ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES

Administrative Agencies

Are administrative agencies too powerful?

The administrative agencies are much powerful and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) governs how Federal agencies may establish regulations and requires that they inform the public of their procedures and rules. The APA requires federal agencies to provide for public participation in the rule making process, sets formal standards in rule making and administrative hearings, and requires judicial review of cases when hearing results are appealed. The APA was created to regulate and standardize federal agency procedures in response to expansive growth of federal governmental power following the end of the Great ...