Even when the statute does plainly require formal rulemaking, the APA permits some departures from the procedures used in formal adjudications (described at pp. 242-95 supra).

• 即使法规的确明白地要求正式的规则制定，《行政程序法》也允许一些偏离正式裁断中利用的程序的作法（在第七章讨论过）。