A Call for a Radical New Communications Policy (Schiel & Denver Publishing)
Editor’s Note: The time has arrived for a serious look at exerting Executive Branch control over the independent regulatory agencies. There are a number of plans for doing so, some statutory based and some based upon the existing authority of the President. In order to build a constructive record we recommend that interested parties submit comments in the form below or in the Discussion Forum to the right of this post.
The following letter was submitted to OIRA by the Credit Union National Association
December 21, 2011
Mr. Cass R. Sunstein
Administrator
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
The Office of Management and Budget
725 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20503
Dear Administrator Sunstein:
From the Library of Fred Malek: Deputy Director OMB
by CRE
“The use of cost-benefit analysis was initiated in the federal government by the Flood Control Act of 1936, which authorized navigation-improvement projects and flood-control projects on navigable waters within the United States only when the projects’ benefits exceeded their estimated costs. Costbenefit analysis soon became an established feature of water resources policy.
Good article. Seems to imply that the Agencies fear OMB in developing Scientific Integrity plans. Why?
http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/2011/12/23/5
by CRE
To date the majority of the pending regulatory reform legislation is directed toward process reform at the agencies with no attention to OIRA.
Those interested in immediate regulatory relief necessary for job creation should focus on OIRA. The following are recommendation drawn from a recent article in the Administrative Law Review. Join the discussion of this important topic by posting your comment at the bottom of this article or in the section to the right. Anonymous posts are accepted, no registration required.
A. Desk Officer
