HHS · no agency ID · record R0660

Using Generative AI for Stance Analysis of Public Comments on CDC’s Proposed Rules

Department of Health and Human Services · HHS/CDC

Overview

Development stage: DeployedSource: c) Deployed – The use case is being actively authorized or utilized to support the functions or mission of an agency.
High-impact designation: Not high-impactSource: c) Not high-impact
Impact justification: Not reported
Start date: 2023-07 (month precision)Source: Jul-23
Withheld from public reporting: NoSource: a) No

Mission

Topic area: Administrative Functions
Operational functions: Summarization Derived by keyword rules; see methodology

Problem the AI is intended to solve

Manual review of public comments for rulemaking is labor-intensive and time-consuming due to the volume and diversity of responses. The AI system automates stance analysis and topic modeling to improve efficiency, accuracy, and insight in the review process.

Expected benefits

The AI system can save significant time for CDC’s public policy experts by automating the categorization and stance analysis of public comments, enabling faster and more comprehensive insight gathering for regulatory analysis. This supports compliance with legal requirements and improves the quality of public policy review.

System outputs

The system uses generative AI to analyze public comments, providing outputs such as stance (support/oppose/neutral), topics, and sentiment for each comment. These outputs aid regulatory analysts in reviewing and summarizing public feedback.

Technology

AI classification: Generative AISource: Generative AI: AI that generates new or synthetic content (e.g., images, videos, audio, text, code).
System name(s): Not reported
Custom-developed code: Yes
Public source code: Not reported

Sourcing

How it was built: Developed in-houseSource: b) Developed in-house
Vendor (as reported): Not reported
Vendors (standardized): None on the standard list

A vendor is the supplier named by the agency. It does not identify the underlying model or AI technology.

Data and privacy

Involves PII: No
Privacy Impact Assessment: Not reported
Authorization to Operate: No
Demographic features: k) None of the above
Training and evaluation data: Public comments submitted in response to CDC’s proposed rules.
Federal Data Catalog: Not reported

Governance

0 of 8 minimum-practice questions answered. A blank answer means the agency reported nothing; it does not mean the practice is absent.

Pre-deployment testingNo answer reported

AI impact assessmentNo answer reported

Independent reviewNo answer reported

Ongoing monitoringNo answer reported

Operator trainingNo answer reported

Fail-safeNo answer reported

Appeal processNo answer reported

User and public consultationNo answer reported

Potential impacts and how they were identified

Not reported