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2000 OIRA Regulatory Accounting Report

Download OIRA’s 2000 final annual regulatory accounting report, and accompanying charts.

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1998 OIRA Regulatory Accounting Report

Download OIRA’s 1998 final annual regulatory accounting report.

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1997 OIRA Regulatory Accounting Report

Download OIRA’s 1997 final annual regulatory accounting report.

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Testimony on Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis Creation Act

Statement of Gary D. Bass, Ph.D. Executive Director OMB Watch Before the Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural Resources, and Regulatory Affairs of the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight On Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis Creation Act March 11, 1998 My name is Gary Bass and I am executive director of OMB Watch, a nonprofit research and advocacy organization that works to encourage greater civic participation in federal decision-making and promote a more open, responsive, and accountable government.

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Testimony on Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis Creation Act

Statement of Gary D. Bass, Ph.D. Executive Director OMB Watch Before the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Paperwork Reduction of the House Committee on Small Business On Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis Creation Act July 10, 1997 My name is Gary Bass and I am executive director of OMB Watch, a nonprofit research and advocacy organization that works to encourage greater civic participation in government decision-making and promote a more open, responsive, and accountable federal government.

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OIRA meets over MSHA Diesel Rule

Aug 12, 2005 by Guest Blogger

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.

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Regulation and Competitiveness

Anti-regulatory arguments claim that regulation is inherently a burden that weakens the competitiveness of American businesses in the global market. This issue brief examines the many scholarly studies that indicate the opposite is true: regulation does not hinder U.S. competitiveness but, instead, may actually increase the competitive advantage of the United States.

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Regulation and Competitiveness

Aug 12, 2005 by Guest Blogger

The industry-funded position in favor of rollbacks often includes an argument that regulation to protect the public is a burden on American businesses that hinder them from competing in the global marketplace. The evidence from the economics literature tells us something much, much different. Learn more in this OMB Watch issue brief, Regulation and Competitiveness.

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Hit List Update: Federal Motor Carriers

Aug 10, 2005 by Guest Blogger

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.

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Regulatory Agendas

See Unified Agenda Glossary index:  ABCD  |  EFGH  |  IJKLMN  |  OPQR  |  STUVWXYZ

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