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Purpose

This regulation prescribes procedures and responsibilities for publishing certain Department of the Army (DA) policies, practices, and procedures in the Federal Register (FR) as required by statute and for inviting public comment thereon, as appropriate. This regulation implements portions of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (Title 5, United States Code, Subchapter II (5 USC Subchapter II)); Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 USC 552 amended by Public Law 104-231, 110 Stat. 3048) ("Stat" means "U.S. Statutes at Large"); Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 USC 601 et seq. ("et seq." means "and the following"); Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (5 USC 801 et seq.); Congressional Review Act (CRA) (5 USC Chapter 8); Executive Order (EO) 12866; EO 13563; and Department of Defense Directive (DODD) 5025.1.

Applicability. This regulation applies to the Active Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated.