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  • Federal Register weekly update: Lowest weekly final rule total since May

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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. 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…

  • Federal Register weekly update: Two new significant final rules published

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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. From July 27 to July 31, the Federal Register grew by 1,474 pages for a year-to-date total of 46,530 pages. Over the same period…

  • Federal Register weekly update; highest weekly final rule total of 2020 to date

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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. From July 6 to July 10, the Federal Register grew by 1,818 pages for a year-to-date total of 41,904 pages. Over the same…

  • Federal Register weekly update; highest weekly final rule total since March

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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. From June 22 to June 26, the Federal Register grew by 1,410 pages for a year-to-date total of 38,740 pages. Over the same…

  • Federal Register weekly update; tops 37,000 pages

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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. From June 15 to June 19, the Federal Register grew by 1,192 pages for a year-to-date total of 37,330 pages. Over the same…

  • Federal Register weekly update; lowest weekly page total since first week of January

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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. From June 8 to June 12, the Federal Register grew by 1,182 pages for a year-to-date total of 36,138 pages. Over the same…

  • Federal Register weekly update; highest weekly document total since March

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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. From June 1 to June 5, the Federal Register grew by 1,980 pages for a year-to-date total of 34,956 pages. Over the same…

  • Federal Register weekly update; highest weekly presidential document total of 2020 to date

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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. From May 4 to May 8, the Federal Register grew by 1,326 pages for a year-to-date total of 27,644 pages. Over the same…

  • Federal Register weekly update; Trump administration’s largest weekly page total tops 3,100 pages

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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. From April 27 to May 1, the Federal Register grew by 3,144 pages for a year-to-date total of 26,318 pages. Over the same…

  • New definition of “waters of the United States” reins in federal control of water pollution

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    On April 21, the Trump administration implemented its new definition of waters that fall within the scope of those regulated under the Clean Water Act (CWA). The new waters of the United States (WOTUS) definition narrows federal jurisdiction over intrastate waters as well as groundwater, roadside ditches, converted cropland, stormwater controls, and waste treatment systems.…