539k entities commented on a single rule and never came back. Only 556 organizations commented on more than 20 rules. The regulatory comment process isn't a town hall — it's a small club of repeat players, and one industry towers above the rest.

::whispers:: airlines

https://frtracker.app/casestudies/who-comments

Who Actually Comments on Federal Regulations? | Federal Regulatory Tracker

We identified 636,688 entities that commented on federal rules. 84.6% commented exactly once. The top 15 repeat commenters are dominated by aviation — not finance, pharma, or oil.

Federal Regulatory Tracker
@andrew this is fascinating.
@IcooIey I agree! And seemingly no one is studying it? I don't really understand...