Subsequent to July 18, 2019 coverage of these topics have been transferred to this page.
Bruce Levinson, Editor
July 18 Reining In Government by Dear Colleague Letter: An Update
July 17 Facebook’s Crypto Woes Deepen as Mnuchin Joins Parade of Critics
July 16 SEC Finalizes Most Expensive Regulation of Trump Era
July 15 Correcting a Persistent Myth About the Law that Created the Internet
July 11 Regulatory delay across administrations
July 10 How FDA is Regulating E-Cigarettes
July 9 Before And After OIRA Review Versions Provided For Proposed GILTI Regs
July 8 What Does Risk-Based Regulation Mean?
July 5 Guidance Documents of the Week
June 27 User Data as Public Resource: Implications for Social Media Regulation
June 26 The Trump administration is quietly helping people get kidneys
June 25 Management of the Administrative State
June 24 Judge Says US Has No Duty to Correct Bogus ‘Information’
June 21 Key Trump proposal to lower drug prices takes step forward
June 20 DigitalGov and 18F launch practical guide to the Paperwork Reduction Act
June 19 Trump order targets advisory committees
June 18 Facebook’s digital currency could trigger new D.C. battles
June 17 Giving Regulatory Cooperation a Reality Check
June 14 Federal Government Violated The Law In Marijuana Scheduling Evaluation, Group Says
June 13 What’s a Major Rule? White House OMB Seeks to Clarify
June 12 From Cherry Blossoms To Climate: EPA As Peace Corps For Environment?
June 10 The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs: Myths and Realities
June 7 Accessing Agency Procedure
June 6 Two of the Most Contentious Regulatory Initiatives in Recent History
June 5 OMB Memo Outlines All FDA Guidance’s Will Be Reviewed by the White House Prior to Publication
June 4 Hurdles in Building Public-Private Partnerships
June 3 Public Engagement in Rulemaking
May 29 OMB begins review of FMCSA proposal on hours-of-service rules for agricultural commodities
May 28 Improving Regulations.gov
May 24 DOL to revisit fiduciary rule by December
May 23 Trump administration readies draft plan to speed environmental permitting
May 22 White House updates rule-busting agenda
May 21 Hours of service proposal for ag haulers sent to White House
May 20 Strengthening Accountability for Aviation Safety
May 16 The Four Major Regulatory Procedural Accomplishments of the Trump Administration
May 15 What If The Administrative State Cannot Be Reformed?
May 14 Jim Tozzi and “Regulation of Social Media”
May 13 Regulation of the Social Media?
May 9 H4-EAD rule may take more time to get published
May 8 President Trump Should Rediscover Regulatory Reform
May 7 China’s Central Government Seeks to Rein in Regulatory Documents
May 6 Regulatory Budget Stagnates
May 2 OMB Expands FERC Actions Subject to Prepublication Review
May 1 Which of Trump’s Regulatory Reforms Are Likely to Last?
April 30 #Eakinomics: How Much Power Does OIRA Have?
April 29 Measuring the Effectiveness of the 340B Program
April 26 Restoring liberty: Paul Ray ’08 revises government regulations
April 25 Soft Law for Hard Problems: The Governance of Emerging Technologies in an Uncertain Future
April 24 OMB Improves Implementation of the Data Quality Act
April 23 Checking in on Regulatory Budgets
April 22 OMB, OIRA look to address AI transparency, consistency
April 19 OMB Leveraging the CRA to Add to Its Oversight of Independent Regulatory Agencies
April 18 Extraterritoriality in the Public and Private Enforcement of U.S. Regulatory Law
April 17 U.S. ban on Chinese telecom equipment moves forward
April 16 Trump’s New Regulations Chief to Oversee Major Rule Rollbacks
April 15 White House Tightens Central Review of New Agency Rulemaking
April 12 Improving Regulatory Impact Analysis: The Role of Congress and Courts
April 11 Improving Regulatory Impact Analysis: The Role of Congress and Courts
April 10 Economists at the Federal Communications Commission study economists!
April 9 Seventh Annual Executive Branch Review Conference: Regulatory Reform “Report Card”
April 8 An Attention-Getting History of the “Hard Look” Review by the DC Circuit Historical Society
April 5 Ill-Considered Tax Credit Regulation May Put the Squeeze on Charities, Taxpayers
April 4 OIRA and Regulation of the Social Media
April 3 Presidential Memorandum on Combating Trafficking in Counterfeit and Pirated Goods
April 2 Spring 2019 Projects (ACUS Update)
April 1 Do the Results of the EU Better Regulation Program Match Its Ambitions?
March 29 Chao reports hours of service reform rulemaking heading to OMB
March 28 Will Trump’s deregulation agenda survive?
March 27 White House Announces Acting Regulatory Chief
March 26 Can AI Be a Fair Judge in Court? Estonia Thinks So
March 25 The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs: Myths and Realities
March 22 One-In, X-Out: Regulatory offsetting in selected OECD countries
March 21 Real Estate, Bank Lobbies Get Tax Victory From White House Review
March 20 A Guide to Those Conducting Research on Executive Branch Operations in the Administrative State
March 19 Deregulation, Reagan-Style
March 13 Regulatory Reforms and Counter-Reformations
March 12 Benefit-Cost Analyses and the Regulatory Budget
March 11 A Brief History of Regulation and Deregulation
March 8 Benefit-Cost Analyses and the Regulatory Budget
March 7 OIRA Influences Tax Policy?
March 6 Regulations Coming Soon for Lab-Grown Meat
March 5 Who will be Trump’s next regs czar? Here are 4 contenders
March 4 President Trump Launches AI Strategy For Federal Government
March 1 White House Reviewing DOL Proposal on Franchise Liability
February 28 The Many Ways to Gauge Results of Trump’s Deregulatory Push
February 27 A free-market agenda Maxine Waters can support
February 26 USCIS moves EB-5 Modernization Rule to OMB
February 25 Why less regulation isn’t necessarily better
February 22 House Small Business Subcommittee Seeks Agency Adherence to Data Quality Act Transparency Requirements
February 21 Significant Interest, Variety of Issues Raised During IRS OZ Hearing
February 20 Panel to review potential OSHA emergency response standard
February 19 Is OIRA a Manifestation of the Principles Enunciated by Professor Jerry Mashaw?
February 15 A Comment on Administrative Law from the Inside Out—Essays on Themes in the Work of Jerry L. Mashaw
February 14 Advocacy groups say proposed rule on teen workers violates Information Quality Act
February 13 White House Emphasizes Data Quality, Consensus Standards, OIRA Review in Regulating Artificial Intelligence
February 12 New Recommendations and Two (!) Separate Statements (ACUS Update)
February 11 Federal Agencies to Establish Regulatory Guidelines for AI Development
February 7 Testing the Effects of Auer Deference
February 6 Administrative Procedure Act Limitations: Process and Oversight Shortcomings
February 5 One-In, X-Out: Regulatory offsetting in selected OECD countries
February 4 OIRA Reinvigorated
February 1 Recent Government Shutdown Likely to Delay Publication of FMCSA’s Hours of Service Proposal
January 31 Administrative Procedure Act Limitations: Cost Measurement and Disclosure
January 30 American Coatings Association Submits Comments to OIRA on Canada and U.S. Regulatory Cooperation
January 29 D.C. Circuit Review – Reviewed: The Use of Philosophers by the D.C. Circuit
January 28 With shutdown over, agency regulatory process soon to regain momentum
January 25 The Coming Digitization of the Regulatory Environment
January 24 Regulatory Bundling
January 23 BIS Contemplating Export Controls for Certain Emerging Technologies
January 22 A Comment on: Administrative Law from the Inside Out—Essays on Themes in the Work of Jerry L. Mashaw
January 18 USCIS Sends H-1B Lottery Reform Rule to OMB for Review
January 17 New VA community care program regs stall at OMB over cost
January 16 USCIS Sends H-1B Lottery Reform Rule to OMB for Review
January 15 A long shutdown hinders Trump’s deregulatory efforts
January 14 New overtime rule headed for the White House
January 11 The Impact of Public Citizen on Federal Regulatory Policy
January 10 What does $33 billion in regulatory cost savings really mean?
January 9 The Courts’ Take On Obama-Era Regs: You Are Erased
January 8 2018: The Year in Regulation
January 7 Make Benefit-Cost Analysis Meaningful
January 4 Warm up the messaging | The TCJA Tax Cuts and Jobs Act angle
January 3 OIRA Oversight of the Regulatory Process is an Essential Government Function
January 2 Reining in regulatory dark matter
2018
December 31 Final and Additional Proposed Regulations Under §199A Sent to OIRA for Review
December 28 Incorporating Prospective and Retrospective Review into a Regulatory Budget
December 27 Financial Stability Oversight Council Calls for Regulatory Reform
December 26 Introduction of business rules slows sharply under Trump
December 17 Tax Law’s Export Deduction Rules Closer to Release
December 14 Roundup Of White House And Federal Agency Efforts To Streamline Guidance Documents
December 13 OMB: The Quarterback of Evidence-Based Policy in the Federal Government
December 12 Managing the Monster
December 11 A $42 Billion Error
December 10 Building Capacity for Economic Analysis at Independent Agencies
December 7 NRC Rules Would Benefit from OIRA Review
December 6 Expanding the Scope of OIRA Review
December 4 George H.W. Bush’s Bureaucratic Legacy
December 3 70th Plenary Agenda: Comments Due Dec. 7 (ACUS Update)
November 30 HHS Entries in OIRA’s Latest Regulatory Reform Report
November 29 Indonesia Institutes Centralized Regulatory Review to Overcome Regulatory Obesity
November 28 Neomi Rao Was Right About Dwarf Tossing, Dignity, and Consent
November 27 The CRA Spring Gun May Soon Fire its First Shot
November 26 ONC rule still at OMB
November 20 Time for a regulatory budget
November 19 AEI Events Podcast: Assessing the administrative state with Neomi Rao
November 15 Regulating the Regulators
November 14 Trump nominates regs chief for D.C. Circuit
November 13 Whose science? A new era in regulatory “science wars”
November 9 Trump admin looks to overhaul Paperwork Reduction Act
November 8 Lessons in bipartisan deregulation from 30,000 feet
November 7 OIRA extends comment period on US-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council Request for Information
November 6 Move aside sports betting, let’s wager on FAR rules
November 5 The Annual ABA Section on Administrative Law Regulatory Summit
November 2 OMB reviews final rule to set 2019 RVOs under the RFS
November 1 OIRA Seeks Comment on How to Reduce Regulatory Differences between the U.S. and Canada
October 31 Responsiveness and durability: An analysis of the Accountability and State Plans rule
October 30 Improving the Efficiency of the Paperwork Reduction Act
October 26 How to improve Trump’s regulatory budget
October 25 Some Thoughts from Jim Tozzi on the 50th Anniversary of Centralized Regulatory Review
October 9 International Tax Guidance Likely by Thanksgiving
October 5 Trump Deregulatory Effort May Just Be Getting Started
October 4 USMCA Lauds the Irreplaceable Role of Centralized Regulatory Review
October 3 Exploring the Regulatory World
October 2 25 Years of E.O. 12866
October 1 The 50th Anniversary of Centralized Regulatory Review
September 28 In/Site: OIRA Administrator Neomi Rao
September 27 Emerging technology rule forthcoming from BIS
September 26 On The Origin Of Species Of Federal Rules, Regulations And Guidance Documents
September 25 Lessons in Regulatory Oversight
September 24 After a Slow Start, Trump’s Civil Service Reformers Connect With Experts
September 21 Smooth sailing so far at OMB on Taxes
September 20 ONC Sends Information Blocking Proposed Rule to OMB
September 18 Book Review: The Cost-Benefit Revolution, by Cass Sunstein
September 17 Using Blockchain to Improve Regulatory Analysis and Reform
September 14 ‘Opportunity Zone’ Tax Regs Move Ahead, Get Budget Office Review
September 13 When US presidents push for regulatory reform, liberal agency rules may be first in the firing line
September 12 The Iconic Executive Order 12291: A Library of Selected Works
September 7 How has Trump’s deregulatory order worked in practice?
September 6 Improving Regulatory Transparency Through Retrospective Analysis
September 5 USDA Sends Final GMO Disclosure Rule to White House For Review
September 4 Retrospective Regulatory Review in the States: Arkansas
August 31 Lab-Grown Meat and Traditional Meat Producers Turn to Government to Solve Industry Disputes
August 30 Proposed GILTI regulations pending OIRA review; IRS draft forms for GILTI reporting
August 29 Trump plan seeks new emissions technologies to boost coal
August 28 Crossing the Regulatory Divide to Enhance Societal Well-Being
August 27 The Trump administration might be deregulating more than you know (or could know)
August 23 OIRA Sends a Smoke Signal on Independent Agencies
August 22 When Interagency Conflict Is a Good Thing
August 21 Walden, Hatch request stringent OMB review of proposed drug rebate rule
August 20 Three Federal Agency Proposals Exemplify Revived Commitment To Quantifying Costs And Benefits
August 17 GAO Questions Figures on Burdens Agencies Impose
August 16 Two Months To Go: Regulatory Budget Progress
August 15 Drug Pricing Policy: HHS Introduces Step Therapy In Medicare Advantage
August 14 White House Finishes Review Of Medicare Deregulatory Rule On Provider Requirements
August 13 Top Republicans concerned over impact of potential Trump drug rule
August 10 NIST pushes on next version of Risk Management Framework
August 9 Medicaid Managed Care Proposal Under White House Review
August 8 Former Thomas clerks are a presence in Trump administration
August 7 The Iconic Executive Order 12291
August 6 Canada to review auto emissions regulations as U.S. moves to water them down
August 3 OMB Seeks Comment on Proposal to Create a Government Effectiveness Advanced Research (GEAR) Center
August 2 The Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018
August 1 Federal Data Strategy: Team
July 31 Cost-Benefit Analysis of Tax Regulations: A Case Study
July 30 Is There Any Role Left for Federal Regulation of Sports Wagering?
July 27 National Association Of Specialty Pharmacy Comments On The HHS Drug Pricing Blueprint
July 26 Section 199A Proposed Regulations at OMB for Review
July 25 Eli Lilly CEO denounces plan to consider drug imports
July 24 OIG Moving Ahead on Changes to Anti-Kickback Safe Harbor Protection for Drug Rebates to Plans, PBMs
July 23 Engage research institutions on research regulatory reform
July 20 In a blow to PBMs, Trump administration mulling overhaul to drug rebate safe harbor protections
July 19 Passenger vessel operators seek regulatory relief
July 18 Overview of the Application of Machine-Learning in Administrative Law
July 17 Updating the Federal Administrative Procedure Sourcebook
July 16 Trump tightens control over regulatory judges
July 13 FDA tries to take the reins on regulating cultured meat
July 12 Recommendations, Recommitted Actions, and Revised Rules (ACUS Update)
July 11 Regulatory lobbying has increased under the Trump administration, but….
