Federal Docket Management System

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

Does not produce an output that serves as a principal basis for decisions or actions with legal, material, binding, or significant effect on any of the individuals or entities identified in OMB-25-21.

Start date

2024-01 (month precision)Source: 01/2024

Withheld from public reporting

NoSource: a) No

Mission

Topic area

Administrative Functions

Operational functions

FOIA and records management Derived by keyword rules; see methodology

Problem the AI is intended to solve

This system allows agencies to receive comments that are submitted electronically in response to rulemaking initiatives. The system has features that categorize comments based on text analytics, allows agencies to make those comments public facing or redact them, and allows agencies to download the comments.

Expected benefits

This product permits agencies to review the electronic comments received in response to rulemaking. The features in FDMS allow agencies to bulk post up to 1,000 comments allowing the public to see their comments faster.

System outputs

It is the place where agencies receive comments that are electronically submitted in response to a rulemaking. It allows agencies to make those comments public facing.

Technology

AI classification

Computer visionSource: Computer Vision: AI that processes and interprets visual data (e.g., images and videos).

System name(s)

Redacted for cybersecurity purposes.

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)

General Services Administration (GSA)

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

Yes

Privacy Impact Assessment

Not reported

Authorization to Operate

No

Demographic features

This AI use case utilizes one or more of the demographic variables listed in compliance with all federal laws and agency regulations.

Training and evaluation data

The case owner relied on DOJ AI governance practices to select and prepare data, as well as evaluate performance.

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