Author: Caitlin Styrsky
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OIRA reviewed 64 significant rules in August
The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed a total of 64 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies in August 2020. The agency approved eight rules without changes and approved the intent of 51 rules while recommending changes to their content. Agencies withdrew five rules from the review process. OIRA reviewed…
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DOJ urges Congress to modernize administrative procedures
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on August 11 released a report recommending that Congress update and improve the 1946 Administrative Procedure Act (APA). The DOJ argued that the APA framework fails to sufficiently manage modern regulation and falls short of promoting agency accountability, transparency, and public engagement. Deputy Attorney General Jeff Rosen told Reuters…
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Federal Register weekly update: Highest weekly proposed rule total since February
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. From August 24 to August 28, the Federal Register grew by 1,620 pages for a year-to-date total of 53,644 pages. Over the same…
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Federal Register weekly update: Highest weekly page count of 2020 to date
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. From August 17 to August 21, the Federal Register grew by 2,084 pages for a year-to-date total of 52,024 pages. Over the same…
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Federal Register weekly update: Two new significant final rules on food labeling and air pollutants
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. From August 10 to August 14, the Federal Register grew by 1,866 pages for a year-to-date total of 49,940 pages. Over the same…
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice expresses misgivings about judicial deference
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice David N. Wecht on July 21 issued a concurring opinion in Crown Castle NG East LLC and Pennsylvania-CLE LLC v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission expressing what they called “deep and broad misgivings” about the court’s practice of deferring to state agency interpretations of statutes and regulations. The case challenged the Pennsylvania…
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Checks and Balances: August 2020
The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process and the rule of law. This edition:In this month’s edition of Checks and Balances, we review the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hear a case that could…
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Federal Register weekly update: Lowest weekly final rule total since May
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. From August 3 to August 7, the Federal Register grew by 1,544 pages for a year-to-date total of 48,074 pages. Over the same…
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OIRA reviewed 73 significant rules in July
The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed a total of 73 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies in July 2020. The agency approved nine rules without changes and approved the intent of 62 rules while recommending changes to their content. Agencies withdrew one rule from the review process. One rule…
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Florida county commissioners seek to reclaim delegated emergency response powers
The Hillsborough Board of County Commissioners on July 21 unanimously approved a draft order that would dissolve the county’s Emergency Policy Group (EPG) and return its delegated emergency response authority—including the authority to respond to the coronavirus pandemic—to the county commissioners. The EPG, which consists of three county commissioners, the sheriff, the chair of the Hillsborough…