Setting and Enforcing Regulations

Feb 8, 2016

Top 400 Taxpayers See Tax Rates Rise, But There’s More to the Story

As Americans were gathering party supplies to greet the New Year, the Internal Revenue Service released their annual report of cumulative tax data reported on the 400 tax r...

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Feb 4, 2016

Chlorine Bleach Plants Needlessly Endanger 63 Million Americans

Chlorine bleach plants across the U.S. put millions of Americans in danger of a chlorine gas release, a substance so toxic it has been used as a chemical weapon. Greenpeace’s new repo...

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Jan 25, 2016

U.S. Industrial Facilities Reported Fewer Toxic Releases in 2014

The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data for 2014 is now available. The good news: total toxic releases by reporting facilities decreased by nearly six percent from 2013 levels. Howe...

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Jan 22, 2016

Methane Causes Climate Change. Here's How the President Plans to Cut Emissions by 40-45 Percent.

UPDATE (Jan. 22, 2016): Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its proposed rule to reduce methane emissions...

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Dec 15, 2005 by Guest Blogger

National Journal has an interesting take on the cable a la carte issue here. Click here for some background on the position that the FCC appears to be now retreating from.

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White House Report Spins Bush Reg Failures

In a debate with high stakes for a public that is largely unaware of it, the White House released a report on Dec. 7 spinning its anti-regulatory record as a success.

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Regulatory Year in Review: 2005

A round-up of the key developments in regulatory policy we have covered in 2005. In Congress | In the White House | Other Major Developments In Congress

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About the "Burden Hour": Key Number in PRA Review

Download "The Quantification of Information: The Paperwork Budget and the Birth of the Burden Hour," from our 1989 report on the PRA, "Playing the Numbers."

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Dec 7, 2005 by Guest Blogger

The OIRA web page still hasn't been updated, but the final reg accounting report is available for download. We're making it available here.

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Dec 7, 2005 by Guest Blogger

OIRA's annual report on the costs and benefits of regulations is apparently coming out today, according to an OMB press release. (The OIRA web page hasn't yet been updated to include the report, but that will presumably happen soon.) OMB Watch filed comments on the report when it was released in draft form in March. It will be interesting in particular to find out if OIRA finally addressed the recurring errors that made their way into this year's draft. Stay tuned....

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Summary of Proposed Guidance Bulletin

Documents Covered by the Bulletin

Guidance Documents…

Non-rulemaking agency document
Available to the public (actually public or FOIAble)
To describe the agency’s interpretation of or policy on
A regulatory or technical issue

…That are Significant

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Going Backward After 9/11

Dec 7, 2005 by Guest Blogger

You may have already read about the administration's decision to allow small scissors on planes again. Now CongressDaily is reporting that another air travel safety improvement after 9/11 is on the chopping block:

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Proposed Bulletin on Good Guidance Practices

Download the proposed OMB bulletin.

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EPA Subverts Science to Justify Clear Skies

Dec 2, 2005 by Guest Blogger

A new ">Congressional Research Services report finds Clear Skies will have far fewer health benefits than competing pollution legislation. Moreover, EPA exaggerated the costs of more stringent pollution controls to justify the administration's bogus Clear Skies Initiative. From the report:

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