BUSINESS LAW TodaySTANDARD EDITION TEXT & SUMMARIZED CASES, 12e
Roger LeRoy Miller
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Administrative Law
Chapter 37
Chapter Outline
37-1 Practical Significance
37-2 Agency Creation and Powers
37-3 The Administrative Process
37-4 Judicial Deference to Agency Decisions
37-5 Public Accountability
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Learning Objectives (slide 1 of 2)
What is the difference between how statutory law and administrative law are created?
How do the three branches of government limit the power of administrative agencies?
What sequence of events must normally occur before an agency rule becomes law?
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Learning Objectives (slide 2 of 2)
What is the importance of the Chevron case?
In what way has federal legislation made agencies more accountable to the public?
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37-1 Practical Significance
37-1a Administrative Agencies Exist at All Levels of Government
At the national level the two basic types of administrative agencies are executive agencies and independent regulatory agencies.
Executive agencies exist within the cabinet departments of the executive branch.
37-1b Agencies Provide a Comprehensive Regulatory Scheme
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37-2 Agency Creation and Powers
37-2a Enabling Legislation—An Example
Federal Trade Commission Act
Create “rules and regulations for the purpose of carrying out the Act.”
Conduct investigations of business practices.
Obtain reports from interstate corporations concerning their business practices.
Investigate possible violations of federal antitrust statutes. (The FTC shares this task with the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.)
Publish findings of its investigations.
Recommend new legislation.
Hold trial-like hearings to resolve certain kinds of trade disputes that involve FTC regulations or federal antitrust laws.
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37-2b Agency Powers and the Constitution
Legislative Rule: An administrative agency rule that carries the same weight as a congressionally enacted statute.
The Delegation Doctrine
A doctrine, based on the U.S. Constitution, which has been construed to allow Congress to delegate some of its power to make and implement laws to administrative agencies.
Executive Controls
Legislative Controls
Judicial Controls
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37-2c The Administrative Procedure Act (slide 1 of 2)
The APA sets forth rules and regulations that govern the procedures of administrative agencies follow in performing their duties.
The Arbitrary and Capricious Test
Courts typically consider whether the agency has done any of the following:
Failed to provide a rational explanation for its decision.
Changed its prior policy without justification.
Considered legally inappropriate factors.
Failed to consider a relevant factor.
Rendered a decision plainly contrary to the evidence.
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37-2c The Administrative Procedure Act (slide 2 of 2)
Fair Notice
Spotlight Case Example 37.3 Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. (2012)
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37-3 The Administrative Process
Administrative process: The procedure used by administrative agencies in the administration of law.
37-3a Rulemaking
Rulemaking: The actions of administrative agencies when formally adopting new regulations or amending old ones.
Notice of the proposed rulemaking.
A comment period.
The final rule.
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37-3a Rulemaking
Notice of the Proposed Rulemaking
When a federal agency decides to create a new rule, the agency publishes a notice of the proposed rulemaking proceedings in the Federal Register.
Comment Period
The Final Rule
Informal Agency Actions
Interpretive Rule: An administrative agency rule that explains how the agency interprets and intends to apply the statutes it enforces.
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37-3b Enforcement
Inspections and Tests
Subpoenas
A subpoena ad testificandum is an ordinary subpoena. It is a writ, or order, compelling a witness to appear at an agency hearing.
The subpoena duces tecum compels an individual or organization to hand over books, papers, records, or documents to the agency.
Search Warrants
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37-3c Adjudication
Adjudication: A proceeding in which an administrative law judge hears and decides issues that arise when an administrative agency charges a person or a firm with an agency violation.
Negotiated Settlements
Formal Complaints
Hearings
The Role of the Administrative Law Judge
Hearing Procedures
Agency Orders
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Exhibit 37–3 The Process of Formal Administrative Agency Adjudication
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Case 37.2
Craker v. Drug Enforcement Administration (2013)
Why should a court wait to review an agency’s order until the order has gone through the entire procedural process and can be considered final?
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37-4 Judicial Deference to Agency Decisions
37-4a The Holding of the Chevron Case
Did Congress directly address the issue in dispute in the statute? If so, the statutory language prevails.
If the statute is silent or ambiguous, is the agency’s interpretation “reasonable”? If it is, a court should uphold the agency’s interpretation, even if the court would have interpreted the law differently.
37-4b When Courts Will Give Chevron Deference to Agency Interpretation
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37-5 Public Accountability (slide 1 of 2)
37-5a Freedom of Information Act
The act requires the federal government to disclose certain records to any person on request, even if no reason is given for the request.
37-5b Government in the Sunshine Act
The act requires that “every portion of every meeting of an agency” be open to “public observation.” The act also requires procedures to ensure that the public is provided with adequate advance notice of the agency’s scheduled meeting and agenda.
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37-5 Public Accountability (slide 2 of 2)
37-5c Regulatory Flexibility Act
Whenever a new regulation will have a “significant impact upon a substantial number of small entities,” the agency must conduct a regulatory flexibility analysis.
37-5d Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
The SBREFA includes various provisions intended to ease the regulatory burden on small businesses.
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