Coordination (administrative state)
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Coordination, in the context of administrative law, refers to the joint effort of more than one administrative agency to implement a congressional delegation of authority. Coordination arises when Congress delegates overlapping functions to multiple agencies or exercises fragmented delegation by dividing subtasks among separate agencies to implement a larger regulatory directive.[1]
Background
Coordination occurs when Congress delegates the implementation of identical, overlapping, or similar administrative functions to multiple government agencies. Congress may also require agency coordination through fragmented delegations of authority—delegations in which multiple agencies carry out different components of a broader regulatory initiative. Agencies may coordinate through joint rulemaking, interagency consultation, and interagency agreements.[1][2]
Agency coordination is common, according to an analysis by the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS). Overlapping and fragmented delegations of authority result in what ACUS refers to as a shared regulatory space, which agencies navigate through coordination.[2]
President Barack Obama (D) provided the following perspective on agency coordination during his 2011 State of the Union address:[1]
| “ | There are 12 different agencies that deal with exports. There are at least five different agencies that deal with housing policy. Then there’s my favorite example: The Interior Department is in charge of salmon while they’re in freshwater, but the Commerce Department handles them when they’re in saltwater. I hear it gets even more complicated once they’re smoked.[3] | ” |
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Harvard Law Review, "AGENCY COORDINATION IN SHARED REGULATORY SPACE " 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Administrative Conference of the United States, "Improving Coordination of Related Agency Responsibilities," June 15, 2012
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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