July 10 PPBS: The Torch That Lead To Centralized Regulatory Review
July 9 Alaska sovereignty bolstered by new administration
July 6 White House Kicks Off NEPA Reform
July 5 Ex-Labor Official Now Second-in-Charge at Regulatory Agency
July 3 Trump Administration Considering Regulation as a Tool to Compel Good Cyber Behavior
July 2 Update on the CRE Position on the EPA Silent Science Initiative
June 28 Icons of the Administrative State
June 21 The Nation’s Precarious Fiscal Future
June 20 Sound off on federal maritime regs
June 19 Neomi Rao, OIRA Administrator: The Administrative State {video}
June 18 Commercial Drone Alliance Meets With White House Office on Drones Over People, Security
June 15 EPA, Corps will send WOTUS proposal to OMB
June 14 White House Meets Stakeholders on Small Business Health Rule
June 12 Support for EPA’s ANPRM on Benefit-Cost Analysis
June 11 DHS Still Awaiting Final Clearance on Rule to Rescind H-4 Work Authorization
June 7 EPA’s openness plan sets off alarm
June 6 California and Carmakers ‘in Agreement’ on Emissions Standards
June 5 Transparency in Regulatory Science: A History Lesson
June 4 Canada and United States sign Memorandum of Understanding for regulatory cooperation
June 1 EPA Submits Draft In Step To Roll Back Obama Fuel Rules
May 31 The Contribution of Political Scientists to the Evolution of Centralized Regulatory Review
May 30 69th ACUS Plenary Agenda: Paperwork Reduction Act Efficiencies
May 29 White House Opens Public Comment Period Seeking To Harmonize Shipping Regulations
May 25 Trump Orders Overhaul of Commercial Space Licensing
May 24 Supersonic flight in America is getting closer to becoming a reality
May 23 Trump Admin. Plans to Keep Cutting Burdensome Regulations
May 22 White House Seeks Input on U.S. Shipping Regulations
May 21 OMB To Give Agencies New Guidelines for Guidance Docs
May 18 US EPA Eyes Proposal On Costs And Benefits Of Rules
May 17 CRE Position on EPA Science Plan Takes Its Toll
May 16 Glogower Reviews Wallace’s Centralized Review of Tax Regulations
May 15 Anticipated timing for Treasury regulations on several TCJA international provisions
May 11 FDA’s Unified Agenda Practices Call Into Question Document’s Usefulness
May 10 Advancing Responsible Regulatory Reform: The Deregulatory Agenda
May 9 DHS Moves One Step Closer to Rescinding International Entrepreneur Rule
May 8 Regulatory Impact Assessment in the Age of Partisan Volatility
May 7 Tozzi backs bolstering existing data laws over EPA ‘secret science’ rule
May 4 The US Data Access Act is No Match to its Counterpart in the UK
May 3 First federal reg czar opposes EPA ‘secret science’ plan
May 2 Net Neutrality: The Complicated Reason the FCC Hasn’t Repealed It Yet
May 1 Headless Agency Adjudication at the Patent Office
April 30 OMB Stresses Agency Compliance with Management Agenda
April 27 Supreme Court: Ketchup is a Vegetable
April 26 States advance talks with federal officials on harmonizing regulations
April 25 U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC) 2018 RCC Stakeholder Event: June 4-5, 2018
April 24 EPA Proposes to Match the UK’s “Gold Standard” Science Transparency Standards
April 23 New Developments in Regulatory Benefit-Cost Analysis
April 19 Mulvaney on Durable Medical Equipment Interim Final Rule: We hear you
April 18 White House Budget Office Takes On Bigger Role In Writing Tax Regulations
April 17 GOP maneuver could roll back decades of regulation
April 16 OIRA Working with EPA on Information Quality Best Practices
April 13 Trump’s Budget Director Wins Push to Review IRS Tax Regulations
April 12 Gov’t starts making WH visitor logs public
April 10 Senate Hearing: Reviewing the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
April 9 President Trump’s Administration Is Improving Inefficient Permitting Reviews
April 6 NOAA speeds up remote sensing license reviews amid broader regulatory changes
April 5 A Regulatory Budget Is the Linchpin for the Creation of a National Constituency for OIRA
April 3 Critics fear EPA changes will give big industry more sway over science
April 2 The Data Quality Act
March 30 OMB Review of IRS Regulations
March 29 US EPA poised to weaken 2022-25 fuel economy targets
March 28 Net Neutrality Rollback Takes Next Step to Implementation
March 27 A Tribute to Allan Schmid
March 26 One forgotten agency can curb alarming growth of regulation
March 23 Trump officials overrule regulatory czar in releasing tip pooling rule
March 22 Groups sue over decision to end Obama-era pay data collection rule
March 21 Facebook Faces Growing Pressure Over Data and Privacy Inquiries
March 20 FDA to Evaluate Minimally or Non-Addictive Cigarette Product Standard
March 19 China Implements More Participatory Rulemaking Under Communist Party
March 16 OIRA Seeks to Hire Policy Analyst
March 15 The Curious Bipartisan Push for Evidence-Based Policymaking
March 14 Opportunities to Improve the Effectiveness and Transparency of Regulatory and Guidance Practices
March 9 Fixing NAFTA’s institutional deficit
March 8 Understanding and Addressing Controversies About Agency Guidance
March 7 Using Plain Language to Draft Regulations
March 6 Five Recommendations for Improving Administrative Government
March 5 NGOs’ Increasing Use of the Data Quality Act
March 2 The Unexpected Consequences of Private Regulatory Standards
March 1 The Birth of a Regulation in Real Time
February 27 Court tosses challenge to Trump’s two-for-one regulatory order
February 26 The Increasingly Greater Use of the Data Quality Act by NGOs
February 23 Centralizing Congressional Oversight
February 22 Genesis and development of the evaluation of regulatory impact
February 21 Infrastructure could benefit from Trump’s regulatory reforms
February 20 Regulatory reform to be a topic of next National Space Council meeting
February 16 Regulatory Scorecard: A Federalist Society Conversation w/ Neomi Rao
February 15 Harassment guidance for employers awaits approval from White House
February 14 Developing a cross-sector, “national constituency” in support of OIRA
February 13 Trump proposes funding hike for regulatory shop
February 12 Nafta’s Red Tape Fight Hits a Snag
February 9 Trump’s Regulatory Czar Defends Tip Pool Rule’s Transparency
February 8 Shining the Light on Regulatory Dark Matter
February 7 Resurrecting a Relic of the Past: The Harvard Law Review on the Congressional Review Act
February 6 The ATF Received Overwhelmingly Anti-Regulatory Comments on Bump Stocks
February 5 End of Regulatory Guidance?
February 2 OIRA Seeks Policy Analyst
February 1 Overseas Observation on EB-5 Reform
January 31 EPA & Army Corps Send WOTUS Rule to OIRA
January 30 GAO Criticizes the Regulatory Flexibility Act Analyses of Financial Regulators
January 29 How many procurement regulations were finalized in 2017?
January 26 A Conversation with OIRA Administrator Neomi Rao
January 25 CMS cancels plans to expedite Medicare coverage on devices
January 23 Trump administration plans review of Stark Law regulations
January 22 Will OIRA Review Independent Agency Regulations?
January 19 Old and New: Rational Government
January 18 CRE Petitions DHS to Reform the EB-5 Program
January 17 Planned shift on gun exports kicks up storm
January 16 Data Sharing in the Federal Statistical System
January 12 Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Website is Now Up
January 11 January 26th: A conversation with OIRA Administrator Neomi Rao
January 10 New proposal could delay implementation of the Common Rule
January 9 Forcing Regulators to Put Society First
January 8 FCC Releases Net Neutrality Rollback Order
January 5 USCIS to undertake “a thorough review of employment-based visa programs.”
January 4 How Long Does It Take to Do a Good Regulatory Impact Analysis?
January 3 OIRA’s Lineage and Enforcement Responsibilities
January 2 Regulation Beyond Structure and Process
2017
December 29 This year was easy; next year deregulating gets tough
December 28 Korean Ministry of Government Legislation Visits OIRA
December 27 Beyond Structure and Process: They Early Institutionalization of Regulatory Review
December 26 Updated regulatory agenda shows fewer changes to OSHA, unveils ‘3-for-1’ deregulation plan
December 22 White House Review of Independent Agency Rulemaking
December 21 OIRA: “We’re small but mighty”
December 20 Say hello to nonaddictive cigarettes?
December 19 Lack of USDA Organic Labeling for Aquaculture Harming US Competitiveness?
December 18 ACUS Adopts Five Recommendations
December 15 Executive Order Requirements for Informal Rulemakings
December 14 Introduction to the Fall 2017 Regulatory Plan
December 13 Millions of People Post Comments on Federal Regulations. Many Are Fake.
December 12 FDA Network Takes a New Approach to Produce Safety
December 11 Of “Workarounds” and Bureaucrats
December 8 GAO: Federal Reserve at Risk of Regulatory Capture
December 7 The DHS Form that Wouldn’t Die
December 6 The Three Game-changing Documents of the Administrative State
December 5 Regulatory Experimentation Project on the Agenda for the 68th Plenary
December 4 Why Government Professionals Matter
December 1 Optimal Ossification
November 30 White House Set to Update Growing List of Deregulation Targets
November 29 Slow-Rolling, Fast-Tracking, and the Pace of Bureaucratic Decisions in Rulemaking
November 28 A Busy 68th Plenary! (ACUS Update)
November 27 Scrutinizing Deference to Administrative Agencies
November 24 Federal Regulations: Key Considerations for Agency Design and Enforcement Decisions
November 22 Trump administration starts push to officially rescind ‘startup visa’ rule
November 21 The Fragile State of the Term “Guidance”
November 20 A Bookshelf Chronicling a Half Century of Work on Centralized Regulatory Review
November 17 Pay Survey’s Rollback Draws Fire Against White House
November 16 OMB & OIRA Sued for Rejecting an Information Collection Request
November 15 STEM to STEMM: It Will Take Musicians to Save the Internet
November 14 Wielding obscure federal data quality law, group challenges Trump Treasury tax cut claims
November 10 Administration Acts On Executive Order: Proposed Short-Term Plan Rule Hits OMB
November 9 Governors, state CIOs push for streamlined federal cyber regulations
November 8 Supplement Industry Has ‘Rare Opportunity’ to Seek Regulatory Reform
November 7 Trump’s agriculture department reverses course on biotech rules
November 6 EPA’s new science advisers add more industry experts, conservatives to the mix
November 3 BLM Takes Step To Undo Gas Venting And Flaring Rule
November 2 New Dietary Ingredient Guidance: The Waiting Game
November 1 Gov’t won’t pursue talking car mandate
October 31 APPAM Panel Paper: Presidentially Directed Policy Change
October 30 Distrust of Obama Administration Behind Drive to Deregulate
October 27 Don’t Assume Career Feds Are Resisting Trump’s Deregulatory Push
October 26 White House reviewing proposal to kill Obama rule on workers’ tips
October 25 United States should dramatically retool animal research rules, groups say
October 24 Trump’s ‘energy independence’ order: Where do things stand?
October 23 Regulatory Reform Should Be About Strengthening Legislative Responsibility
October 20 ACUS 68th Plenary Preview: Plain Language in Regulatory Drafting
October 19 Improving Regulatory Analysis at Independent Agencies
October 18 A Federal Attempt to Streamline the Permitting Process
October 17 The United States is going back to space!
October 16 New Regulatory Task Forces Meet Same Old Obstacles
October 13 Analytic tools crucial in improving regulatory practices: US adviser
October 12 HHS seeks Common Rule delay as informatics researchers await final rule
October 11 Trump Begins Repeal of Obama Power Plant Emission Cuts
October 10 Internal Administrative Law
October 6 Trump, take your smart regulation cuts to NAFTA negotiations
October 5 Designing Safety Regulations for High-Hazard Industries
October 4 Where Trump’s Regulatory Rollback Is Having Impact
October 3 Jim Tozzi on creating OIRA, playing jazz for drunk tourists
October 2 The federal agency that few Americans have heard of and which we all need to know
September 29 Trump begins to alter American life
September 28 The Value of Public Participation in Rulemaking
September 27 Trump speech to refocus on rolling back regulations
September 26 A Case for Streamlining Regulatory Impact Classification
September 25 One Month Out: A One-In, Two-Out Program Status Report
September 20 Trump administration prepares to ease export rules for U.S. guns
September 19 The Regulators: Our Invisible Government (1982 PBS documentary now on C-SPAN)
September 18 Opponents sharpen knives over impending U.S. payday loan rule
September 15 White House Regulatory Office Fully Staffed
September 14 What Is Trump’s Regulatory Office Doing? Who Knows
September 13 SEC Staff Continues to Work on Potential Amendments to the “Loan Provision” Concerning Auditor Independence
September 12 OIRA Directs Agencies To Put Forth Regulatory Cost Caps, Expects Cuts
September 11 The Unparalleled Reach of the Paperwork Reduction Act
September 8 The Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine: A National Treasure
September 7 Is NIH Red Tape Threatening Medical Research?
September 6 OMB Issues Data Call, Guidance on Regulatory Agendas
September 5 Neomi Rao, Director, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs: Washington’s new regulatory czar
September 1 Genealogies of cost–benefit analysis in transatlantic regulatory cooperation
August 31 All eyes on new durable medical equipment bid-related rule
August 30 New EEO-1 Report Suspended Indefinitely
August 29 OMB approves proposal for 18-month delay of DOL fiduciary rule’s second phase
August 28 716 regulations under review by DoD
August 25 FDA Watchers: Gottlieb May Fly Under Trump Deregulatory Radar With Product-Specific Moves
August 24 Regulatory activity dips to new lows in Trump administration
August 23 New Trump Order Aims To Speed Review of Infrastructure Project
August 22 DOL Moving Regulatory Initiatives to OMB
August 21 The Evolution of Benefit-Cost Analysis into Federal Rulemaking
August 18 NHTSA Sends Automated Vehicle Guidance to OMB
August 17 Final Mortality Table Regulations Sent for OMB Review Signals Potential Effective Date Delay
August 16 The Origin of Regulatory Cost-Benefit Analysis
August 15 CMS proposes cancelling cardiac, orthopedic bundled payment models
August 14 Judge Questions ‘Shadow’ Process in Challenge to Regulatory Order
August 11 Food trade associations press OMB on GMO labeling timetable
August 10 The Future of the Fiduciary Rule is in OIRA’s Hands
August 9 DOL’s Regulatory Agenda for 2017 Remains Packed
August 7 Social Entrepreneurs and the Management of the Regulatory State
August 4 Acting EEOC Chair Addresses Status of EEO-1 Reporting Changes, Other Issues
August 3 Baseload Regulation in a Post-Clean Power Plan World
August 2 Social Security Numbers: OMB Actions Needed
August 1 Trump cutting hundreds of planned regulations
July 31 Presidential Regulatory Authority: Two Views
July 27 An Empirical Analysis of the Establishment of Independent Agencies
July 26 Administration Reduces Federal Regulations
July 25 Mulvaney is Right to Call for More Money for OMB
July 24 FDA To Cease Work On Certain Tobacco, Advertising, Food Safety Rules
July 21 Trump administration reveals first regulatory agenda
July 20 Trump administration to reveal which Obama-era rules it’s planning to repeal
July 19 Top White House post for Neomi Rao
July 18 Where is the Regulatory Agenda?
