
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Federal Register Act
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federal law requiring agencies to make public disclosure of proposed rules, passed rules, and activities
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Federal Register
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government publication issued five days a week that lists all administrative regulations, all presidential proclamations and executive orders, and other documents and classes of documents that the president or Congress direct to be published.
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Administrative Law Judge
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judicial figure who hears administrative agency actions
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informal settlements
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negotiated disposition of a matter before an administrative agency, generally without public sanctions
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consent decrees
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informal settlements of enforcement actions brought by agencies
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hearing officer (or examiner)
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another name for an administrative law judge
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Intervenors
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in administrative actions, third parties who have an interest in the issues being determined by an ALJ
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cease and desist order
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order issued by a court or administrative agency to stop a practice that it decides is improper
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exhaustion of administrative remedies
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requirement that an agency make its final decision before the parties can go to court