Tag: federal agencies
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An overview of the rules, agency documents, and notices published in the Federal Register in the last quarter of 2025
The federal government added 14,353 pages to the Federal Register in the last quarter of 2025, spanning from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, for an annual total of 61,584 pages. According to the publication, that's the lowest annual page count of the Federal Register since 1992. The highest annual page count hit 95,894 in 2016.…
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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 49 significant rules in November
In November 2023, the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed 49 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies. OIRA approved two of these rules with no changes and approved the intent of 44 rules while recommending changes to their content. Three rules were withdrawn from the review process by the issuing…
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OIRA reviewed 48 significant rules in June
In June 2023, the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed 48 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies. OIRA approved three of these rules with no changes and approved the intent of 42 rules while recommending changes to their content. Two rules were withdrawn from the review process by the issuing…