OMB href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/oira/0910/meetings/428.html">met with representatives of Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) and Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) on Mar. 18 to discuss a new potential Fall2004&query=and&doc_id=944">regulation of condom labeling. FDA has yet to put forth a proposed rule, but according to the

Wednesday was a big day for OIRA: the office released both the final selections from the industry-nominated hit list and this year's annual draft report on the costs and benefits of regulations. Hit List: What the White House released is a selection of 76 out of the original 189 anti-reg nominations for the hit list. These are the hit list suggestions that the White House and the agencies are endorsing as anti-regulatory priorities.

A new California forest management plan that would triple the annual timber harvest from national forests in the Sierra Nevada was (surprise, surprise) written by industry, according to a press release from Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. A California Forest Association lawsuit would install the timber industry's deforestation plan and insulate the plan from further legal challenges through a settlement. PEER has filed in court to intervene in the settlement. From the press release:

Corporate special interests have a special relationship with this administration. Latest example: representatives of the retail industry had a private dinner with the chairman and two top officials of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the night before a hearing on a plan to require retailers to submit more information on a more frequent basis so that CPSC can turn consumer complaints into an early warning system. From the Washington Post: