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Biden Administration Releases New Guidance Seeking to Broaden Public Participation and Community Engagement

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]Effective and meaningful public engagement are “foundational principles of Federal regulatory development” and the Biden Administration has sought to remove barriers to public participation in the regulatory process. We...more

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Administrative Law Update: Status Update on Federal OMB’s Proposed Revisions to Circular A-4

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The Biden Administration is in the process of revising a cog fundamental to federal policymaking. The cog, a guidance document issued by the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) entitled Circular A-4, has the potential to...more

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OMB Proposes to Revise Circular A-4; This is Not Trivial

On Thursday, the Office of Management and Budget released proposed revisions to “Circular A-4”.  It also released a separate preamble, explaining its thinking and asking for comment on certain identified issues....more

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White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Announces Results of Its Preliminary Study on Broadening Public...

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Regulations matter. Federal executive action is supposed to be rooted in statutes, established through regulatory processes generally tied to the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), and — at least conceptually — rooted in the...more

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Navigating The Transition: Key Environmental Enforcement Issues To Watch In The Biden Administration

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While the texts of environmental laws do not change without an act of Congress, executive branch agencies that enforce those laws have a great deal of discretion in what kinds of violations to prioritize for investigation and...more

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OIRA Best Practices for Administrative Enforcement and Adjudicative Actions

On March 2, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency revised its “On-Site Civil Inspection Procedures” in accordance with Executive Order 13892 . (The rules are located at 40 CFR Part 31.) These rules set forth the...more

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Final Rule Intended to Promote Transparency in Developing EPA Regulatory Guidance Documents Will Take Effect in November

On October 19, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule establishing the procedures and requirements for how EPA will manage the issuance of guidance documents consistent with Executive...more

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EPA Releases Final Rule Intended to Promote Transparency in Developing Regulatory Guidance Documents

On September 14, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a pre-publication version of a final rule establishing the procedures and requirements for how EPA will manage the issuance of guidance documents...more

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EPA Releases Proposed Rule Intended to Improve the Transparency of Guidance

On May 19, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its “first ever” proposed rule intended to improve the transparency of guidance. According to EPA, the new rule will significantly increase the...more

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Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, November 2018

TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - EPA Issues Final TSCA Fees Rule: On October 17, 2018, EPA issued a final fees rule under TSCA. 83 Fed. Reg. 52694. The final rule largely tracks the proposed rule....more

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Selected Environmental Actions Posted on the Fall 2018 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulator Actions

The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, housed in the Office of Management and Budget, has issued the Fall 2018 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions to be taken over the next several months by...more

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EPA’s Spring 2018 Unified Agenda and Regulatory Plan Includes Pesticide Rulemakings

On May 9, 2018, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) posted the Spring 2018 Unified Agenda and Regulatory Plan. OIRA states that the semi-annual Unified Agenda and Regulatory Plan “provide uniform...more

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White House Opens Public Comment Period Seeking to Harmonize Shipping Regulations

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• The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) is soliciting public comment on ways to reduce regulatory costs and restrictions on the U.S. maritime industry. • For maritime industry stakeholders,...more

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Window On Washington - Vol. 2, Issue 16

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Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - FY19 Appropriations. The House and Senate Appropriations Committee are steadily working on their appropriations bills in an attempt to get back to regular order for FY19 and...more

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Long-Awaited Commerce Department Regulatory Reform Report Spotlights Priority Targets

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In one of its first actions upon taking office, the Trump Administration issued a Presidential Memorandum on Streamlining Permitting and Reducing Regulatory Burdens for Domestic Manufacturing on January 24, 2017. That...more

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Next Steps on the Executive Order on Reducing Regulation: OMB's Guidance Provides Some Clarity

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The Trump Administration's January 30 Executive Order on Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs established broad principles that federal agencies are now expected to follow: (1) for every new regulation an...more

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OMB Issues Guidance on Implementation of “One In, Two Out” Executive Order

On February 2, 2017, Dominic J. Mancini, Acting Administrator of the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) issued interim guidance in a questions and answers format (Q&A)...more

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EPA Submits Final TSCA Rule on Nanomaterials to OMB for Review

On October 7, 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a final rule that would require reporting and recordkeeping information on certain chemical substances...more

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Energy And Environment Update -- May 6, 2013

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In This Issue: Energy & Climate Debate; Congress; Administration; Department of Energy; Environmental Protection Agency; Department of Interior; Department of Defense; Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Federal Energy...more

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