Docketscope Public Comment Processing

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

2023-04 (month precision)Source: Apr-23

Withheld from public reporting

NoSource: a) No

Mission

Topic area

Administrative Functions

Operational functions

Risk scoring and triage Derived by keyword rules; see methodology

Problem the AI is intended to solve

Docketscope is the platform used to triage public comments submitted on the OPPS/ASC and ESRD PPS proposed rules.

Expected benefits

Allows division staff to compile, organize, and process thousands of comments that inform final rulemaking.   This AI functionality may contribute to greater efficiencies in reviewing public comments by automating the process of identifying identical comments and allowing for quicker processing of comments with similar themes.

System outputs

The AI functionalities used in Docketscope include a clustering feature that automatically groups similar public comments together using text analysis and heuristic techniques, an issue mapping functionality that depends on machine learning to render HTML document versions, and a bulk processing comment feature which uses a rules-based system and logic programming to identify public comments relevant to a specific topic.

Technology

AI classification

Classical / predictive MLSource: Classical/Predictive Machine Learning: Models trained on data to make predictions or classifications based on identified patterns or relatio…

System name(s)

Not reported

Custom-developed code

No

Public source code

Not reported

Sourcing

How it was built

Purchased from vendorSource: a) Purchased from a vendor

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 from regulations.gov

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.

Potential impacts and how they were identified

Not reported