DoL Seeks Comment on Preliminary Plan to Reduce Reg Burden
Posted in GA Updates on Mon, Jun 27, 2011
The Department of Labor (DOL) prepared a preliminary plan to review its existing
significant regulations and has published a notice to invite comment on the plan. On
January 18, 2011, President Obama issued Executive Order 13563, ``Improving Regulation
and Regulatory Review.'' The Order explains the Administration's goal of creating a
regulatory system that protects ``public health, welfare, safety, and our environment
while promoting economic growth, innovation, competitiveness, and job creation'' while
using ``the best, most innovative, and least burdensome tools to achieve regulatory
ends.'' The Executive Order requires agencies to develop and submit a preliminary
plan within 120 days from the January 18 issuance date that explains how each agency
will review existing significant regulations to identify whether any regulations may
be made more effective or less burdensome. On May 26, 2011, the Department published
its preliminary plan
(http://www.whitehouse.gov/21stcenturygov/actions/21st-century-regulatory-system).
DoL is requesting public comments on the preliminary plan, and specifically in the
following areas: rules currently under consideration for retrospective analysis;
development of a strong, ongoing culture of retrospective analysis and strengthening
internal review expertise; factors and processes that will be used in setting
priorities; plans for retrospective analysis, revisiting and revising rules and
coordinating with other federal agencies; metrics used to evaluate regulations,
ensuring availability of data and incorporation of experimental design. Comments are
due July 1, 2011. Comments may be submitted at http://dolregs.ideascale.com. For
further information, contact Christi Cunningham, Associate Assistant Secretary for
Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor, at cunningham.christi@dol.gov.
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-06-13/html/2011-14585.htm
