I've seen some marginal examples of public comment analysis done within public agencies. There are some examples of private consulting firms that have done a very good job of public-comment analysis.
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Related There was no public comment that I remember at all. MAYOR LOUIS SCEUSI The substantive comment requirement was a serious problem because under these rules, members of the ... DOUG HONNOLD We need to just study what other countries have done. There are examples of a strong partnership bet... BABA KALYANI Mexico and India are examples of how public and private sectors are aggressively deploying electroni... WILLIAM NICHOLS We can't comment about an ongoing investigation. That wasn't on past public record at this point. I ... BRENDAN CONWAY Agencies submit proposed rules for publication in the Federal Register. After a period for public co... THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Drug companies have done a poor job managing public relations and they know this. In many cases, the... DAVID MOSKOWITZ For a permit renewal there is no requirement in the law for us to hold a public hearing. There's not... WENDY ROSENBACH Private victories precede public victories. STEPHEN R. COVEY I'm just surprised there was no public comment before the motion. Generally, you make a motion and s... DAVID HENDERSON I came to the realization that there were certain public issues that were most usefully dealt with w... ANNA QUINDLEN CBGB always gave musicians a platform to say important things, ... It's time we did something to sav... PUBLIC ENEMY There is definitely a lot of banks that are interested in private blockchains. In some cases, they a... VITALIK BUTERIN It does seem that there's good public support, and it seems that the administration has done a good ... JOY SMOLNISKY "Pretending you know what you’re doing is almost the same as knowing what you are doing, so just a... CULT OF DONE The talk shows in the States want celebrities, not authors. In France, it is different; writers are ... EDMUND WHITE We were frequently asked for a map of the public art. That's one thing people always comment about. BOB KOVITZ The public needs to have trust and feel good about its public transit system, ... Linda gives the ag... BUDDY DYER There are some examples of medieval kings who were terrible human beings but were nevertheless good ... GEORGE R. R. MARTIN If additional information is required as a result of the input received during the public comment pe... DANA COLEMAN In a meeting designed for public comment, to have one person - who's not even a student - that's cra... DEREK WALLBANK There are some public figures who are very private and almost hide behind their work. I try to be as... MOBY We are not comfortable using the public Internet, although there has been a lot of good work with [v... RICK RUBIN To bring the bird's population back to 1980 levels in the Southeast, some 81 million acres of habita... BILL GIULIANO I call God to witness that as a private person I have done nothing unbeseeming an honest man, nor, a... FRANCIS WALSINGHAM I guess I would say there is some precedent. Those are a couple of examples. LES MORRIS It seems to me like the public has invested for the last 16 years in someone who's done a very good ... DONNA KELLY [While the plaintiffs argue that the effort to solicit public input on the plan several years ago wa... JULIE BENSON Since they have done that we have even more of a motive to be public. CARLO PIANA There have been some very positive results and legislators have seen the benefits of proving an inno... BLAKE HARRISON There have been some very positive results and legislators have seen the benefits of proving an inno... BLAKE HARRISON To some extent jobs created in the public sector will compensate for job cuts in the private sector. ROSS WALKER I think there were some things that needed to be taken from public view after September 11. But we h... ANDY ALEXANDER Sports movies are often very good at dramatizing the intersection of public and private realms: the ... DAVID SHIELDS The public utilities and the public services are among the people who have done the most preparatory... MARGARET BECKETT What was a very private childhood hobby turned into a very a public, professional job, and I think t... ADRIAN TOMINE What we see is a Congress who tends to think that the job of public health and environmental protect... CAROL BROWNER Actual human discourse happens within a number of contexts, not in some sort of unified public forum... ROWAN WILLIAMS It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foo... CHARLES DICKENS Some things are only capable of being done in space. Examples of that are looking at our Earth from ... LAUREL CLARK This persistence as private firms continued because it ensured the maximum of anonymity and secrecy ... CARROLL QUIGLEY It will definitely be proposed. Whether it will be enacted will depend on the public comment period. MAUREEN WREN Government, in the last analysis, is organized opinion. Where there is little or no public opinion, ... MACKENZIE KING Government, is the last analysis, is organized opinion. Where there is little or no public opinion, ... MACKENZIE KING If I can get some student interested in science, if I can show members of the general public what... CHRISTA MCAULIFFE We have a good public-private relationship here in Columbus. We think we could replicate that in New... TONY REYNOLDS Millions of public workers have become a kind of privileged new class - a new elite, who live better... MORTIMER ZUCKERMAN Despite making some real improvements in how tax money is being distributed, there's