July 17 The Case for the Administrative State
July 7 More Visas for Seasonal Workers in Pipeline, DHS Says
July 6 Working Smart and Hard? Agency Effort, Judicial Review, and Policy Precision
July 5 Three Cheers for the Congressional Review Act
June 29 The Rejuvenation of Regulations.gov
June 28 DOL Sends Overtime Request for Information to White House for Review
June 27 Trump’s Comprehensive Plan For Reorganizing The Executive Branch About To Get Underway
June 26 The Administrative State Has Run Amok
June 23 OMB’s Mulvaney: Agency’s budget increase will help with reorganization responsibilities
June 22 Regulatory Analysis Requirements Reduce Political Influence
June 21 OIRA works quietly on updating social cost of carbon
June 19 New EPA Rule Not Compliant With Trump Regulatory Order
June 16 Trump’s Clean Power Plan replacement now at OMB
June 15 Sticky Regulations
June 14 OIRA Hall of Fame Reviews By Political Scientists, Historians and Sociologists
June 13 In Praise of the ‘Deep State’
June 12 White House Thinking on Regulatory Budget Still Developing
June 9 Trump’s proposed climate rule reconsideration nears public release
June 8 Entrepreneur Work Rule in Limbo Amid New Trump Review
June 7 Hatch Introduces Former Staffer for Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Administrator
June 6 Blockchain Technology Regulations: Harnessing Potential Means Enabling, not Restricting
June 5 Amid Rancor, Evidence-Based Policy Panel Leaders Optimistic
June 2 Obama Regulation Could Leave Millions of Retirees Without Investment Guidance
June 1 How one small Wisconsin town is standing up to an Obama-era FDA rule
May 31 Waters of the United States Rule Update
May 30 EPA, Energy Among Few Agencies Complying With Regulatory Order
May 26 An Administration Takes Sides
May 25 DOL Takes Significant Step Forward in Rescinding Persuader Rule
May 24 President Trump signs measure ending safe harbor for state-run private-sector plans
May 23 Restraining The Regulatory State
May 22 Valuing Bureaucracy: The Case for Professional Government
May 19 The Views of a Political Scientist on the Institutionalization of OIRA
May 18 Requiring Formal Rulemaking Is a Thinly Veiled Attempt to Halt Regulation
May 17 Environmental NGOs Walking Timidly Up to the DQA Confessional
May 16 The Views of a Political Scientist on the Institutionalization of OIRA
May 15 The Office of the Federal Register: Key to Rejuvenating Regulations.gov
May 12 Reorganizing the Executive Branch: We Need Your Input!
May 11 Patience is still a virtue in the regulatory process
May 5 EPA Sends WOTUS Repeal Proposal to White House
May 4 GAO: OMB Should Address Data Quality Challenges Ahead of Federal Spending Report Deadline
May 3 The Nation’s Fiscal Health: Action is Needed to Address the Federal Government’s Fiscal Future
May 2 Business Community Requests Rejection of Revised EEO-1 Report Requiring Disclosure of Pay Data
May 1 Trump Issues Executive Order Aimed at Expanding Development of Offshore Oil & Gas Resources
April 28 Camarillo manufacturer responds to White House call for ideas
April 27 Administrative Procedure Act Reform and McNollgast
April 26 As deadline nears, few agencies have the regulatory czars Trump requested
April 25 Remarks by President Trump at Signing of Financial Services Executive Orders
April 24 Trump to sign executive orders on drilling, cybersecurity and a rural America task force
April 21 Trump’s OIRA-Nominee Has Questioned Foundations Of Administrative State
April 20 Trump administration receives 168 comments on ways to cut regulations
April 19 Interview with Steven Mnuchin: Transcript
April 18 D.C. Circuit Review – Reviewed: Notice & Comment Blogger to OIRA Administrator
April 17 White House orders spring cleaning at federal agencies
April 14 Two Different Views on the Preferred Background for an OIRA Administrator
April 13 Comprehensive Plan for Reforming the Federal Government and Reducing the Federal Civilian Workforce
April 12 Regulatory Reform in the 114th and 115th Congresses
April 11 My Latest: Sticky Regulations (A Benefit of Ossification?)
April 10 Neomi Rao to be the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
April 7 A Conversation with Marcus Peacock
April 5 FDA Pleases No One With Final Guidance On Naming of Biologicals and Biosimilars
April 4 Regulatory Review & Policy Change
April 3 Evaluating the Paperwork Reduction Act: Are Burdens Being Reduced?
March 31 AAM To OMB: Quality Metrics Guide Violates Laws, Against Program’s Purpose
March 30 Census Bureau: LGBT omission the result of ‘no federal data need’
March 29 DOL Submits Fiduciary Delay Final Rule to OMB
March 28 The Role of Federal Judges in the Modern Administrative State
March 27 Trump taps Kushner to lead a SWAT team to fix government with business ideas
March 24 Trade Associations Ask OMB to Review EEO-1 Pay Data Report
March 23 Judicial Review of Regulatory Impact Analysis
March 22 The Country of Law. And the Possible Revolution
March 21 Mayor Implores OMB to Reconsider FDA Regs
March 20 The CBO-CBA Analogy, or What Wonks Could Learn from Each Other
March 17 Mick Mulvaney: “Big League” DC Influence
March 16 The Structure of Regulatory Revolutions
March 15 Presidential Executive Order on a Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch
March 14 What you need to know about Trump’s web of energy orders and repeals
March 13 EPA attacks harken back to Reagan era
March 10 A Macroeconomic Study of Federal and State Automotive Regulations
March 9 Trump’s safe and sane ‘regulatory reform’ idea
March 8 Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Judicial Role
March 7 Agencies to highlight rules for repeal in Trump’s first reg agenda
March 3 The Economist: “beef up . . . OIRA”
March 2 OMB Labels Fiduciary Regulations ‘Economically Significant’
March 1 Symposium Issue: A Future Without the Administrative State?
February 28 Trump issues executive orders on HBCUs, environmental regulations
February 27 In sweeping move, Trump puts regulation monitors in U.S. agencies
February 24 For fisheries regulations, a Trump edict signals uncertainty
February 23 Lessons from the godfather of regulatory budgeting
February 22 Skeletal government needs meat on its bones
February 21 Historic OIRA Directive: Agencies, Use Domestic Regulatory Relief to Gain International Regulatory Relief
February 17 Awaiting new Labor secretary, staff takes on larger role in fiduciary rule’s fate
February 16 Conference on Hill 3/2: The Time for Regulatory Reform in Congress
February 15 Agency ends review of Trump’s ACA mystery order
February 14 DEA Removes Marijuana Misinformation from Website After Months of Public, Legal Pressure
February 13 OIRA’s Presidential Mandate to Implement a Regulatory Budget
February 10 Trump Administration Withdraws Omnibus Guidance, Delays Final Rule on 340B Drug Pricing and CMPs
February 9 Pursuing Regulatory Excellence: Brexit, Trump, and Beyond
February 7 White House Guide Tees Up Battles Between EPA, Agencies On Rule Costs
February 3 Trump to order regulatory rollback Friday for finance industry starting with Dodd-Frank
February 2 Free-Market Groups Urge Congress To Expand CRA’s Reach To Older Rules
February 1 Trump’s ‘interesting’ order could be ‘showpiece’ — analysts
January 31 President Trump Signs Executive Order: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs
January 30 Historical Materials: Rules Not Submitted to the GAO and Congress under the Congressional Review Act
January 26 Trump’s OMB Pick Shares Vision on Social Security, Regulation
January 25 Trump’s White House regulations website is down
January 24 Trump tells business leaders he wants to cut regulations by 75% or ‘maybe more’
January 23 Trump to Sign Executive Order on Plan to Renegotiate NAFTA With Mexico, Canada
January 22 Trump Administration Imposes a Regulatory Freeze
January 21 Trump Signs Executive Order: Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Affordable Care Act
January 20 Agencies rush to publish rules before Trump takes office
January 19 President Trump’s Regulatory Vision
January 18 Mine Inspection Rule Inches Forward Despite Industry Opposition
January 17 Department of Education Rules: The Arts Don’t Pay Enough, Teaching Them is Prohibited
January 13 Improving Regulatory Analysis at Independent Agencies
January 12 Retired Vicar Wins UK Data Quality Act Case Against Friends of the Earth
January 11 This Could Be the Moment for Rolling Back Regulators’ ‘Soft Despotism’
January 10 White House Takes Final Steps to Revamp “The Common Rule” Medical Research Rule
January 9 Improving the Process of Making Rules at Independent Agencies
January 4 Government regulation doesn’t have to stay stuck in the 20th century
January 3 Building A Nationwide Constituency for OIRA
2016
December 30 Market-Driven Consortia Standards: The Road to Reigning in Illicit Tobacco
December 29 USCIS Requests OMB for Review of Proposed Rule-Making for the EB-5 Program
December 28 Five regulations that could come in Obama’s final days
December 27 EPA may need to rein in employees texting
December 23 White House Creates App to Track Regulations
December 22 No Regulatory Mess for Next Administration: Shelanski
December 21 NSPS coalition meets with OMB
December 20 Conclusion: Symposium on the ABA AdLaw Section’s 2016 Report to the President-Elect
December 19 House conservatives want Trump to undo regulations on climate, FDA, Uber
December 16 Mandating Talking Cars: Costliest and Most Beneficial?
December 15 Regulatory Review for Independent Agencies
December 14 Breaking the tech policy logjam wrought in Congress
December 13 30-hour minimum training stripped from entry-level driver rule by OMB
December 12 One Cabinet Post Trump Needs To Get Right
December 9 Where’s the Paperwork on Paperwork Reduction? OMB Asked
December 8 If Trump wants to dismantle Obama’s EPA rules, here are all the obstacles he’ll face
December 7 Obama Regulatory Chief Rejects Midnight Regulation
December 6 A Trump SWAT Team for Regulation
December 5 Jim Tozzi’s Role in Stopping the DEA from Classifying Drug in Schedule 1 Status
December 2 New U.S. Research Policy Board would aim to slash regulatory paperwork
December 1 Businesses to Push to Retain U.S.-Canada Regulatory Council
November 30 A Syllabus on OIRA, by Jim Tozzi
November 29 United States and Canada Announce the 2016 Annual Work Plans
November 28 OIRA Options for the Trump Administration
November 23 Unraveling Obama-Era Regulations on Day One with the Congressional Review Act
November 22 Obama Administration Still Wants to Release New Common Rule
November 21 The Congressional Review Act and Chevron Deference
November 18 White House Fall Reg Agenda
November 17 Leon Billings, Environmental Entrepreneur
November 16 Recommendations from Former OIRA Administrators to the Incoming Administration
November 14 A Disciplined Regulatory Initiative: Announcing that the Data Quality Act is Judicially Reviewable
November 10 OIRA Reiterates: The Data Quality Act “applies to all information disseminated from Federal websites”
November 9 The next ‘regulatory czar’
November 8 Improving the Administrative Process: A Report to the President-Elect
November 7 Oversight of the US executive: The Congressional experience and its lessons for the EU
November 4 Analyzing the Effectiveness of State Regulatory Review
November 3 A (Long) Path to Reforming Our Administrative State
November 2 Divergent Views Expressed at FDA’s Third-Party Service Workshop
November 1 Update on DHS Proposed Rules Affecting Employment-based Visa Programs
October 31 Red Tape on the Upswing
October 28 Obama administration releases “Housing Development Toolkit”
October 27 The Checks & Balances of the Regulatory State
October 26 The Administration’s Report on the Future of Artificial Intelligence
October 25 RFS rule heads to White House OMB for review
October 24 How Private Food Safety Standards Restrict Access to Markets (and the Desirability of Doing So)
October 21 Announcing a New Privacy Office within OIRA
October 20 White House Reviewing Tire Proposal from NHTSA
October 19 Fall 2016 Projects (ACUS Update)
October 18 Can’t Repay Your Loan? Sue Your College!
October 17 Charting Midnight Regulation Before Dawn: September
October 14 How Should “Administrative Law” Be Taught Today? The Federalist Society Podcast
October 13 EPA Submits Final TSCA Rule on Nanomaterials to OMB for Review
October 11 More regs: What to expect, when, why
October 7 A New President Needs a New Red Tape Agenda
October 6 How Should “Administrative Law” Be Taught Today?
October 5 Energy efficient doesn’t mean cost efficient
September 29 51 U.S. House Members Urge OMB To Delay “Hasty” Ban On Natural Herbal Supplement Kratom
September 27 Changes to Chemical Law Causing Heartburn; Long Road Ahead
September 26 Former Agency Officials Bring Benefits to Regulatory Debate
September 23 Dynamic Analysis, Welfare, and Implications for Tax Reform
September 22 Administration’s Last “Regulatory Review” Adds $22 Billion in Costs
September 21 White House considers changes to presidential records rule
September 20 Sen. Warner requests update on Data Act financial transparency tools
September 19 EPA, FDA, and USDA Release Updates to Coordinated Framework on Biotechnology
September 16 White House Launches EPA Vapor Intrusion Rule Review
September 15 Auer Deference Inside the Regulatory State: Some Preliminary Findings
September 14 Mitch Daniels: Washington’s Wake-Up Call
September 13 CRE Information Request to DEA
September 12 Obama Announces Nominee for Chairman at ACUS
September 8 Charting Midnight Regulation Before Dawn: August
September 7 Global Summit on Regulatory Science Will Focus on Nanotechnology Standards and Applications
September 6 OMB’s Resource Management Offices and Agency Policy Control
September 2 Retrospective Review, by the numbers
September 1 Rewards and Risks of a Federal Regulatory Budget
August 30 Cost-Benefit Analysis Prevents Errors in Environmental Regulatory Decisions
August 29 Midnight Regulations Illustrate Larger Problems with the Regulatory Process
August 26 Focus on Regulation, Not Just Legislation
August 24 Rule to boost EHR oversight gets White House review
August 22 Bipartisan Agreement on More Regulatory Policy and Economics in Law School Curriculum?
August 19 Beyond Administrative Law
August 18 Is the FCC Sacrificing America’s Minority Content Creators Along with Cybersecurity and Privacy?
August 17 An Open Letter to the American Association of Law Schools re: Curricula
August 16 If There’s No Such Thing as Medical Marijuana, How Do We Have Medical Marijuana?
August 15 Once Skeptical of Executive Power, Obama Has Come to Embrace It
August 12 Regulators’ Budget Report: OIRA Shrinks as Responsibilities Grow
August 11 Money laundering rule on prepaid cards stalled after industry pushback
August 10 Review: Pasachoff’s The President’s Budget as a Source of Agency Policy Control, by Jim Tozzi
August 9 Is the FCC Undermining the Rule of Law?
