Author: Molly Byrne

  • OIRA reviewed 26 significant rules in January

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    The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed 26 significant regulatory actions in January 2022 issued by federal agencies. OIRA approved two of these rules with no changes and approved the intent of 22 rules while recommending changes to their content. Two rules were withdrawn from the review process by the issuing…

  • Federal Register weekly update: Highest weekly document total so far in 2022

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    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. 24 through Jan. 28, the Federal Register grew by 1,342 pages for a year-to-date…

  • Federal Register weekly update: 898 new pages added

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    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. 17 through Jan. 21, the Federal Register grew by 898 pages for a year-to-date…

  • Federal Register 2021 in review: 74,532 pages added

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    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 execution. A total of 74,532 pages were added to the Federal Register in 2021. The page total will likely decrease after the National Archives…

  • The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed a total of 502 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies in 2021

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    The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed a total of 502 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies in 2021.  Under the Trump administration, the agency reviewed a total of 676 significant rules in 2020, 475 significant rules in 2019, 355 significant rules in 2018, and 237 significant rules in 2017.…

  • Federal Register weekly update: 609 new documents added

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    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 January 10 through January 14, the Federal Register grew by 1,462 pages for a year-to-date…

  • Federal Register weekly update: 347 documents added

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    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. 3 through Jan. 7, the Federal Register grew by 1,060 pages for a year-to-date…

  • Federal Register weekly update: 1,428 pages added

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    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. 27 through Dec. 31, the Federal Register grew by 1,428 pages for a year-to-date…

  • Federal Register weekly update: 461 documents added

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    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. 20 through Dec. 24, the Federal Register grew by 1,312 pages for a year-to-date…

  • OIRA reviewed 36 significant rules in December

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    In December 2021, the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed 36 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies. OIRA approved one of these rules with no changes and approved the intent of 31 rules while recommending changes to their content. Three rules were withdrawn from the review process by the issuing…