701.61—Purpose.
This subpart implements 5 U.S.C. 552(a) (1) and (2) and provisions of Department of Defense Directive 5400.7 May 13, 1988 ( 32 CFR part 286, 55 FR 53104); Department of Defense Directive 5400.9, December 23, 1974 ( 32 CFR part 336, 40 FR 49111); and the Regulations of the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register (1 CFR chaps. I and II) by delineating responsibilities and prescribing requirements, policies, criteria, and procedures applicable to:
(1)
Certain classes of regulatory, organizational policy, substantive, and procedural documents required to be published for the guidance of the public;
(2)
Certain classes of proposed regulatory documents required to be published for public comment prior to issuance; and
(b)
Making available, for public inspection and copying, certain classes of documents having precedential effect on decisions concerning members of the public;
(c)
Maintaining current indexes of documents having precedential effect on decisions concerning members of the public, and publishing such indexes or making them available by other means;
(d)
Receiving and considering petitions of members of the public for the issuance, revision, or cancellation of regulatory documents of some classes; and