August 8 Time to Step Up Transition Activities, Agencies Told
August 5 The Global Antitrust Economics Conference
August 4 EPA Urged To Craft DQA Procedures For Human Data In Pesticide Reviews
August 3 Transportation, Energy Projects to Get Climate Reviews
August 2 CFPB Issues Long-Awaited Proposals for Regulation of the Debt Collection Industry
August 1 Scientific Stewardship in the Open Data and Big Data Era
July 29 DOL’s rule on state retirement plans arrives at OMB
July 28 ABA and CBA seek revisions to generic clearance process
July 27 Managing Federal Information as a Strategic Resource
July 26 White House Heeds NAHB Call for Thorough Review of EPA Stormwater Proposal
July 25 The President’s Budget as a Source of Agency Policy Control
July 22 Science Use in Regulatory Impact Analysis
July 21 The EPA’s Fuel Efficiency Testing May Not Work. Like, at All
July 20 The next GMO-labeling battleground: USDA
July 19 More Evidence OIRA Needs to Coordinate Federal Cyber Security Regulation
July 15 A Meaningful and Durable Dialogue Between the Intelligence and Regulatory States has Begun
July 13 Finality and the Virtues of Jurisdictional Declarations
July 12 Regulatory official grilled on consequences of ‘midnight’ rules
July 11 Testimony on Regulatory Budgeting before the House Budget Committee
July 8 Assessing the Obama Years: OIRA and Regulatory Impacts on Jobs, Wages and Economic Recovery
July 7 OIRA Emphasizes Importance of Information (Data) Quality in Report to Congress
July 6 Regulatory Reform Subcommittee to Hold Oversight Hearing on Implementation of Regulations
July 5 Maybe the IRS Is Complying with the Congressional Review Act After All
July 1 White House Creation of a New Program to Accelerate Cancer Product Regulatory Review
June 30 Regulatory Capture, Ancient and Modern
June 29 Out, out red tape: Congress weighs bills to reduce regulatory burden on academic science
June 28 The Declaration of War against Offshore Drilling in the US
June 24 An Updated Look at OMB Circular A-119; Voluntary Consensus Standards
June 23 FDA Withdraws Biosimilars Information Collection Request from OIRA
June 22 The Regulatory State Out of Control: Europe’s robots to become ‘electronic persons’ under draft plan
June 21 Combatting External and Internal Regulatory Capture
June 17 The Regulatory Budget Debate
June 16 Fighting Regulatory Capture in the 21st Century
June 15 Speaker Ryan to call for major regulatory reforms
June 14 RISC & OIRA: HOW TO Guide for Agency Users of the Information Collection Request (ICR) Module
June 13 “Chevron Bias” and the Administrative State: ABA AdLaw Section Event on 6/15
June 10 Charting Midnight Regulation Before Dawn: May Rush
June 9 Public Comments Split on Federal Rules for Autonomous Vehicles
June 8 Revisiting the Appropriate Use of Agency Regulatory Guidance
June 7 Congress Enacts Infrastructure Reform, but Implementation Lags
June 6 The Regulatory State’s Seven Game Changers
June 3 The President’s Budget as a Source of Agency Policy Control
June 2 Why the historic deal to expand US chemical regulation matters
June 1 White House scrapped FDA plan to restrict flavored e-cigarettes
May 31 AGs Tell EPA to Halt Aid to States Planning Clean Power Plan Compliance
May 27 ABA challenges CFPB use of generic clearance for overdraft research
May 26 The Case for a Regulatory Budget
May 25 Leashing Leviathan: The Case for a Congressional Regulatory Budget
May 24 Regulating for Results
May 23 EPA Looks to Propose Pollinator Rule Before Obama Term Ends
May 20 Zika and Pregnancy-Specific Vaccines: Toward Easing the Difficulty
May 19 Regulatory Agenda Published for Obama’s Last Year
May 18 The Checkered History of Regulatory Reform Since the APA
May 17 White House, backers launch $521M Microbiome Initiative
May 16 Cost-Benefit Analysis and Arbitrariness Review
May 13 Plaintiffs’ Bar Plans Outreach on Overtime Changes
May 12 How to Get Off to a Strong Start: A Guide for the Next President
May 11 What Will the Regulatory Landscape Look Like in 2021?
May 10 We Need to Get Back to Work
May 9 A Conversation with OIRA Administrator Shelanski on International Regulatory Cooperation with Canada
May 6 Preparing for the Future of Artificial Intelligence
May 5 Analysis of the Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda of Federal Regulations
May 4 White House Weighs Overtime Rule Changes
May 3 DOJ Restarts ADA Title II Web Accessibility Rulemaking
May 2 Strategic Rulemaking Disclosure
April 29 The Fiscal Ship
April 28 US-EU Regulatory Cooperation: Lessons and Opportunities
April 27 Small UAS [Drone] Rule At OIRA For Final Review
April 26 A Paradigm Shift in the Cost-Benefit State
April 25 The federal workforce is not too big
April 21 Is The FCC Inviting The World’s Cyber Criminals Into America’s Living Rooms?
April 20 Here’s How To Fix All That Federal Regulation
April 19 Feds Using Blog Posts, Informal Docs To Skirt Regulatory Process
April 18 DOT Further Delays Speed Limiter, Drug/Alcohol Clearinghouse Rules
April 14 Charting Midnight Regulation Before Dawn: Surge in Significant Rules
April 13 Why U.S. Economic Leadership Matters
April 12 APHIS Seeks Anti-Soring Rule Change
April 11 David vs. Godzilla, OIRA and the Federal Agencies
April 8 Obama Readies Flurry Of Regulations
April 7 Won’t Cut Federal Spending? Then Cap The Cost Of Regulation
April 5 Advocacy Economists participate in the annual Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis Conference
April 4 Unleashing an Economic Resurgence through Regulatory Reform
April 1 Putting Regulators on a Budget
March 31 OMB receives EPA final draft formaldehyde regulation
March 30 Support for a Regulatory Budget
March 29 New Regulation Could Actually Reduce Access to Investment Advice
March 28 A Blueprint for Regulatory Equilibrium
March 24 Report: Agencies skirt rule reporting requirements
March 23 Notre-Dame-des-Landes: les limites du referendum [France]
March 22 When do policymakers listen to policy analysis, and when do they ignore it?
March 21 Rulemaking’s Puzzles
March 18 EPA Wasn’t Available To Defend Its Own Weird Regulations On Race Cars
March 17 Agencies Convene Second Meeting On Modernizing Regulatory System For Biotechnology Products
March 16 DOL, OMB May Blunt Fiduciary Rule, Delay It Until Late May
March 15 Senator pushes budget for regulations
March 14 Here’s Why a New Regulation Could Mean Trouble
March 11 Charting Midnight Regulation Before Dawn: Part 2
March 10 OIRA on Agenda at ABA Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice Institute
March 9 Making All Levels of Government More Efficient and Effective Through Retrospective Review
March 8 A Website Dedicated to the Implementation of a Regulatory Budget
March 7 Arkansas AG Rutledge Speaks Against Government Overreach
March 4 EEOC Proposes To Collect New Data On Pay
March 3 A Proposal to Create a Peruvian OIRA
March 2 Moving Forward to Improve Regulation
March 1 Implementation of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act
February 25 Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Structure of the Administrative State
February 24 3 Big Holes in DOL Fiduciary Proposal, ICI Says
February 23 Evidence and Evaluation
February 22 COOL repeal rule-making now under review
February 18 OMB Reviewing EPA Rebuttal To GAO Criticisms Of CWA Rule Campaign
February 17 OMB’s Revised Guidance to Federal Agencies on Standards and Conformity Assessment
February 12 Agency Final Rules Submitted After 5/16/16, May Be Subject To Disapproval In 2017 Under The CRA
February 11 ACUS Committee Fixer of Regulatory Problems
February 10 Charting Midnight Regulation Before Dawn: Part 1
February 9 Should Agencies Report Benefits to Americans from Mandated GHG Reductions?
February 8 Sleep Apnea Proposed Rulemaking Clears White House
February 5 Moving to a Stronger Economy Through Regulatory Budgeting
February 4 Four Markers for Restoring America’s Leadership In the Management of the Regulatory State
February 3 Fiduciary Rule Sent To OMB For Review
February 2 OIRA Wish for 2016: An Orderly Regulatory Process
February 1 OIRA: The Most Important Government Office You’ve Never Heard Of
January 29 Revision of OMB Circular No. A-119, Voluntary Consensus Standards
January 28 White House Calls On Federal Agencies To Avoid “Midnight Regulations”
January 27 Three Reasons Why OIRA Needs A Strong Institutional Base
January 26 Regulatory Deossification Revisited
January 25 The Case for Greater Executive Discretion
January 21 House passes bills to rein in activist influence on regulations
January 20 The Year in Regulation: EPA, Health Care Rules Drive Burdens
January 15 At Last: The Coming of the Regulatory Budget
January 14 EPA Ploughs Ahead With $9.6 Billion Mercury Rule
January 13 The last-minute rush to regulate
January 12 Midnight Regulations and the Decrease of OIRA Staff
January 11 The Roadmap to a Regulatory Budget
January 8 The Coming of the Regulatory Budget
January 7 Will White House review of biotech regulation lead to expanded or streamlined rules?
January 6 Deliberative Democracy In the Trenches
January 5 Obama pushing thousands of new regulations in Year 8
January 4 Regulatory Watchdogs Call for Oversight Reform
2015
December 31 Law Provides New Regulatory Framework for Space Commerce
December 30 Benefits of the TPP
December 29 Wave of regulation looms in 2016
December 28 OSHA final rule on silica goes to OMB for review
December 24 Engaging the International Community on Cybersecurity Standards
December 23 OSHA rule yanked back
December 22 Canada Implements a Regulatory Budget, Early Lessons Learned
December 21 Reconciling Agency Expertise With Presidential Power
December 18 Silica rule to OMB by Christmas
December 17 Sleep apnea ‘pre-rule’ advances to OMB, could be published by year’s end
December 16 Improving Regulatory Impact Analysis at the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency
December 15 The Congressional Review Act Revisited
December 14 Carrier scoring Safety Fitness Determination rule ready for publication following OMB clearance
December 11 Technical flaws in EPA methane rule analysis
December 10 ACUS, the DQA and Federal Information Dissemination in the Internet Era
December 9 Regulators’ Math
December 08 Taking the Time Needed to Get Regulations Right
December 07 Midnight Rules: A Comparison of Regulatory Output Across Administrations
December 04 Panel urges overhaul of government to ease regulatory environment in Md.
December 03 Repost from RegBlog. When Politicians Are Not Experts, Agencies Step In
December 02 EPA Rejects Industry Call For White House Review Of Region 9 TCE Guide
December 01 Senator Lieberman Addresses Syms
November 30 Diverse Parties Say Federal Biotech Rules Confusing
November 27 Obama plans aggressive regs push in final year
November 25 Identifying Regulations Affecting International Trade and Investment
November 24 OMB Says DOL May Publish Final Rule on White Collar Exemptions in July 2016
November 23 White House unveils regulatory agenda
November 20 A Historical Account of the Politics of Centralized Regulatory Review
November 19 OIRA@2050
November 18 WLF Comments to the FDA: Revision of the Nutrition and Supplemental Facts Label
November 17 A Program to Develop a Nationwide Constituency for OIRA
November 16 OECD Regulatory Policy Outlook 2015
November 10 Regulations need retrospective review
November 9 CFPB Announces Plan to Allow Class Action Suits
November 6 OSHA rule requiring employers to post injury, illness info online may be coming soon
November 5 Presidential Influence over Agency Rulemaking Through Regulatory Review
November 4 NAFCU letter to CFPB on Bureau’s overdraft survey
November 3 Finding the Middle Ground in Regulatory Reform
November 2 US biotech regulation public comments
October 30 The Senate on Regulation: Establishing a Regulatory Budget
October 29 OMB Overhauls EPA Climate Rules To Limit Legal Risks
October 28 Presidential Actions in Support of a Regulatory Budget
October 27 A Framework for Regulatory Excellence
October 26 Modernizing the Regulatory System For Biotechnology Products Memorandum
October 23 OMB Reports Higher Costs and Lower Benefits in 2015 Draft Report
October 22 Modernizing Federal Information Policy
October 21 Time to Apply OMB Regulatory Review to Independent Agencies
October 20 The Insightful Views of a Student on Benefit/Cost Analysis
October 19 Increasing Agency Use of Declaratory Orders
October 16 A Sound Science Agenda For the Incoming Administration
October 15 Controlling the Cumulative Costs of Regulation: Exploring Potential Solutions
October 14 Electronic Injury Record Keeping Close?
October 13 Professor Pierce on a Regulatory Budget
October 10 Who Are You Calling Irrational?
October 9 Correcting Federal Databases: A Procedural Guide
October 8 A Communication with the Council on Foreign Relations
October 7 Ag groups oppose OSHA anhydrous facility changes
October 6 OMB reviewing new final rule on ACO waivers
October 5 Obama administration releases infrastructure permitting Guidance
October 2 The FDA’s Sweet Proposal on Food Labels
September 30 Inconsistent, Duplicative Regulations Undercut Productivity of U.S. Research Enterprise
September 29 White House Summit on Offshore Wind
September 28 Restoring OIRA’s Entrepreneurial Roots
September 25 Jeb Bush Wants to Get Tough on Regulations
September 24 OIRA Issues Science-Based Communications Quality Instructions for Information Collections
September 22 The Ninth Circuit’s Harkonen IQA Opinion – The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
September 21 Questions and Reference Documents for Student Submissions
September 18 Don’t Publish Stage 3 Meaningful Use Rule, Urge AMA and Others
September 17 Controlling the Cumulative Cost of Regulations
September 16 The Insightful Views of a Student on Benefit/Cost Analysis
September 11 Restoring Civil Servants to their Proper Role
September 10 USDA Drafts Proposed SNAP Photo Requirements Regulations
September 9 9th Circuit Declines to Decide DQA Reviewability
September 8 Save the Bureaucrats
September 4 Truck Speed Limiter Rule Delayed for ‘Extended’ Review by White House
September 3 Hoover Archives Used To Uncover The Early Influence Of The White House On Regulation Policy
September 2 White House reviews EPA’s ozone pollution rule
September 1 Retrospective Review of Regulations
August 31 Controlling the Cumulative Cost of Regulations
August 28 OIRA and the Control of the Cumulative Cost of Regulation
August 27 The Role of Stakeholder Relationships in Regulatory Excellence
August 25 CMS’s Clinical Quality Measures a Top Healthcare Priority
August 24 The Regulatory State: A Modest Reform Proposal
August 21 Average Manufacturer Price (AMP) Final Rule at OMB
August 20 OIRA-Centric Teaching Modules
August 19 On Pressing McNollgast to the Limits: The Problem Of Regulatory Costs
August 18 Retrospective Review: July 2015 Lookback Reports
August 17 Professor Alan Schwartz Review of McNollgast Article
August 14 A Critique of Centralized Regulatory Review
August 13 The Presence of the Public Policy Community
August 12 Templates for the OIRA Teaching Module
August 11 OIRA: The Cockpit of the Regulatory State
August 10 Promotion of OIRA Teaching Modules
August 6 A Case When Ignorance of the Federal Administrative Process is a Detriment
August 5 EPA Posts Information on GM/Synbio Algae Project
August 4 Major pipeline safety rulemakings coming in 2015
August 3 National Highway Tunnel Inventory Coming Soon
July 31 FMCSA Sends ELD Rules to OMB
July 30 Is CMS’s Hospital Quality Star Rating System Non-Compliant?
