The following letter circulated to agencies in the wake of the Transportation/Treasury approps (text courtesy of Harvard's Cary Coglianese): December 19, 2005 E-Rulemaking Executive Committee Members: Recently-signed provisions of the FY06 Treasury/Transportation/HUD appropriations bill contain restrictions on government-wide funding of E-Government (E-Gov) Initiatives. This significant legislation requires agencies to inform and secure Congressional approval to fund E-Gov initiatives including eRulemaking. The Office of Management and Budget

... although it's more like the package that turns out to be a sweater or some pairs of socks: the White House has announced an extension of the deadline for public comments on the proposed bulletin on "good guidance practices". Comments were due at the end of this week, but now they aren't due until Jan. 9. Here's the notice of the extension.

The SEC told reporters that it is working on new guidance to clarify its thinking on some enforcement matters, according to BNA's Daily Report for Executives: Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox said Dec. 14 that the commission intends to issue formal guidance that "more clearly explain[s] objective criteria for imposing ... penalties" in enforcement actions.