Federal Agency Collaboration With State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Governments; Request for Comments

Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS).

Notice; request for comments.

The Office of the Chairman of ACUS is requesting public input on Federal agency approaches and processes for collaborating with State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments when administering Federal programs. ACUS is accepting written comments. Responses to this request may inform an ongoing ACUS project, “Federal Agency Collaboration with State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Governments” which, if warranted, may recommend best practices for agencies to use.

Written comments must be received no later than 10 a.m. (ET) July 28, 2025.

You may submit written comments by email to [email protected] (with “Federal Agency Collaboration with State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Governments” in the subject line of the message), or by U.S. Mail addressed to Federal Agency Collaboration with State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Governments, Administrative Conference of the United States, Suite 706 South, 1120 20th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036. ACUS will ordinarily post comments on the project web page ( https://www.acus.gov/​projects/​federal-agency-collaboration-state-local-tribal-and-territorial-governments) as they are received. Commenters should not include information, such as personal information or confidential business information, that they do not wish to appear on the ACUS website. For the full ACUS public comment policy, please visit https://www.acus.gov/​policy/​public-comment-policy.