July 28 The Need for an OIRA Module for Use by Schools of Public Policy and Law
July 27 Professor Radin on OIRA
July 24 The State of the Art of Regulatory Reform in the US: The OMB 2014 Report
July 23 Current Opportunities for Public Comment on Federal Data Collections and Other Statistical Issues
July 22 Rule to require electronic logging devices expected to proceed this month
July 21 New Regulation Seeks to Combat Housing Segregation
July 20 Republicans fret ‘midnight regulations’ from Obama
July 17 Why the Disdain of Centralized Regulatory Review by Academicians?
July 16 An Elephant Without Legs: GOP subpoenas Obama regulatory officials on water rule
July 15 University of California Dissertation on OIRA Support of the Presidency
July 14 White House races to put new anti-oil-and-gas proposals in place
July 13 GMOs in the Hotseat: White House to Overhaul Regulatory Framework on Biotechnology
July 10 OMB Pushes Interagency Collaboration to Modernize Statistics
July 9 CRE: CMS’ Five-Star Quality Rating System is a Violation of Medicare and APA Rulemaking Requirements
July 8 Sunstein: Justice Scalia is right about cost-benefit analysis
July 7 OMB: Climate Change Now Part of Building Budget Requests
July 6 Estimating the Benefits from Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reductions
July 2 DOL Proposes Massive Expansion in Overtime Pay
July 1 CMS Proposed 2016 Medicare Payment Rules in the Pipeline
June 30 High court blocks power plant regulations without cost estimates
June 29 Regulatory Working Group Guidelines, “Promoting International Regulatory Cooperation”
June 26 Meetings between coal industry and White House draw attention
June 25 Will anti-money laundering regulations be extended to investment advisers?
June 24 EPA Advances Revised Landfill Methane NSPS Proposal For OMB Review
June 23 The OIRA Model for Institutionalizing CBA of Financial Regulation
June 19 Prepared Remarks of OMB Director Shaun Donovan, Williams Institute Spring Reception
June 18 OMB Receives New DOD Counterfeit Parts NPRM
June 17 Water Rights and the Data Quality Act
June 16 Draft OMB policy streamlines privacy and security
June 15 The Failed Reign of Mandated Disclosure
June 12 An unhealthy approach to corporate wellness programs
June 11 Obama Administration Readies Big Push on Climate Change
June 10 Where Is the OIRA Oversight of FDA Guidance Documents?
June 9 Civil Justice Playbook: OMB – Between a Rock (Science) and a Hard Place (Policy)
June 8 ACUS Recommends Publishing Previously Undisclosed ‘Pending’ Rules
June 5 A more efficient path to online accessibility
June 4 Encouraging signs on new rules for nonprofit political activity
June 3 OMB Extends Review of the Common Rule
June 2 Regulatory Warfare
June 1 Moving Forward our Regulatory Partnerships with Canada
May 29 13 new cities to see locality pay increase in January
May 28 EPA revises its regulatory agenda, a flurry of activity expected in the next few months
May 27 Crash treatment in CSA ‘not fair,’ says FMCSA’s safety head
May 26 PPR Launches Major Study of Business Regulation and Economic Inequality
May 22 A Regulatory Antidote for CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage)
May 20 EPA Sends Waste Export-Import Rule For OMB Review
May 19 Proposed Rule for Heavy-Truck Speed Limiter Sent to OMB
May 18 We Shouldn’t Dismiss “Sue and Settle” – or Other Regulatory Problems
May 15 Obama Management Chief: Senior Execs Must Set Tone for Better Performance
May 14 Next Step in CFPB Debt Collection Rulemaking?
May 13 When Behavioral Science Meets Public Policy
May 12 Long-awaited 340B guidance under review by OMB
May 11 The Role of Cost-Benefit Analysis in the U.S. Regulatory System
May 08 Groups Aim To Sway Outcome Of Multi-Year RFS As OMB Begins Review
May 07 Is OSHA Burying Its Head in the Sand with Proposed Silica Rule?
May 06 DOL “Springs” its part 541 proposal for review
May 05 FERC Issues Target Date for Oregon LNG Project
May 04 Learning More from the Data the Federal Government Already Collects
May 01 Retrospective Review Workshop
April 30 White House Reboots Draft Guidance on Evaluating Climate Change Impacts
April 29 Counting Benefits at the High Court
April 28 Western coalition files data quality suit against feds on greater sage-grouse
April 27 Undoing the suppression of substance use data
April 24 U.S. Information Quality Act Filing Reveals Patent Assertion Entity Propaganda
April 23 BIA Takes Heat From Connecticut Lawmakers, Others On Indian Recognition
April 22 Advisory Committee Urges Americans to Adopt a Sustainable Diet
April 21 Judicial Review of Agency Benefit-Cost Analysis
April 20 EU, US trade talks seek to advance regulatory pillar
April 17 E-log mandate rule still slated for Sept. publication, speed limiter mandate delayed
April 16 DOL Releases Fiduciary Plan
April 15 Blacklisting Exec Order to Impose Substantial Costs on Contractors
April 14 Confronting the Problem of Stealth Regulation
April 13 340B CMP Proposed Rule Sent to OMB
April 10 DOJ eyes music regulation update
April 9 PBGC Proposes Electronic Filing for Multiemployer Plan Notices
April 8 Clean Water rule advances to OMB for review
April 7 Applying the Data Quality Act to Intellectual Property Protection
April 6 CDC’s plan to beat superbugs
April 3 Truck Makers Seek Complete-Vehicle GHG Rule
April 2 Estimating the True Cost of FCC Regulation
April 1 US EPA looking at bans/restrictions on three chemicals
March 31 CFPB Moves Closer to Convening Small Business Review Panel for Payday Lending Rulemaking
March 30 Lawmakers’ website to collect complaints about federal regs
March 27 RCRA regulation of hazardous waste pharmaceuticals
March 26 The Difficulty of Planning Regulation: Insights from the US
March 25 An Overview and Comparison of U.S. and EU Procedures
March 24 White House reviewing controversial mining rule
March 23 EEOC Sends OMB Notice About Wellness Program Rules
March 20 ARSA: Still Nothing Generic About Generic Clearance
March 19 Accelerating Progress and Institutionalizing Retrospective Review
March 18 EPA Withdraws Proposal To Clarify Reporting Of Metal Mining Toxic Releases
March 17 EPA’s McCarthy pledges to make Wotus rule ‘reasonable’
March 16 Governor Gina M. Raimondo’s Exemplary Regulatory Review Executive Order on Creating Opportunity
March 13 CRE Option for Controlling Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New Coal Fired Plants
March 12 Groups Begin To Outline Options For EPA To Drop CCS From NSPS Plan
March 11 DOJ Notifies the Ninth Circuit that OMB is the Court of Last Resort on DQA Issues
March 10 The Regulatory Reform Debate Needs a Wider Lens
March 06 Exploring Regleprudence at OIRA
March 04 Senators want federal agency investigated amid guardrail concerns
March 03 Human Subjects Research Protections Proposed Rule Finally Moves Forward for White House Review
March 02 House of Lords Releases Its Report on the Arctic
Feb. 27 Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 and the Bumpers Amendment
Feb. 26 What’s next on the road to Net Neutrality?
Feb. 24 Obama Backs Tougher Rules for Brokers As Fiduciary Rule Re-Proposal Heads to OMB
Feb. 23 The Problem with Words: Plain Language and Public Participation in Rulemaking
Feb. 20 Foxx Sees Innovation Out-Running Regulation
Feb. 19 Carbon capture and the Information Quality Act
Feb. 18 Evaluating Regulations after the Fact
Feb. 13 Judicial Review of the Data Quality Act
Feb. 12 Letter to FEMA on Standard Flood Hazard Determination Form
Feb. 11 President Obama Is Focused on Making Rule Review Permanent
Feb. 10 OMB May Accelerate WQS Rule Review Ahead Of CWA Jurisdiction Policy
Feb. 09 White House Issues Report on Big Data and Differential Pricing
Feb. 06 New Rules for Tank Cars Sent to White House for Review
Feb. 05 The First Watchdog in Chief, John R. McCarl
Feb. 04 Incorporating Private Standards into Public Regulations
Feb. 03 FCC to Propose Strong ‘Net Neutrality’ Rules
Feb. 02 President Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative
Jan. 30 Fiduciary rule to OMB?
Jan. 29 F.A.I.R. Trade Group Submits Comments to ATF on Proposed Collection Activities
Jan. 28 EPA Seeks Input on Federal Plan for Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Power Plants
Jan. 27 Obama calls for regs on drones
Jan. 26 FSIS Releases Establishment-Specific Data Release Strategic Plan
Jan. 23 White House aide calls for stricter broker rules on 401(k)s
Jan. 22 New wireless infrastructure rules to take effect in phases
Jan. 21 Bracing for battle over fiduciary rule
Jan. 20 FDA submits notice for collection of information regarding direct-to-consumer advertisements
Jan. 16 U.S. oil train safety proposal due in May
Jan. 15 2015 Oil and Gas Regulatory Outlook
Jan. 14 EPA Delays Rule to Limit Carbon Emissions from New Power Plants
Jan. 13 Your Feedback During the Public Comment Period Really Does Matter
Jan. 12 Ag leader: U.S. regulation threatens farmers, ranchers
Jan. 09 Proposed EHR regulations for Stage 3 could relax rules
Jan. 08 NGOs sue US EPA over regulation of nanosilver
Jan. 07 United States-Mexico High Level Economic Dialogue
Jan. 06 Meat safety labels delayed to 2018
Jan. 05 Time, Money and Teacher Prep
Jan. 02 Net neutrality to dominate D.C.’s tech agenda
2014
Dec. 31 Oil and Gas Regulatory Push Coming from Obama Administration
Dec. 30 Grist Gets Very Confused on EPA’s Coal Ash Rule
Dec. 29 Industry Proposes A ‘Micro Drone’ Rule As Regulatory Deadline Looms
Dec. 26 Satisfaction Is Not the Same as Policy Success
Dec. 22 EPA’s Coal Ash Rule Demonstrates Worthiness of White House Regulatory Review
Dec. 19 EPA on Reviewing Vehicle-Emission Standards
Dec. 18 First coal ash regulations in the offing
Dec. 16 The Legal Olympian
Dec. 15 The cornerstone of regulatory reform
Dec. 12 Why OIRA Should Coordinate Federal Cyber Security Regulation
Dec. 11 Final rule trims truck inspection paperwork requirement
Dec. 10 FAA Is Closer To Issuing New Rules Governing Drones, Says Former White House Official
Dec. 09 Standards Alliance Workshop in Lima Focuses on Regulatory Decision-Making in the U.S. and Peru
Dec. 08 Why We Need to Measure Regulation
Dec. 05 The backstory of Obama’s new climate regulations
Dec. 04 OMB Reinforces its Policy Implementing the Data Quality Act
Dec. 03 The Administrative State and the Optimal Abuse of Power
Dec. 02 Fall 2014 Unified Agenda – DHS
Dec. 01 Drones Face Critical Moment As White House Prepares To Act
Nov. 28 DOL Fiduciary Redraft Still Coming in January: OMB
Nov. 26 Why the June 2015 FDA Deadline Isn’t Really a Deadline
Nov. 25 Major energy rule timelines pushed back
Nov. 24 Rules for use of drones needed, Schumer says
Nov. 21 FDA Decides to Delay UDI Labeling Rule for Some Orthopedic Implants
Nov. 20 The 340B Mega-Reg Is Dead
Nov. 18 OSHA’s confined spaces in construction rule under review by OMB
Nov. 17 Paperwork Reduction(?) Act
Nov. 13 State Farm ‘with Teeth’: Heightened Judicial Review in the Absence of Executive Oversight
Nov. 12 Book Review: Valuing Life: Humanizing the Regulatory State
Nov. 10 Regulating through the Back Door at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Nov. 07 The [PA] Independent Regulatory Review Commission
Nov. 06 Supreme Court Regulatory Cases to Watch
Nov. 04 Department of Energy Rules Take Longest For White House to Review
Oct. 31 Small UAS [unmanned aircraft systems] NPRM Takes Another Step Forward
Oct. 30 Using a ‘foreign language shield’ to improve investment decision making
Oct. 29 New Zealand: Out of control – our red tape tangle
Oct. 28 Labor Department Completes LGBT Anti-Discrimination Rule
Oct. 27 GAO: Selected Agencies Need to Improve Customer Service
Oct. 24 EVENT: Enhancing the Transatlantic Trade & Innovation Partnership: Reducing Regulatory Barriers
Oct. 23 EPA sets energy booby traps for the US economy
Oct. 22 Why the government needs a regulator of regulators
Oct. 21 If U.S.-Canada Cooperation Is Good Idea, Why Aren’t More Federal Agencies Doing It?
Oct. 20 Nearly All New Nanoengineered Chemicals Are Regulated by EPA Due to Potential Risks
Oct. 17 Financial Regulation and Cost-Benefit Analysis: A Comment
Oct. 16 Comments For ACUS Urge Process For Continuous Reg Review
Oct. 15 DOL Makes It Official: New FLSA Regulations Delayed Until 2015
Oct. 14 Small business agency taking aim at waterways rule has outsized impact on federal regulations
Oct. 10 Advocates Want OMB To Finalize Catfish Inspection Rule
Oct. 09 Regulatory Policy and the Brazilian Presidential Election
Oct. 08 EPA Submits Proposed Rule on Nanoscale Materials to OMB for Review
Oct. 07 Cutting the red tape on the U.S. border
Oct. 03 OIRA Quality Control Is Missing for Most Regulations
Oct. 02 Three Years Later, the Next Shoe Drops: OMB Approves Revised OFCCP Scheduling Letter
Oct. 01 Legal marijuana adjusts to life as a heavily regulated industry
Sept. 30 OMB approval eliminates regulatory hurdle to Wi-Fi use at 5150-5250 MHz
Sept. 29 SES Entrepreneurship Needed to Improve Agency Performance
Sept. 24 Faculty Book Talk: Cass Sunstein’s Valuing Life: Humanizing the Regulatory State
Sept. 23 Introducing the Virtual Symposium on “More That You Wanted to Know”
Sept. 22 WH hears regs to crack down on for-profit colleges
Sept. 18 ‘Non-PPACA’ benefits regs head for impact review
Sept. 17 OMB Announces Agency-Level Regulatory Partnerships with Canada
Sept. 16 Hundreds of Recent Final Rules Are Technically Unlawful
Sept. 12 Serbia has 160 inapplicable [regulatory] strategies – minister
Sept. 11 FDA Avoiding OMB-Mandated Economic Review of Lab-Developed Test Regulation?
Sept. 10 Review underway on OSHA beryllium rule
Sept. 8 Stealth Regulation — Agency Circumvention of OIRA and the APA?
