Federal Rulemaking and Regulations.

Intro -- FEDERAL RULEMAKING AND REGULATIONS -- FEDERAL RULEMAKING AND REGULATIONS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 CHANGES TO THE OMB REGULATORY REVIEW PROCESS BY EXECUTIVE ORDER 13422 -- SUMMARY -- REGULATORY PLANNING AND REVIEW UNDER E.O. 12866 -- CHANGES MADE BY E.O. 13422 -- Identification of Market Failure -- Regulatory Policy Officers as Presidential Appointees -- Designation of RPOs -- Estimate of Aggregate Regulatory Costs and Benefits -- OIRA Review of Significant Guidance Documents -- Use of Formal Rulemaking Procedures -- CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS ON E.O.13422 -- Investigations and Oversight-February 2007 -- Commercial and Administrative Law-February 2007 -- Investigations and Oversight-April 2007 -- CONGRESSIONAL ACTIONS TO BLOCK THE IMPLEMENTATION OF E.O.13422 -- CONCLUDING NOTES -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 CONGRESSIONAL INFLUENCE ON RULEMAKING AND REGULATION THROUGH APPROPRIATIONS RESTRICTIONS -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION1 -- REGULATORY APPROPRIATIONS PROVISIONS THAT DO NOT RESTRICT RULEMAKING -- Initiation of Rulemaking -- Rule Development Process -- OMB Reporting Requirements -- Electronic Rulemaking Initiative -- APPROPRIATIONS PROVISIONS AND THE RESTRICTION OF RULEMAKING OR REGULATORY ACTION -- Regulatory Restrictions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2008 -- Prohibiting the Finalization of Particular Proposed Rules -- Restricting Certain Types of Regulatory Activity -- Restricting Implementation or Enforcement -- Conditional Restrictions -- Regulatory Restrictions in Previous Appropriations Bills -- Provisions Repeated Every Year -- Multi-year Provisions -- Single-Year Provisions -- REASONS FOR REGULATORY APPROPRIATIONS RESTRICTIONS -- Economic Concerns -- Animal and Plant Health -- Real Estate Brokerage Activity -- Pesticide Tolerance Processing Fees -- End-of-Administration Rules -- Hardrock Mining -- Arsenic.

Snowmobiles -- Hours of Service -- Other Reasons for Regulatory Appropriations Restrictions -- Tire Grading Standards -- Legislative Branch Details -- Vessel Traffic -- Fairness Doctrine -- Ending Regulatory Appropriation Restrictions -- THE SCOPE AND EFFECT OF REGULATORY APPROPRIATIONS RESTRICTIONS -- SUPPORT FOR AND CONCERNS REGARDING APPROPRIATIONS RESTRICTIONS -- Appropriations Restrictions and Rulemaking -- The Future -- End Notes -- Chapter 3 CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW ACT: DISAPPROVAL OF RULES IN A SUBSEQUENT SESSION OF CONGRESS -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- BUSH ADMINISTRATION MEMORANDA REGARDING "MIDNIGHT" RULES -- Card Memorandum -- Bolten Memorandum -- CRA TIME PERIODS AND THEIR POTENTIAL EFFECT ON RULES PROPOSED LATE IN A SESSION -- Effective Dates -- Initiation and Action Periods -- Carryover Period -- STARTING POINTS FOR CRA CARRYOVER PERIODS -- Second Session of the 110th Congress -- FINAL RULES THAT MAY BE ISSUED LATE IN THE SECOND SESSION OF THE 110TH CONGRESS -- POTENTIAL EFFECT OF CARRYOVER PERIOD ON RULES ISSUED LATE IN THE SECOND SESSION OF THE 110TH CONGRESS -- End Notes -- Chapter 4 THE FEDERAL RULEMAKING PROCESS: AN OVERVIEW -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- STATUTORY RULEMAKING REQUIREMENTS -- Federal Register Act -- Administrative Procedure Act -- Exceptions to the APA Notice Requirement -- National Environmental Policy Act -- Paperwork Reduction Act -- Regulatory Flexibility Act -- Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act -- Congressional Review Act -- Unfunded Mandates Reform Act -- Information Quality Act -- Peer Review -- Other Statutory Provisions Related to Rulemaking -- Federal Advisory Committee Act -- Trade Agreements Act -- Negotiated Rulemaking Act -- National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act -- Regulatory Right-to-Know Act -- Government Paperwork Elimination Act -- E-Government Act.

Small Business Paperwork Relief Act -- EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND DIRECTIVES -- Executive Order 12866 -- Executive Order 13422 -- Other Executive Orders and Directives -- CONCLUSION -- End Notes -- Chapter 5 FEDERAL RULEMAKING: THE ROLE OF THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS -- ABSTRACT -- SUMMARY -- THE ESTABLISHMENT OF REGULATORY REVIEW IN OIRA -- OIRA and Reagan Executive Orders on Regulatory Review -- Comparison to Previous Regulatory Review Efforts -- Early Views Regarding OIRA Reviews -- OIRA and the George H. W. Bush Administration -- REGULATORY REVIEW UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 12866 -- Specific Provisions in the Executive Order -- OIRA's Formal Review Process -- OIRA's Informal Reviews -- EFFECTS OF OIRA'S REVIEWS -- GAO's Analysis of OIRA's Effects -- OIRA's Impact on Rules -- Regulated Entities' Contacts with OIRA -- CHANGES IN OIRA'S POLICIES AND PRACTICES DURING THE GEORGE W. BUSH ADMINISTRATION -- Return of the "Gatekeeper" Role -- Increased (and Decreased) Use of Return Letters -- Advent (and Decline) of Prompt Letters -- Increased Emphasis on Economic Analysis -- Increased Transparency -- Changes in OIRA Staffing -- CHANGES TO OIRA REVIEW BY EXECUTIVE ORDER 13422 -- OIRA'S OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES -- OIRA AND THE FUTURE OF PRESIDENTIAL REGULATORY REVIEW -- Possible Legislative Issues -- Statutory Authority for Regulatory Review -- Funding and Staffing -- Addition of Independent Agencies' Rules -- Transparency of Reviews -- Reversal of Executive Order 13422 -- End Notes -- Chapter 6 NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING -- SUMMARY -- DEVELOPMENT OF NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING -- Congressional Action -- Executive Branch Actions -- The Negotiated Rulemaking Process -- Congressional Mandates to Negotiate -- Evaluations of Negotiated Rulemaking -- Empirical Studies -- End Notes.

Chapter 7 THE REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY ACT: IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES AND PROPOSED REFORMS -- SUMMARY -- REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY ACT REQUIREMENTS -- OTHER REQUIREMENTS ARE LINKED TO RFA DETERMINATIONS -- Compliance Guides -- Advocacy Review Panels -- GAO ASSESSMENTS OF THE RFA'S IMPLEMENTATION -- PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE RFA BY H.R. 4458 -- ANALYSIS OF H.R. 4458 -- Long-standing Issues -- Additional Requirements -- Some Requirements Appear Unclear -- Value of Mandatory Reviews -- Bill Does Not Clarify Key RFA Terms -- End Notes -- CHAPTER SOURCES -- INDEX -- Blank Page.

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