EPA Seeks Comments on its Plan to Review Existing Regulations
The Environmental Protection Agency is inviting the public to provide input on the plan that will guide its retrospective review of significant regulations, as required by President Obama’s January 18, 2011 Executive Order 13563, “Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review.”
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(EO 13563 directs each federal agency to develop a preliminary plan, consistent with law and its resources and regulatory priorities, under which the agency will periodically review its existing significant regulations to determine whether such regulations should be modified, streamlined, expanded or repealed to make the agency’s regulatory program more effective and or less burdensome in achieving its regulatory objectives. See ITT’s Online Archives or 01/19/11 news, 11011915, for BP summary.)
EPA Seeks Comments on Design of its Plan, to Hold Meeting & Listening Sessions
EPA solicits public input regarding the design of its plan to review its existing significant regulations to determine whether any such regulations should be modified, streamlined, expanded, or repealed, so as to make the agency's regulatory program more effective or less burdensome in achieving the regulatory objectives.
Those interested can submit comments via the EPA website through March 20, 2011. EPA will also provide opportunities for input through a public meeting in Washington, D.C. on March 14, and listening sessions in other parts of the country.
These outreach efforts will allow the public to provide EPA with feedback on specific issues, impacts or programs. EPA notes that more information about these meetings will be announced soon.
EPA Expects to Provide Public with Review Plan, Initial Reg List in May
By late May, EPA will provide the public with its retrospective review plan, as well as the initial list of regulations it plans to review.