Sept. 5 Regulatory Studies Center Comment on OMB’s Report on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulation
Sept. 4 Mercatus Center Comment on OMB’s Report on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations
Sept. 3 Moving Forward on International Regulatory Cooperation
Sept. 2 White House reviews federal-land fracking rules
August 29 UK Regulatory Policy Committee opinions: Departmental performance January to June 2014
August 28 Discussion: Alternative Regulatory Actions for Climate Change
August 27 The Legacy of the Council on Wage and Price Stability
August 26 Obama hits the gas on regs
August 25 Interior’s Draft Arctic Drilling Rules Begin Interagency Review
August 22 The OIRA Model for Institutionalizing CBA of Financial Regulation
August 21 Next Steps in the Tobacco Deeming Regulation Process
August 20 National Academy of Sciences on OMB Cost-Benefit Analayis (1990)
August 19 OMB OK’s Special Access Data Collection
August 18 Regulatory measurement can lead to actionable knowledge
August 15 Phthalates Panel Recommends Additional CPSC Restrictions
August 14 Reforming Regulatory Analysis, Review, and Oversight: A Guide for the Perplexed
August 13 Behavioral economics: come semplificare la vita agli italiani
August 12 GAO faults cost analyses for EPA regulations
August 11 White House Delays Proposal To Reclassify ‘Factoryless Goods Producers’
August 8 “Hand-Me-Down” Menu Regulations Just Don’t Fit Convenience Stores
August 7 Cigars Face Uncertain Future
August 6 CUNA urges NCUA to reduce credit unions regulatory burden
August 5 Adoption of Electronic Signatures will Greatly Improve Government Productivity
August 4 OMB Still Reviewing PHMSA Oil Spill ANPRM
August 1 Study: Hundreds of rules passed by Obama administration are technically illegal
July 31 FERC says it’s working with EPA on Clean Power Plan
July 30 Study: Hundreds of rules passed by Obama administration are technically illegal
July 29 2015 Regulators’ Budget: Economic Forms of Regulation on the Rise
July 28 Study: Obama to issue $34B in regulations after the midterm elections
July 25 Recommendations to DOE on Reducing Regulatory Burden
July 24 A Broadcaster’s Guide To Washington Issues
July 23 Regulation by Stealth: Time to Re-Examine Federal Agencies
July 22 FinCEN closer to finalizing customer due diligence proposal
July 21 James MacRae
July 18 Red Tapeworm 2014: When Regulations Get Delayed
July 16 “the precautionary principle is internally unworkable”
July 15 NATO Show 2014: State of the (Nicotine) Industry
July 14 US Chicken Council Welcomes Modernisation of Poultry Inspection
July 11 Senate Confirms Donovan as Next White House Budget Director
July 10 Sunstein: It is possible for government to be too open
July 09 Industry trade groups urge OMB not to approve CFPB arbitration telephone survey
July 08 Why Should Regulators Apply Cost-Benefit Analysis to Financial Regulation?
July 07 Could Feds Kill DoL Fiduciary Regulation?
July 02 Lawmakers ask White House to Review FDA Rule for Generic Label Changes
July 01 OMB’s 2014 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations
June 27 Agencies Don’t Treat All Comments Equally. Nor Should They.
June 26 Allow the Wonks to Have a Say on OMB Review of Regulations
June 25 Regulatory Review for the States
June 24 Is the White House Dictating Nutrition Labeling Reform?
June 23 “a benefit/cost analysis should be done of the teaching of Administrative Law”
June 20 New Senator Seeks Regulatory Reforms
June 19 OMB Begins Review of Medicare Home Health Reimbursement Proposal
June 18 National Housing Trust Fund Final Rule Now at OMB
June 17 Getting More Bang for the Regulatory Buck
June 16 Proposed rule would raise minimum wage for federal contract workers
June 13 AHA Urges Public Health EHR Readiness Registry
June 12 Some Progress Made on OSHA’s PELs Update: AIHA’s Trippler
June 11 US Chamber’s Testimony Highlights OMB’s Good Guidance Practices Bulletin
June 10 ABA Leads Industry in Dialogue with OMB on PHO GRAS Tentative Determination
June 9 Was The Following Recommendation More Than a Nudge?
June 6 Stealth Regulation: Addressing Agency Evasion of OIRA and the Administrative Procedure Act
June 5 OMB to Review Home Health Agency Conditions of Participation
June 4 Some Surprises in DOL’s Just Issued Spring 2014 Regulatory Agenda
June 3 DHS Submits CFATS ANPRM to OMB
June 2 Can Moneyball Make States Better Regulators?
May 30 UK Regulatory Policy Recommendations for Scrutinising Impact Assessments
May 29 OMB could recommend SEC to propose fresh Dodd-Frank disclosure rules
May 28 White House releases sweeping regulatory agenda
May 27 New OMB Director Promises Fast Action on EPA Regulations
May 23 Unbridled Regulation Sets Stage For Another 2008
May 22 OECD Support for Centralized Regulatory Review
May 21 Who needs a security clearance?
May 20 EPA races to finish Obama rules
May 19 Debating the Independent Retrospective Review of Regulations
May 16 Regulatory and Quasi-Regulatory Activity without OMB and Benefit-Cost Review
May 15 Why I don’t tell reporters everything I know: Cass Sunstein
May 14 FTC Seeks OMB Permission for Patent Assertion Entity Study
May 13 GAO to OIRA: Link Retrospective Review to Agency GPRMA Goals
May 12 While Regulatory Spending and Output Increase, Economic Analysis of Regulations Is Often Incomplete
May 09 Reducing Costs and Burdens: Further Progress in Regulatory Lookback Effort
May 08 OFCCP Sends Proposed Comp Data Collection Tool to OMB
May 07 Here’s Why DATA Act Implementation May Be Successful
May 06 The Federal Rulemaking Process: Setting an Example for the World
May 05 National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Testimony: Senate & House Joint Economic Committee
May 02 First step to cutting red tape: better analysis
May 01 Oil Industry And Railroads Shipping Shale Boom Riches Are Separated By Just An Eighth Of An Inch
Apr. 30 The Futility of Cost Benefit Analysis in Financial Disclosure Regulation
Apr. 29 The Final DATA Act: Here’s What It Means, Here’s What It’ll Do
Apr. 28 Profile on Sally Katzen: Former Head of OIRA
Apr. 25 U.S. regulators to propose enhanced tank car standards
Apr. 24 OMB reviewing significant AML proposed rule
Apr. 23 Section 508 Refresh Timing – A brief update
Apr. 22 Driver coercion mitigation rule projected to be published this month
Apr. 21 Pending OMB Review, OSHA Could Restart Effort to Update Chemical Exposure Limits
Apr. 18 Popular Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Videos
Apr. 17 Retrospective Review: Do Agencies’ Proposals Measure Up?
Apr. 16 Analyzing the Job Impacts of Regulation
Apr. 15 OIRA Makes Much-Needed Improvements to Online Meetings Database
Apr. 14 340B Developments: New Hospital Registration Guidance and Proposed Rules Under Review at OMB
Apr. 11 (UK) HM Treasury Guidance on Appraisal of Government Programs
Apr. 10 GAO Spotlights MSHA’s Data Selection Decision
Apr. 09 EPA chief says power plant rule will be tough, enforceable
Apr. 08 Measuring the Impact of Public Comments
Apr. 07 Centralized Review of Regulations: Cornerstone of the Regulatory State
Apr. 04 CUNA pens OMB: Risk Based Capital plan casts wide net of burden
Apr. 03 An Update on FDA ‘Deeming’ Regulations
Apr. 02 U.S. EPA carbon rule for existing power plants sent to White House
Apr. 01 Obama’s Regulatory Chief: Businesses Will Always Criticize Us
Mar. 31 Electronic logging device rule proposal published, comment period ends May 27
Mar. 28 Public Citizen to Host Symposium With Howard Shelanski, Head White House Regulatory Official
Mar. 27 Reeder recognized for role in launching Fed 100
Mar. 26 Draft Water Rule Harmful to Co-ops
Mar. 25 Effort to keep seamless DMF access continues
Mar. 24 Garbage in, garbage out? Some micro sources of macro errors
Mar. 21 Behavioural economics and public policy
Mar. 20 OMB green lights FDA eye-tracking studies on labels
Mar. 19 OMB Begins Review of Long-Delayed Revisions to Hazardous Waste Exemptions
Mar. 18 Business Roundtable: Statement for the Record on Improving the Regulatory Framework
Mar. 17 Week in Regulation
Mar. 14 Surprise rollback: 500 regulations on chopping block, savings could top $12b
Mar. 13 OIRA reducing number of extended reviews of rules, Shelanski says
Mar. 12 GAO on Regulatory Review: Processes Could Be Enhanced
Mar. 11 Nudging, Paternalism, and Human Agency
Mar. 10 Obama’s former regulatory czar explains how to avoid bad rules
Mar. 7 Reg Stats
Mar. 6 White House under pressure on ‘Waters of the U.S.’ rule
Mar. 5 Produce Movement Rule Heads to OMB
Mar. 4 Can Protected Data Be Shared to Improve Services?
Mar. 3 OMB Regulatory Studies Fall Fellowship
Feb. 28 Guidance for Providing and Using Administrative Data for Statistical Purposes: Reporting Requirement
Feb. 27 Improving Regulation Requires Closer Scrutiny of Benefits
Feb. 26 Increased disclosure? Or an obstacle for EPA?
Feb. 25 Internalizing Cost-Benefit Analysis
Feb. 24 CRE Response to the Berkeley Law and UCLA Law Sponsored Legal Planet Post on OIRA Expertise
Feb. 21 E-cig industry on tenterhooks ahead of U.S. regulation
Feb. 20 OIRA chief’s buttoned-down image belies eccentric roots
Feb. 19 Wonks in embattled regulatory office are mysterious — but ‘not nefarious’
Feb. 18 FMCSA to issue long-sought rule on CDL drug/alcohol clearinghouse
Feb. 17 Reg ulatory Reform: What’s New in 2014?
Feb. 14 Study: Consequences of Regulatory Accumulation and a Proposed Solution
Feb. 13 Regulations and Copyright Law
Feb. 12 Get Ready for Annual Strategic Reviews
Feb. 11 OMB Seeking Comments: Revised Circular A-119 Voluntary Consensus Standards
Feb. 10 The Impact of the Volcker Rule on Job Creators
Feb. 7 ARA, other groups opposing expansion of Clean Water Act
Feb. 6 Cost-Benefit Analysis and Agency Independence
Feb. 5 Applications Open for OMB Regulatory Studies Fellowship
Feb. 4 Statistics on OIRA Regulatory Review
Feb. 3 Sunstein: What, exactly, are these ‘executive orders’?
Jan. 31 Changing the way we eat
Jan. 30 Feds to list truck drivers who fail drug, alcohol tests
Jan. 29 FDA updating nutrition labels for the first time in 20 years
Jan. 28 Behavioral Science in the Regulatory State
Jan. 27 Regulatory Studies Center and Trachtenberg School Noshing with Notables: Alexander Hunt
Jan. 24 What good is #opendata when it’s wrong?
Jan. 23 EPA Defending CCS Requirements
Jan. 22 Three Years of Regulatory Reform: Did the President’s Executive Orders Work?
Jan. 21 John Coates on cost-benefit analysis of financial regulation
Jan. 20 Shelanski Considering Changes in Agency Rulemaking Processes in Year Ahead
Jan. 17 ACUS: Retrospective Review of Agency Rules — RFP
Jan. 16 Does Regulation Kill Jobs?
Jan. 15 Industry Coalition Urges OMB to Approve Rule Enhancing Safe Air Transport of Lithium Batteries
Jan. 14 Postcard from Europe: The Precautionary Principle in Action
Jan. 13 CSS Calls for OIRA Reforms to Enable Public Protections Agenda
Jan. 10 The Growing Application of Cost-Benefit Analysis to Financial Regulation
Jan. 09 A Regulatory Flurry: The Year in Regulation, 2013
Jan. 08 Trucking: Safety fitness rule, and e-log, driver database rule
Jan. 07 Leslie Taito, director of Chafee’s Office of Regulatory Reform
Jan. 06 Economists Need to Learn History
Jan. 03 Ending with a Bang
Jan. 02 Regulatory Year in Review: 2013
2013
Dec. 31 The process behind FMCSA’s regulatory agenda
Dec. 30 White House Regulatory Office Releases Final Rule Covering Electrical Power Safety
Dec. 24 Carbon Capture and Sequestration
Dec. 23 The Unified Agenda and the SEC: Shifting SEC Priorities
Dec 18 Center for Effective Government Report on 2013 Federal Rulemaking
Dec. 16 Moving Toward the Evaluation State
Dec. 13 FCC Commissioner Clyburn on the Paperwork Reduction Act
Dec. 12 OSHA announces 2014 regulatory priorities
Dec. 11 “the single greatest threat facing cigar rights.”
Dec. 10 Britain’s Ministry of Nudges
Dec. 09 OSHA Soliciting Input on Possible Changes To Process Safety Standards, Other Rules
Dec. 06 Extensions Would Allow More Killing of Our National Bird
Dec. 05 Flood of Regulations Coming from Obama Administration
Dec. 04 Labor Agencies Regulatory Agendas
Dec. 03 The Anti-Capture Justification for Regulatory Review
Dec. 01 ACA: 2015 Notice Of Benefit And Payment Parameters Proposed Rule
Nov. 29 Better Coordination Could Reduce the Burden of Federal Regulations for Manufacturers
Nov. 27 OSHA’s Silica Proposal: Two Views
Nov. 26 Feds reveal data behind ‘social cost of carbon’
Nov. 25 Entrepreneurship in Action
Nov. 22 EPA permitting seen as high hurdle for carbon capture project
Nov. 21 The Unmeasured Impacts of Economic Intervention
Nov. 20 MAPI: Regulations Hinder U.S. Manufacturing
Nov. 19 Legislators Oppose EPA’s Clean Water Act Rulemaking
Nov. 18 “The total number of federal regulatory restrictions is now more than one million.”
Nov. 15 White House reviewing anti-terror food rules
Nov. 14 ACUS Examines Time it Takes the White House to Review Rules
Nov. 13 Advocates excited about new pesticide rules at OMB
Nov. 12 What is the fuss about OIRA transparency?
Nov. 11 Greens cheer EPA wetlands proposal
Nov. 8 Burwell Embraces Mission Impossible Rescuing U.S. Budget
Nov. 7 Proper and Desirable Intervention by the President in Agency Rulemaking
Nov. 6 Fuel-From-Soy Makers Mount Last-Ditch Lobby Push on EPA
Nov. 5 Refining Estimates of the Social Cost of Carbon
Nov. 4 Update on Retirement Income Projections
Nov. 1 European Parliament Divided over Proposed E-Cigarette Regulation
Oct. 31 Regulatory Stars Aligning for E-Cigs?
Oct. 30 Why PRA Review is Important
Oct. 29 Indian Supreme Court Demands Regulation of Clinical Trials
Oct. 28 FDA: No Surprises Planned for E-Cigarette Regs
Oct. 25 The Continuing Debate Over Regulatory Incorporation
Oct. 24 Unmanned Aircraft Finding Their Way Into Airspace System
Oct. 23 The Ozone Treaty That Banned Your Asthma Inhaler
Oct. 22 White House FSMA/Foreign Supplier Verification Program Rules Redline
Oct. 21 Understanding the Social Cost of Carbon
Oct. 18 Oil lobby threatens lawsuit against the EPA
Oct. 17 E-Cigarette Marketing Seen Threatened by FDA Scrutiny
Oct. 16 U.S. SEC chief concerned investors face “information overload”
Oct. 15 Shutdown Impact; Fuel, Physicians and Furloughs
Oct. 14 The shutdown is a meaningless exercise, but we can learn from it
Oct. 11 The Powerful Synergy Between OMB and The FTC
Oct. 10 CPR Scholars weigh in on the 20th anniversary of OIRA’s 12866
Oct. 9 White House’s Social Cost of Carbon Estimates Questioned
Oct. 8 New legislation would not help OIRA do its job, Shelanski says
Oct. 4 When Nudge Comes to Shove
Oct. 3 EPA Study Could Be Used To Expand Reach of Law Over Waters
Oct. 2 Will EPA rewrite Midwest runoff regs?
