Regulatory Reform: Hearings Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session, February 7, 8, 15, and March 8, 1995 |
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... rulemaking action " does not include agency actions " limited " to : ⚫ repealing , narrowing , or streamlining a rule , ⚫ issuing a rule providing tax relief , ⚫ issuing a rule to reduce regulatory burdens , • military or foreign ...
... rulemaking action " does not include agency actions " limited " to : ⚫ repealing , narrowing , or streamlining a rule , ⚫ issuing a rule providing tax relief , ⚫ issuing a rule to reduce regulatory burdens , • military or foreign ...
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... rulemaking under the review of OMB . While there was some opposition to that at the time , it was right to in- crease the accountability of elected officials over the regulatory process . Many of us in both parties have supported ...
... rulemaking under the review of OMB . While there was some opposition to that at the time , it was right to in- crease the accountability of elected officials over the regulatory process . Many of us in both parties have supported ...
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... rulemaking . " Risk Assessment " is also required , as S. 343 would subject rulemakings that re- late to human health , safety or the environment to the requirements that risks be quantified with " sound science " and peer review . As ...
... rulemaking . " Risk Assessment " is also required , as S. 343 would subject rulemakings that re- late to human health , safety or the environment to the requirements that risks be quantified with " sound science " and peer review . As ...
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... rulemaking process , along with consideration of a provi- sion requiring Congress to publish the actual cost of a regulation on the private sector ; • a scientifically sound and binding risk assessment of rules that apply to human ...
... rulemaking process , along with consideration of a provi- sion requiring Congress to publish the actual cost of a regulation on the private sector ; • a scientifically sound and binding risk assessment of rules that apply to human ...
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... rulemaking effective from the day after the elections , November 9 , 1994 , through June 30 , 1995 . This legislation , Mr. Chairman , has — I am not sure - 36 cospon- sors in the Senate . Identical legislation has been introduced in ...
... rulemaking effective from the day after the elections , November 9 , 1994 , through June 30 , 1995 . This legislation , Mr. Chairman , has — I am not sure - 36 cospon- sors in the Senate . Identical legislation has been introduced in ...
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Page 523 - This article was made possible by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York to the Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan.
Page 452 - Each agency shall base its decisions on the best reasonably obtainable scientific, technical, economic, and other information concerning the need for, and consequences of, the intended regulation.
Page 453 - Each agency shall assess both the costs and the benefits of the intended regulation and, recognizing that some costs and benefits are difficult to quantify, propose or adopt a regulation only upon a reasoned determination that the benefits of the Intended regulation justify its costs.
Page 449 - The American people deserve a regulatory system that works for them, not against them: a regulatory system that protects and improves their health, safety, environment, and well-being and improves the performance of the economy without imposing unacceptable or unreasonable costs on society...
Page 504 - American Association of University Affiliated Programs for Persons with Developmental Disabilities American Association of University Professors American Association of University Women American Association on Mental Retardation American...
Page 244 - The purpose of this chapter is — "(1) to minimize the Federal paperwork burden for individuals, small businesses, State and local governments, and other persons; "(2) to minimize the cost to the Federal Government of collecting, maintaining, using, and disseminating information; "(3) to maximize the usefulness of information collected...
Page 229 - When an agency determines that a regulation is the best available method of achieving the regulatory objective, it shall design its regulations in the most cost-effective manner to achieve the regulatory objective. In doing so, each agency shall consider incentives for innovation, consistency, predictability, the costs of enforcement and compliance (to the government, regulated entities, and the public), flexibility, distributive Impacts, and equity.
Page 276 - Chamber's members are small businesses with 100 or fewer employees, 71 percent of which have 10 or fewer employees. Yet, virtually all of the nation's largest companies are also active members. We are particularly cognizant of the problems of smaller businesses, as well as issues facing the business community at large. Besides representing a...
Page 477 - ... submitted for presidential review should be made available to the public when the proposed or final rule to which they pertain is published. If a decision is made to terminate a rulemaking after a notice of proposed rulemaking has been published, agency submissions to the office responsible for presidential review and any additional formal analyses submitted for review should be made available to the public when the decision to terminate is announced.
Page 389 - We sought and received comments on a draft of this report from the Environmental Protection Agency, the Food and Drug Administration, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Commerce.