still some glar... ERIC ELLIOTT The column's worked out great for me. I've gotten a ton of ego satisfaction, had a lot of fu... ALLAN SLOAN Congress will pass a law restricting public comment on the Internet to individuals who have spent a ... ANDY GROVE The reason there are so few good talkers in public is that there are so few thinkers in private. SOURCE UNKNOWN It is a little surprising given the strength of the economy that there is a perception - at least am... EDWARD LAZEAR There are very few good examples of effective, nurturing leadership that unlocks people's potent... DEEPAK CHOPRA What we find so objectionable is that these public-service agencies are involving themselves in recr... HEIDI PRESCOTT Private faces in public places / Are wiser and nicer / Than public faces in private places. W. H. AUDEN Traditional public revenue alone won't be able to finance our transportation needs. There are billio... GEORGE RUNNER We are really in a public-private partnership as we run this country in some form or another. DANNY WILLIAMS She is really not that guarded of a person in private, and I think she is more comfortable letting t... ANN GERHART In the end, it is because the media are driven by the power and wealth of private individuals that t... TERRY EAGLETON Television news is a delicate balance of serving public good and private gain. JESSICA SAVITCH I believe we're seeing some really good levels and examples of cooperation in the region. DENNIS HINKLE Because negotiations are ongoing, we have no comment. I want to reinforce that we are not done. BOB COMBS History is replete with examples of tech firms that were marginalized by new companies and technolog... BARRY RITHOLTZ I have never known much good done by those who affected to trade for the public good. ADAM SMITH The market tested the 16,000 level this week and we have found a firm floor there. Now, examples of ... KATSUMI NISHIYAMA There are some things that we value as a public good that the markets can't deliver, like clean ... ERIC MASKIN The celebration of unbounded individualism means, beyond some point, the acceptance of force- either... THOMAS SOWELL Each one of the divisions of public safety deal with the public in some form or fashion. BILL JAMES We are seen as one of the shining examples of base redevelopment, DANIEL STEWART I've done an awful lot of stuff that's a monument to public patience. TYRONE POWER Being a public company is really terrible for most companies. I'd say Facebook and Google have d... SAM ALTMAN He will go through some examples of different recreation centers. JIM PRYOR Those are just some examples but there are a lot of them. I believe that we appeal to many different... EMILY WRIGHT I like to keep some things to myself, because its called a private life, not public. NINA DOBREV The law does not reach private organizations, even when they are performing public or quasi-public f... AMANDA MARTIN I remember before I did 'Boston Public,' I couldn't get seen for drama. Once I'd don... JESSALYN GILSIG They (Wisconsin officials) have done an outstanding job. There are a lot of things that can be done,... FREDERICK M. HERRMANN These examples should encourage other countries, such as Greece, France and Portugal, to pursue the ... JOAQUIN ALMUNIA In emergency situations, you have a variety of public agencies involved, and they have incompatible ... CHARLES GIANCARLO The public comment period is open until May 11. It doesn't just stop with these (hearings). We hope ... CATHY COOK It's just really upsetting the public. It doesn't give the public a process to vent, if they have th... JEANETTE WOODS It's unfortunate that public officials feel that the public is a hindrance is getting their work don... ADRIA HARPER Our opinion, and all of the experts that we have consulted with, and all of the analysis that we hav... JACQUES GANSLER Everyone lives a story. Some stories are examples, while others are warnings. JAYSON GAIGNARD The ethanol lobby is doing a very good job of pulling a fast one on the American consuming public. MICHAEL ECONOMIDES I've done an awful lot of stuff that's a monument to public patience. TYRONE POWER Some of us can be examples about going ahead and growing, and some of us, unfortunately, don't make ... STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN The governor will have 40 days following the end of the legislative session. Until he's done that th... HEATHER HEDRICK I have never believed there was one code of morality for a public and another for a private man. THOMAS JEFFERSON Morals are private. Decency is public. RITA MAE BROWN Capote was an enormously and dangerously ambitious, talented, conflicted guy who really concealed hi... BENNETT MILLER Legally speaking, the term 'public rights' is as vague and indefinite as are the terms '... LYSANDER SPOONER The injustice done to an individual is sometimes of service to the public. JUNIUS The public discourse online is not done through the polite language of debate. HOZIER These things don't work unless there's some public-private partnership there. The notion that any of... DAVE CHECKETTS It's all being done under a public safety concern. HAROLD PHILLIPS Our city has done a good job of slowing down some of those developers, BILL JOHNSON Ive had the best possible chance of learning that what the working-classes really need is to be allo... HENRIK IBSEN Considering community support and cost-benefit analysis, I have supported earmarks for projects of h... JEFF FORTENBERRY The governor is very active in his support of civic, religious, and social service organizations, bu... ERIC FEHRNSTROM
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