Oct. 1 48 Ways a Government Shutdown Will Screw You Over
Sept. 30 FCC Releases Prison Phone Call Rules, Company Vows To File Lawsuit
Sept. 27 Hold the Phone: FDA to Regulate Smartphone Health Apps?
Sept. 26 Government shutdown would likely roil FDA’s drug-approval process
Sept. 25 Business group cries foul over EPA water rule
Sept. 24 The Socratic Method: Cass Sunstein
Sept. 23 TSCA and the Proposed Chemical Safety Improvement Act
Sept. 20 Executive Branch Review of Federal Regulations — Still Highly Incomplete
Sept. 19 EPA, Corps Send Proposed Rule to OMB To Clarify Clean Water Act Jurisdiction
Sept. 18 Lawmakers, hospitals press OMB on unique identifier rule
Sept. 17 The Federal CIO Council Gets Reorganized
Sept. 16 Costs, Benefits, and the Non-Political Nature of OIRA Review
Sept. 13 “OMB is the reviewer that keeps us honest,”
Sept. 12 OIRA and the Public
Sept. 11 HHS Sends Plan To Amend HIPAA To Bolster Gun Database to OMB
Sept. 10 EPA Quietly Withdraws Two Proposed Chemical Safety Rules
Sept. 9 “doubling OIRA’s…budget sounds like a bargain”
Sept. 5 Retrospective Review of Risk-Based Regulations
Sept. 4 GAO: New USDA poultry inspection procedures are based on bad data
Sept. 3 What’s government doing for you today?
Aug. 30 NRECA to OMB: Fuel Diversity is Key
Aug. 29 A Microeconomic Look at Regulatory Overkill
Aug. 28 Social Media in Rulemaking
Aug. 27 Recommendations for Improving Informal Rulemaking
Aug. 26 OSHA Proposes Lower PEL for Crystalline Silica
Aug. 23 Public Comment on FDA’s Human Consumption Standards NPRM
Aug. 22 FDA Orders Environmental Impact Statement on FSMA’s Produce Rule
Aug 21 Cost-Benefit Analysis: A Tool for Good Governance in Financial Regulation
Aug. 20 Regulation nation: Obama expands the regulatory state
Aug. 19 How food suppliers are pushing back on safety regs
Aug. 16 Have your say on the Draft Deregulation Bill (U.K.)
Aug. 15 A Framework for Benefit-Cost Analysis in Digital Privacy Debates
Aug. 14 Cass Sunstein and the power of ‘nudge’
Aug. 13 Regulatory Lookback Eliminates Major Paperwork Burden
Aug. 12 Chafee Announces Release of the Regulatory Look Back Report
Aug. 9 New DOL Head Renews Push For Contractor Regs
Aug. 8 Former FDIC Head Offers Prescriptions for Fixing Wall Street
Aug. 7 Agencies May Differ from their Expert Scientific Panels
Aug. 6 Proposal to give Congress more oversight of EPA regulations
Aug. 5 OMB’s evidence memo deserves praise
Aug. 2 GAO Calls for Executive Branch Guidance on Regulatory Coordination to Include Independent Agencies
Aug. 1 Department of Education: Excellence in Data Collection Leadership
July 31 Information Sought on how EU trade restrictions effect exports by US SMEs
July 30 Regulatory lookback gaining traction, says new OIRA head
July 29 RegBlog Announces 2013-14 Editorial Board
July 26 Sequestration, Furloughs Slow Down Review of Federal Regs
July 24 IPAA, WEA release federal onshore frac regulation cost estimates
July 23 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions Released
July 22 FDA Plans To Publish Vender Calorie Label Regulation In September
July 19 Carbon-Cost Change Seen by Republicans as Adding to U.S. Prices
July 18 How Well Do Federal Agencies Use Regulatory Impact Analysis?
July 17 Watch him pull a USDA-mandated rabbit disaster plan out of his hat
July 16 House Republicans ready attack on Obama’s ‘social cost of carbon’
July 15 OSHA’s current regulatory priorities
July 12 Regulations conflict
July 11 Howard Shelanski sworn in as new regulations chief
July 10 A Flexible Approach to Cybersecurity Regulation
July 9 The National Rasin Reserve
July 8 California Overtime and Home Healthcare Workers
July 5 FDA plans to revise drug labeling regulations by September
July 3 On the Importance of Enforcing the PRA
July 2 How will OMB treat EPA’s new power plant carbon pollution rule?
July 1 So Did Nudging Work?
June 28 Improving Regulatory Inpact Analysis Through Process Reform
June 27 Eliminating Unnecessary and Costly Red Tape Through Smarter Regulations
June 26 GAO Recommends Reduced Reporting by Cable Industry
June 25 Advisory group recommends cost/benefit analysis for CPSC regulations
June 24 Stakeholders brace for White House move on power plant emissions
June 21 Obama Readying Emissions Limits on Power Plants
June 20 White House officials at meeting on harmonizing Canada-U.S. trade regulations
June 19 “it is career bureaucrats who know, better than anyone else, what works”
June 18 White House, EPA at odds over savings produced by emissions regulations
June 17 Nixon Got It Right
June 14 Regulatory nominee warned about ‘burdensome’ rules
June 13 A regulations czar to please everyone
June 12 Precautionary Principle Panel Discussion
June 11 Is fracking regulation a federal issue?
June 10 Moving Forward with Regulatory Lookback
June 6 The Social Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact Analysis
June 5 The Truth-O-Meter Says:
June 4 The Anti-Precautionary Principle
June 3 The Biggest Supreme Court Ruling You Haven’t Heard Of
May 31 Economic Impact of Expected Ozone Regulations Cause Concern
May 30 Write your own news story
May 29 Regulation University: The Employment Costs of Regulation
May 28 The rise of the fourth branch of government
May 24 One of OIRA’s most important missions….”
May 23 Rules of Engagement
May 22 Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption
May 21 Progressives bang drums for ‘course correction’ at White House reg office
May 20 The EPA’s Implausible Return on its Fine Particulate Standard
May 17 Regulation Is Also Cause Of Economy’s Slow Snap Back From Recession
May 16 Businesses fear being blindsided by regs
May 15 Policy Integrity’s Livermore discusses OMB study on costs, benefits of EPA regulations
May 14 Environmental Cost-Benefit Analysis Spreads to Developing World
May 13 Congress Considers Limits on “Sue and Settle” Lawsuits
May 10 OIRA Directed to Work on Developing White House Open Data Policy
May 9 Cell Phone Services Show Broken Buying System
May 8 Clearing the Air: EPA Benefits Outweigh Costs: Op-Ed
May 7 Regulatory agency employees dodge sequester furloughs
May 6 Printers to Obama: Please regulate our cleaning rags
May 3 Red Tape Rising: Regulation in Obama’s First Term
May 2 EPA Gets Additional 30 Days to Propose Revisions to Animal Feedlot Regulations
May 1 Who Is Running OIRA?
Apr. 29 Obama’s Nominee for OIRA Director
Apr. 26 FAA’s Unmanned Aircraft System Test Site Program
Apr. 25 Deadline, delays loom over ObamaCare rule
Apr. 24 Costs of New Regulations issued in 2012 Dwarf those of Previous Years
Apr. 23 Agencies don’t report cross-agency GPRA goals, but OMB doesn’t explicitly require them
Apr. 22 Lessons From France
Apr. 19 President Obama’s Budget Sets Regulatory Priorities Too
Apr. 18 SEC Guidance on Social Media and Business Disclosures Stirs Controversy
Apr. 17 White House finalizes national ocean policy
Apr. 16 The CFPB’s Consumer Complaint Database and the Data Quality Act
Apr. 15 Substance or Politics: What Dictates Obama’s Regulatory Agenda?
Apr. 12 The Federal Reserve’s Expanding Regulatory Umbrella
Apr. 11 SBA Study of the Cost of Federal Regulation
Apr. 10 Cass Sunstein on what law professors don’t get about government
Apr. 9 Rule implementing U.S. sugar purchases under OMB review
Apr. 8 Measuring What Matters: Reducing Risk by Rethinking
Apr. 5 OMB makes cuts to FSMA regulatory package
Apr. 4 Study: BLM Rule Will Drive Up Energy Costs
Apr. 3 Who Will Run the EPA?
Apr. 2 Regulatory Moneyball
Apr. 1 Outdated Laws Drive Stupid Government Spending
Mar. 29 Obama administration moves ahead with sweeping rules requiring cleaner gasoline
Mar. 28 Incentives to Industry for Adopting Improved Cybersecurity Practices
Mar. 27 Active Choosing versus Default Rules
Mar. 26 President Obama Drops by a Meeting with Small Business Leaders
Mar. 25 Smarting Up EU Risk Management: The Needed Step Forward
Mar. 22 OMB Hears From Industry on Silica Rule In First Stakeholder Meeting in 19 Months
Mar. 21 The White House’s Enforcer: The Office of Management & Budget
Mar. 20 The Employment Costs of Regulation
Mar. 19 Obama Will Use Nixon-Era Law to Fight Climate Change
Mar. 18 OIRA Does Their Job
Mar. 15 Career official takes over as Obama’s acting regulatory czar
Mar. 14 Making Decisions without All the Answers
Mar. 13 GAO Calls on Agencies to Respond to All Comments
Mar. 12 What’s Next for Cybersecurity After White House Order?
Mar. 11 U.S. unlikely to comply with WTO COOL ruling by deadline
Mar. 8 Groups urge White House to reconsider ‘borderline discriminatory’ healthcare rule
Mar. 7 U.S.-EU High Level Regulatory Cooperation Forum – Stakeholder Session
Mar. 6 Regulation, Jobs, and America’s Global Competitiveness
Mar. 5 An OIRA Administrator — Not A Rubber Stamp
Mar. 4 Johnson, Issa, Goodlatte: Public should have input, answers on regulations
Feb. 25 Meet Cass Sunstein – Obama’s superego
Feb. 22 Groups flock to White House to talk ‘fracking’ rules
Feb. 21 Will OMB Make the Right Decision on Menu Labeling?
Feb. 20 Sunstein a University Professor
Feb. 19 USDA submits COOL rule to OMB
Feb. 18 Towards a More Balanced European Telecom Policy
Feb. 15 OMB Continues To Do Its Job
Feb. 14 What the Unified Agenda Tells Us about Notice and Comment Rulemaking
Feb. 13 Cybersecurity Regulation through Executive Order (Regulation 1)
Feb. 12 FCC Confirms Recently Modified International Reporting Requirements Will Not Be in Effect for 2013
Feb. 11 Obama Poised to Skirt Congress to Seal Legacy in New Term Agenda
Feb. 8 Review of the History of Federal Financial Reporting
Feb. 7 Obamacare red tape burden: 127,602,371 hours yearly
Feb. 6 OSHA Plans to Publish Proposed Silica Regulation in 2013
Feb. 5 The Lilliputians of Environmental Regulation
Feb. 4 Obama’s climate team appears primed for action
Feb. 1 Six things you should know about the costs of federal regulation
Jan. 31 SBA office worked to block federal regulations on businesses
Jan. 30 Lobbyists air concerns about doctor gift-disclosure rule at White House
Jan. 29 How Much Does Federal Paperwork And Tax Compliance Cost?
Jan. 28 Bill Gates: My Plan to Fix The World’s Biggest Problems
Jan. 25 Exempting Climate Mitigation from OIRA Review
Jan. 24 Vitter: Administration Evading Regulation Transparency Obligation
Jan. 23 Is the Rulemaking Process Really a Quagmire?
Jan. 22 Regulations on individual mandate expected soon
Jan. 21 Clean Air Act Litigation to Stay Hot in 2013
Jan. 18 When the “B” in OMB was BOB: A Preoccupation with Accurate Information
Jan. 17 The Uneven Regulatory Burden
Jan. 16 AARP, AFL-CIO urge OMB to issue Sunshine Act rules
Jan. 15 The Rocky Regulatory Road: Preparing for Obama’s Second Term and Executive Branch Policymaking
Jan. 14 The Costs and Benefits of Regulatory Cost-Benefit Analysis
Jan. 11 Michaels Says Wide Range of Enforcement Tools Are Needed for Different Workplaces
Jan. 10 White House to mandate machine-readable open data
Jan. 9 Watchdog group rebrands after 30 years
Jan, 8 Federal Regulation: The Costs of Benefits
Jan. 7 Department Of Labor Quietly Announces Impending Release Of New “Persuader Rules”
Jan. 4 ‘The Transformation of American Government’
Jan. 3 Timing of Unified Agenda release draws criticism from Issa
Jan. 2 Simpler: The Future of Government [Forthcoming]
2012
Dec. 31 The Regulatory Blame Game
Dec. 28 2013 Healthcare Regulatory Outlook
Dec. 27 OMB report: ‘No regulatory tsunami’ on way
Dec. 26 OMB Does Its Job
Dec. 24 White House Reverses Itself, Lifts Political Block on FDA Approval of GM Salmon
Dec. 21 OMB approves functional affirmative action plan (FAAP) program
Dec. 20 Regulatory Delay in 2012
Dec. 18 White House Releases Report On Border And Regulatory Cooperation With Canada
Dec. 17 EPA’s soot rule sign for second term?
Dec. 14 Obama Regulators Enjoying Second Term Flexibility
Dec. 13 Hydraulic fracturing regulation in President Obama’s second term
Dec. 12 There’s a regulatory cliff too
Dec. 11 OIRA Not Worried About Compliants From Right/Left/Middle Wing
Dec. 10 OMB announces sourcing savings
Dec. 7 NHTSA gets White House OK to mandate vehicle ‘black boxes’
Dec. 6 High Court puts spotlight on speed of rulemaking
Dec. 5 White House, EPA Issue Premature Logging Roads Final Rule
Dec. 4 Regressive Effects of Regulation
Dec. 3 The government’s role in spurring innovation
Nov. 30 Will The White House Change The Sunshine Rules?
Nov. 29 Regulation’s Impact on Jobs
Nov. 28 The Future of Long-Awaited Public Protections in Obama’s Second Term
Nov. 27 The Coming Perfect Storm of Regulation
Nov. 26 Accolades to the Census Bureau, OMB and BLS for Developing a Supplemental Measure of Poverty
Nov. 23 Focus on OIRA, Regulator of Regulatory Agencies, as Obama Prepares for Second Term
Nov. 22 Obama Administration: Food Safety Rules Coming ASAP
Nov. 21 Helping Small Contractors Get Paid Faster to Boost the U.S. Economy
Nov. 20 Congress Delays Requiring Cost-Benefit Analysis of Internet Regulation
Nov. 19 All Eyes on OIRA for Hints About Second Term
Nov. 16 Cass Sunstein to Discuss “Deciding by Default: Lessons From Behavioral Economics”
Nov. 15 Office of Advocacy Has a Strong Showing at Administrative Law Conference
Nov. 14 FISMA Failings: Could EPA’s IT Defense Deficiencies Silence the Agency?
