OMB Gives Additional Instructions on EO 13563 Retrospective Reviews
The Office of Management and Budget has issued an October 26, 2011 memorandum providing additional instructions on how departments and agencies should plan for their review of significant regulations, as required by Executive Order 13563, in order to determine which regulations should be modified, streamlined, expanded or repealed. The memo states that this review is not a single exercise, but a continuing process of scrutinizing existing rules, which is especially important in the current economic climate. The memo adds that review information should be released online whenever possible, and agencies should regularly report on the status of their retrospective review efforts to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
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(On January 18, 2011, the President issued EO 13563, "Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review," which requires retrospective review of significant rules. EO 13563 requires each Executive Branch agency to develop a preliminary plan to periodically review its existing regulations to determine whether any regulations should be modified, streamlined, expanded, or repealed so as to make the agency’s regulatory program more effective or less burdensome in achieving its regulatory objectives. (See ITT’s Online Archives 11011915 for summary. See ITT's Online Archives 11082410 for summary stating that the White House had posted all of the final plans for EO 13563 retrospective reviews submitted by federal agencies.)