OMB Report Out Soon

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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OMB "Good Guidance Practices"

Dec 7, 2005 by Guest Blogger

Keep track of developments related to the latest White House power grab -- the proposed bulletin that heralds an OMB role in agency guidance documents -- at www.ombwatch.org/regs/whitehouse/guidance.

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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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Temporary Victory for Wolf in Tax Bill

Dec 7, 2005 by Guest Blogger

Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) has pursuaded the House GOP leadership to put forward a Hurricane Katrina tax bill that exempts some businesses in the Gulf Coast from receiving tax breaks. According to a Ways and Means Committee summary of the bill, the "Gulf Opportunity Zone" restoration tax incentives will not be extended to country clubs, liquor stores, massage parlors, private or commercial golf courses, racetracks, tanning salons, or "facilities used for gambling."

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Proposed Bulletin on Good Guidance Practices

Download the proposed OMB bulletin.

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Who Needs Regs When You Can Self-Regulate?

Dec 6, 2005 by Guest Blogger

In another sad day for ocean life, EPA announced Dec. 2 a new proposed rule that will allow oil facilities handling up to 10,000 gallons of oil to write their own oil spill prevention plans, without seeking certification by a professional engineer. The proposed rule also indefinitely postpones compliance dates for farms holding up to 10,000 gallons of oil to write their own prevention plans. The proposal "streamlines" the approval process under the auspices of relieving regulatory burden for small businesses.

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Regulation in the News

Dec 6, 2005 by Guest Blogger

F.D.A. Official Chides Agency Over Treatment: A federal drug safety official said that her career had been sidetracked after complaints from a drug maker led the F.D.A. to suspend her from reviewing a medicine for dogs. New Rules, New Anxiety : Two new government initiatives aimed at airline travelers -- one focusing on terror, the other on infectious disease -- have sparked an outcry of concern from many frequent fliers. NHTSA in for a Fight Over 'Roof-Crush Rule' Federal Government Withholds Information About Nearly One Million Workers — Close to Half the Total Civilian Workforce :

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Debt Limit Increase on Hold Until 2006

Dec 6, 2005 by Adam Hughes*

The reconciliation process Congress is currently still entangled in was laid out in the budget resolution to include three components: one cutting the budget, one cutting taxes, and the third increasing the debt limit. It appears now that Congress will delay increasing the debt limit until February 2006.

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