Nov. 13 Americans Favor Regulations More Than Romney Bargained On
Nov. 12 How Obama Can Heal His Rift With Business
Nov. 9 Regulating in the Dark: Examining Bush Midnight Regulations
Nov. 8 Obama 2.0 and Regulation: Looking Forward, Mindful of the Past
Nov. 7 Post-election flood of ‘Obamacare’ rules expected
Nov. 6 The Next President Is Sure to Break the Rules
Nov. 5 NASAA Letter Opposing the Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act
Nov. 2 Obama’s Regulatory Agenda: Calm Before the Superstorm
Oct. 31 Outcome of presidential election will impact judicial review of vital federal regulations
Oct. 30 RAHN: The coming regulatory tsunami
Oct. 29 When is a Federal Agency not a Federal Agency?
Oct. 26 House Republicans blast OIRA over late regulations report
Oct. 25 Economic Analysis by Federal Financial Regulators
Oct. 24 CSIS Calls for Revisions to OMB Circular A-130
Oct. 23 Historical Perspective and Better Regulatory Governance: An Agenda for Institutional Reform
Oct. 22 EPA to Speed up Regulation after U.S. Election
Oct. 19 Enhancing Science and Policy for Chemical Risk Assessments
Oct. 18 Regulatory Review, Capture, and Agency Inaction by Michael A. Livermore & Richard L. Revesz
Oct. 17 Regulation should be more accountable
Oct. 16 BRT Letter to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs and Office of Management and Budget
Oct. 15 Penn Conference Dissects the Impact of Regulation on Jobs
Oct. 12 Election Season Means It’s Time for Big Law to Raid Talent From the G
Oct. 11 Risk Assessment, Safety Assessment, and the Estimation of Regulatory Benefits
Oct. 10 Regulatory Stakes
Oct. 9 “Regulating the Regulators: A Conversation with Former OIRA Administrators” Public Talk
Oct. 8 A Regulatory Look Ahead: Slow Moving for OSHA
Oct. 5 Report Calls on OMB to Develop a Big Data Career Track for IT Managers and IT Leadership Academy
Oct. 4 Regulating outside the Rules
Oct. 3 New Report Examines the Regulatory Tsunami That Wasn’t
Oct. 2 Has the U.S. Regulatory System Broken Down?
Oct. 1 Whither the Regulatory Agenda(s)?
Sept. 28 GAO Releases Report on Status of E-Government Act
Sept. 27 ITIF Report Details 50 Policies to Improve U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness
Sept 26 NASA Accused of Violating the Data Quality Act
Sept. 25 Committee Leaders Request Meeting with Acting OMB Director
Sept. 24 Regulatory Auditing at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
Sept. 21 An Interesting Take on OIRA
Sept. 20 Keeping the Independent Agencies Independent
Sept. 19 Obama administration kick-starts regulatory reform, but more action needed
Sept. 17 U.S. SENATE: Collins regulatory bill sparks debate
Sept. 14 The Stunning Triumph of Cost-Benefit Analysis
Sept. 13 Eliminating Red Tape to Boost Trade & Economic Growth
Sept. 12 Food Safety Statute & Delay: Litigating Congressional Deadlines
Sept. 11 Lawmakers Push to Increase White House Oversight of Financial Regulators
Sept. 10 Delaware Office of Management and Budget’s Regulatory Review Activities
Sept. 7 Are Food Safety Rules Being Delayed Until After the Election?
Sept. 6 SEC Energy Rule: A Matter of National Security
Sept. 5 Regulating at Midnight
Sept. 4 On Cross-State Pollution, Migration
Aug. 31 The Phenomenon of Midnight Regulations
Aug. 30 Should we regulate the president’s regulators?
Aug. 29 Improving Regulatory Performance through Ex Post Evaluation
Aug. 28 Sunstein joins Bloomberg View, BGov board
Aug. 27 Excerpt from White House Press Briefing on August 23rd
Aug. 24 Improving How Agencies Collect Information
Aug. 23 Inside Midnight Regulations
Aug. 22 Oversight Leaders Ask OIRA to Reevaluate Pending Auto Rules Negotiated in Secret
Aug. 21 Replacing Cass Sunstein
Aug. 20 CRE Files Comments with OIRA on Future of CMS DME Program
Aug. 16 New Publication – Regulation: A Primer
Aug. 15 Can the White House Trim U.S. Paperwork?
Aug. 14 The President’s Super-Regulators: What’s Next for OIRA?
Aug. 13 Regulatory Lookback Process is Ongoing
Aug. 10 OIRA Requires Data Form Testing
Aug. 9 Major changes to performance management in OMB budget guidance
Aug. 8 Resolution Urges US Agencies to Pursue Regulatory Cooperation with Foreign Counterparts
Aug. 7 A Regulatory Reformer Leaves His Mark
Aug. 6 Sunstein To Return to HLS from D.C.
Aug. 3 Energy Regulations: Protecting “Irrational” Consumers From Themselves?
Aug. 2 FedStats.gov Remains Rich Source Of Government Data For Citizens
Aug. 1 Is Flexible Regulation an Oxymoron?
July 31 As The Election Nears, New Rules Are Facing Delays
July 30 White House slower to regulate as election approaches
July 27 House Passes Bill to Block Regulations Until Unemployment Drops
July 26 Time To Reform Unfunded Mandates
July 25 New Produce Regulations Won’t Be Final Until OMB Says So
July 24 Beware the Surge of Midnight Regulations
July 23 White House Acts on EPA Soot Proposal
July 20 OMB crowdsources regulatory reform
July 19 White House Asks: Got an Idea to Simplify Regulations?
July 18 Trans-Pacific Trade Delayed to 2013
July 17 Grassley Introduces Senate Legislation Targeting Environmental Consent Decrees
July 16 Unbalanced Retrospective Regulatory Review
July 13 President Obama’s administration slow-walks new rules
July 12 Executive Course: Federal Regulatory Policy, Process, and Analysis
July 11 Searching for a Regulatory “Tsunami” in Calm Seas
July 10 OMB tells CFOs to run SAVE Award ideas by broader audience
July 9 Inflating the regulatory state
July 6 Growth in Regulators’ Budget Slowed by Fiscal Stalemate
July 5 FSMA Rules Remain Under OMB Review
July 3 PPR Hosts Washington Workshop on Economic Impacts of Regulation
July 2 Airline Crash Deaths Too Few to Make New Safety Rules Pay
June 28 The Incredibly-Shrinking Regulatory Reviewer
June 27 OMB wants government to be easier to deal with
June 26 Chamber to OIRA: EPA Fracking Study is “Highly Influential”
June 25 Agencies told to trim paperwork
June 22 Cato Institute on OMB Transparency and the DATA Act
June 21 EPA wears the bull’s-eye
June 20 What is it Like to be a Regulatory Practitioner?
June 19 Working with Regulatory Agencies
June 18 DATA Act slammed for lacking transparency
June 15 OIRA Concludes EO 12866 Regulatory Review for Proposed Medicare Future Medicals Rule
June 14 Comment on OMB’s Draft 2012 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations
June 13 Can We Employ Evidence in the Battle over Regulations?
June 12 New Tool Promises to Make Federal Regulations Easier to Find
June 11 Letter from CRE to BLM re: Agency Adherence to Transparency Guidelines
June 8 User Fee Bills Would End Unique Device Identifier Stalemate
June 7 SBA/Advocacy Letter to OIRA on Consensus Standards Activities
June 6 Don’t Let Big Government Choose Your News
June 5 “Lookback” Progress
June 4 Slashing red tape?
June 1 Workplace Safety and Randomized Controlled Trials: Another Weapon of Delay?
May 31 Valuing the Rear-view Camera Rule
May 30 Obama Pro-Business Regulation Push Reaps No Political Dividends
May 29 A New Measure of the Quality of Regulatory Analysis
May 25 Sunlight and Allies to Department of Labor: No Website Scrubbing
May 24 Agency Aims to Curb Rules by Lame-Duck Presidents
May 23 Pilot Rest Rule Exempting UPS, FedEx to Be Reconsidered
May 22 Boiler MACT Regs go to OMB for Review
May 21 Cass Sunstein Honored With 2012 Regulatory Innovation Award
May 18 FDA Aide Joins Industry to Push Stalled Food Regulations
May 17 Regulation in the Pulp and Paper Industry: Costs and Consequences
May 16 Project Update: Letter to OIRA on Interagency Coordination
May 14 Recommendations to Promote Interagency Coordination
May 11 Cheers to the Commodity Future Trading Commission!
May 10 Obama Says Rule Rollbacks Will Save $6 Billion in 5 Years
May 9 Instruct Us Again on the Immigration Rules
May 8 Cass Sunstein, head of OIRA, explains gains achieved through cost-benefit analysis of regulation
May 4 Progressive Groups Vent on Executive Order
May 3 OMB’s Prudence in Regulatory Review
May 2 Reducing Red Tape: Regulatory Reform Goes International
May 1 The White House vs. Red Tape
April 30 Final Rule Data Explained
April 27 Comparison of Final Rules with Monetized Benefits and Costs
April 26 Opportunity to Reform Existing PTO Regulations and Ease Patent Application Paperwork Burden
April 25 EPA Avoids Regulatory Duplication
April 24 A Call for Haste in Rulemakings
April 20 Senate Hearings, GAO and the Length of OSHA Rulemakings
April 19 The threat of substandard drugs
April 18 Professor Steinzor on Abolishing Centralized Regulatory Review
April 16 Cass Sunstein on new directions in regulatory policy
April 13 Rulemaking ‘bottleneck’ is agency that enviros love to hate
April 12 Gas industry presses White House on ‘fracking’ rules
April 11 Chamber Urges OMB to Require EEOC To Open Process on Background Checks
April 10 Celebrating the Release of Open Government Plans 2.0
April 9 The Indispensable Role of Centralized Regulatory Review and Cost-Benefit Analysis
April 6 The Economics of EPA Regs — Do they help or hurt job formation?
April 5 In cutting red tape, White House czar wields a scalpel
April 4 Environmental Rules: Job Killers or Job Creators?
April 3 Regulations Govern Our Lives – Then Send Us The Bill
April 2 Subjecting Cost-Benefit Analyses to the DQA
Mar 30 Healthcare Law Highlights Problems With Regulatory Process
Mar 28 OCR: HIPAA mega rule in its ‘last clearance lap’
Mar 27 A Discussion of Whether Regulation Actually Creates Jobs
Mar 26 EPA urged to assess regulation impacts on small business
Mar 24 A Number of Congressional Mandates Require OMB Review of CFTC Regulations
Mar 23 Chicago Tribune OpEd by OIRA Administrator Sunstein
Mar 22 Centralized Regulatory Review in the UK and US: Which One Has the Greatest Compliance Rate?
Mar 21 Smarter Regulation: Reducing Cumulative Burdens
Mar 20 When Will Obama Issue Greenhouse-Gas Rules?
Mar 19 House Judiciary Committee Hearing on OIRA
Mar 16 EPA rule will cost jobs
Mar 15 Obama’s Second Term To-Do List Positioned to Out-Regulate Bush
Mar 14 Red Tape Rising: Obama-Era Regulation at the Three-Year Mark
Mar 13 Let the Sunshine In
Mar 12 Professor Steinzor and the Abolition of Centralized Regulatory Review
Mar 9 Environmental Regulation Should Not Distort Competition
Mar 8 CCMR Warns That Inadequate Cost-Benefit Analysis Opens Dodd-Frank Rulemaking to Challenge and Delay
Mar 7 Activists Urge EPA To Reject Data Challenge Over Drilling GHG Estimates
Mar 6 Portman Commends EPA Decision to Scrutinize Controversial Report on Fracking
Mar 5 Obama Punt on Cameras Robs GOP of Issue
Mar 2 NGOs Write OIRA, Support Review of TSCA CBI Protections
Mar 1 Who Regulates the Regulators?
Feb 29 Cyber Legislation Will Cost Businesses and Hurt Economy
Feb 28 Consumer Privacy Bill of Responsibilities
Feb 27 CFTC member requests review of Dodd-Frank derivatives rule
Feb 25 ACUS Considers Changes to the PRA
Feb 24 House Members Predict ‘Devastating Impact’ On Jobs, Economy From Power Plant Rule
Feb 23 Regulations.gov: Remaking Public Participation
Feb 22 Regulatory Alternatives: Best and Worst Practices
Feb 21 OMB’s International Cooperation on Regulatory Analysis
Feb 20 Of Sunstein and sunsets
Feb 17 White House reviewing federal frac proposals
Feb 16 Panelists see informed regs as key to unconventional production
Feb 15 Cyberwar Is the New Yellowcake, Fueling a Cybersecurity-Industrial Complex
Feb 14 President’s Budget Declares War on Medicaid Recipients
Feb 13 Obama Rulemaker: $25B Outweighed by Benefits
Feb 10 EPA Chemical List Under OMB Review
Feb 9 Regulatory Agencies Continue to Slow the Economy
Feb 8 FDA Medical Device Tracking Plan Under OMB Review
Feb 7 Senators Call on OIRA to Ensure DQA Compliance for EPA Facking Report
Feb 6 Bakers Write OIRA in Opposition to Added Sugars Declaration
Feb 3 Call for OIRA Review of SEC Rule
Feb 2 OIRA Review of Silica Rule
Feb 1 White House: Tech standards are (mostly) industry’s job
Jan 31 Playing Politics Leads to Regulatory Failure
Jan 30 The Stakes in the Fracking Debate
Jan 27 Electronic Health Records on HHS’ New Regulatory Agenda
Jan 26 OIRA Review of Silica Regulations
Jan 25 OIRA Participation in Reviewing Requests for Reconsideration
Jan 24 OIRA Reaffirms Federal Engagement in Voluntary Standards Activities
Jan 23 Turning Reports into Results: Leveraging the Jobs Council Roadmap to Improve Federal Regulations
Jan 20 OIRA’s Hand-On Approach to Food Safety Regulation
Jan 19 House investigates ‘F’ grades of Obamacare rules
Jan 18 FCC Regulation of the National Football League
Jan 17 Chemical Safety Board Requests OIRA Intervention
Jan 16 In Memoriam: Roy L. Ash
Jan 13 The Need for OIRA Review of Independent Agency Regulations
Jan 12 The New Republic on OIRA
Jan 11 FCC Proposal Would Increase Scrutiny of Third Parties
Jan 10 Cass Sunstein Interview: Untangling Regulatory Language
Jan 9 Regulatory Analysis and the Affordable Care Act’s Interim Final Rules
Jan 8 Liberal reg reform group snags new director
Jan 5 As EPA Rules Take Center Stage, OIRA Faces Competing Calls For Reform
Jan 5 Why Does CPR Want to Restrict NRDC’s Access to OIRA?
Jan 4 The Role of Regulation in Preventing Obesity
Jan 3 Presidential Accountability in Rulemaking
Jan 2 White House regulatory czar fails to publish rulemaking
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