Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review
Agencies Must Improve Regulations to Reduce Burdens and Increase Transparency
What it does
Federal agencies must review and improve regulations, boost online public participation, and submit 120-day plans to review existing significant rules.
Real-world impact
- Requires agencies to post rulemaking dockets online and seek public comment.
- Mandates preliminary plans within 120 days to review significant existing rules.
- Pushes agencies to use less burdensome, flexible approaches and plain language.
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Summary
This order directs federal agencies to improve how they write, review, and implement regulations. It requires agencies to base rules on the best available science, weigh benefits and costs, and use the least burdensome approaches.
Agencies must increase public participation by providing online rulemaking dockets and generally allowing at least 60 days for comments, and they must submit preliminary plans within 120 days to review existing significant regulations. The order also promotes clearer, simpler rules, coordination across agencies, and protection of scientific integrity.
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