The APA, however, exempts "interpretative rules" and "general statements of policy" from notice-and-comment requirements.
On the one hand, an agency can engage in policymaking by issuing "general statements of policy," but it cannot thereby bind itself or the public.
The Fed and other agencies already have to publicly issue proposals, guidelines and rules, but they have not been required to first submit all of their regulatory guidelines and even "general statements of policy" to the White House.
The preceding sentence shall not affect any authority of the Commission to prescribe rules (including interpretive rules), and general statements of policy, with respect to unfair methods of competition in or affecting commerce.
The GAO wrote that it is "[c]lear the CRA covers general statements of policy," and that the leveraged-lending should have been submitted to Congress for an opportunity to review and disapprove.
At the gathering the party agreed on a wide-ranging policy platform that for the first time recognised the rights of gay couples to marry (in America a party platform is a general statement of values rather than specific policy proposals).
The general statement of the problem concerns the following two important challenges.
1937 Japan to Semi-War Basis TOKIO — The Hayashi Cabinet intends to place Japan on a semi-war footing by pushing preparations "along the lines of general mobilization," according to a statement of policy issued today [April 11] following three days of Cabinet discussion.
