OIRA and the Department of Labor met with representatives from the National Mining Association, FMC Corporation (a major chemical producer), as well as a lobbyist from Patton Boggs over the Mine Safety and Health Administration's diesel rule.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has disclosed, in response to OMB Watch's FOIA request, internal correspondence reflecting the agency's position on two nominations for the White House's anti-regulatory hit list -- one regarding the rules restricting the hours of service that companies can force truck drivers to work, in particular for companies such as Wal-Mart that are not in the trucking industry itself; and the other, regarding surge brakes. There is also additional information about a HAZMAT rule, which is actually a RSPA rule rather than a FMCSA rule.