Author: Annelise Reinwald
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Federal Register weekly update: 499 documents added in second week of January (2024)
The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity, accounting for both regulatory and deregulatory actions. From Jan. 8, 2024, through Jan. 12, 2024, the Federal Register grew by 1,622 pages for…
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Federal Register weekly update: 42 rules added in first week of January (2024)
The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity, accounting for both regulatory and deregulatory actions. From Jan. 1, 2024, through Jan. 5, 2024, the Federal Register grew by 858 pages for…
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Federal Register 2023 in review: Biden Administration’s highest annual page count
The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity, accounting for both regulatory and deregulatory actions. The Biden administration added a total of 90,402 pages to the Federal Register in 2023. The…
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OIRA 2023 in review: Highest annual review count since 2020
The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed a total of 575 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies in 2023. Under the Biden administration, the agency reviewed a total of 575 significant rules in 2023, 485 significant rules in 2022, and 502 significant rules in 2021. Between 2017-2020, the Trump administration…
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OIRA reviewed 54 significant rules in December (2023)
In December 2023, the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed 54 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies. OIRA approved three of these rules with no changes and approved the intent of 46 rules while recommending changes to their content. One rule was withdrawn from the review process by the issuing…
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Federal Register weekly update: 60 rules added in last week of December (2023)
The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity, accounting for both regulatory and deregulatory actions. From Dec. 25, 2023, through Dec. 29, 2023, the Federal Register grew by 1,588 pages for…