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Vol. 59 No. 218
BOOK 2:
Pages 57001-57630
Book 2 of 4 Books
Monday, November 14, 1994
The Regulatory Plan and the Unified
Agenda of Federal Regulations
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57003 II--Regulatory Information
Service Center
57250 III--Department of Agriculture
57372 IV--Department of Commerce
57452 V--Department of Defense
57488 VI--Department of Education
57504 VII--Department of Energy
57532 VIII--Department of Health and
Human Services
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Part II
Regulatory Information Service Center
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Statement by the Vice President
Introduction to the Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal
Regulations
Agency Regulatory Plans
Presidential Documents
Federal Register
Vol. 59, No. 218
Monday, November 14, 1994
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Statement by the Vice President
On September 30, 1993, the President issued Executive
Order 12866, ``Regulatory Planning and Review.'' The
regulatory planning and review process created by this
order ensures that the Federal Government issues
regulations that improve the quality of life without
imposing unnecessary costs and does so in a way that is
efficient, fair, and accountable to the American
people. The preamble of the order sets forth the
specific processes to achieve this objective: ``to
enhance planning and coordination with respect to both
new and existing regulations; to reaffirm the primacy
of Federal agencies in the regulatory decision-making
process; to restore the integrity and legitimacy of
regulatory review and oversight; and to make the
process more accessible and open to the public.''
While much remains to be accomplished in the area of
regulatory reform, we have made a good beginning. And,
we are determined to continue making progress toward a
regulatory system that protects and promotes the public
welfare without imposing intolerable or irrational
burdens on those who are regulated.
The foundation of our efforts and our first regulatory
reform success was the adoption of Executive Order
12866 itself. The order has succeeded in enhancing
public accessibility and involvement and Government
accountability. With all but a few well-justified
exceptions, agencies now allow 60 days for public
comment. The Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs (OIRA) has made great strides to improve
openness and accountability by, among other things,
making available a daily list of draft regulations
under review at OIRA and disclosing the subject of
meetings between OIRA and the public. Openness and
accountability are now--at long last--the way
Government conducts its regulatory business.
We have also restored the integrity and legitimacy of
the process of centralized review. Under the process
established by the Executive order, OIRA is reviewing
fewer regulations and doing so in a more focused,
timely, and helpful manner. The old regulatory order
pitted OIRA and the White House against the Executive
branch agencies. We have done much to eliminate the
adversarial nature of the centralized review process.
As a result, in the year since the Executive order was
issued, neither the President nor I have been called
upon to resolve a conflict between a Federal agency and
OIRA.
This process has also reaffirmed the role of Federal
agencies in the regulatory decision-making process. In
the Executive Office of the President, we no longer
displace the decisions of our Federal agencies;
instead, we work hard with agencies to ensure that the
principles--and, indeed, the spirit--of the Executive
order are realized.
We are also making great progress--although much
remains to be accomplished--in enhancing planning and
coordination with respect to both new and existing
regulations. Over the past year, our entire
Administration has paid close attention to the
regulatory planning process. I have been directly
involved in this process, which has included a meeting
of the President's regulatory policy advisors and the
heads of the agencies to discuss our priorities for the
upcoming year and to help coordinate regulatory
activities. The President's regulatory policy advisors
and representatives from the Federal agencies meet
regularly to discuss important regulatory issues.
OIRA has done an outstanding job of coordinating
regulatory activities. And, the agencies themselves--
both Executive agencies and a number of independent
regulatory agencies--have been extremely committed to
improving coordination: Each Federal agency has
appointed a senior official to oversee the agency's
regulatory activities, and agencies have been
consulting with one another on activities that may
affect the work of another agency.
Our commitment to an integrated planning process is
reflected in the development and drafting of the Plans
set forth in this publication. As noted above, early in
the planning process, I convened a meeting of the
President's regulatory advisors and the heads of the
agencies to discuss our priorities for the upcoming
year and to reaffirm our commitment to regulate only
when necessary and then in the most cost-effective
manner. The agencies then developed Plans that were
thoughtful and thorough. My office, OIRA, and Federal
agencies then reviewed the submitted Plans, which
include the Plans from a record number of independent
regulatory agencies; consulted with one another, where
necessary; and then, where appropriate, coordinated
regulatory activities.
In sum, I am pleased with the progress of the planning
process and am proud to present, on behalf of our
Executive branch agencies, the outline of their
regulatory activities for the upcoming year.
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REGULATORY INFORMATION SERVICE CENTER
Introduction to the Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal
Regulations
AGENCY: Regulatory Information Service Center.
ACTION: Introduction to the Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of
Federal Regulations.
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SUMMARY: The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 602) requires that
agencies publish semiannual regulatory agendas describing regulatory
actions they are developing. Executive Order 12866 ``Regulatory
Planning and Review'' (58 FR 51735; October 4, 1993) and Office of
Management and Budget memoranda implementing section 4 of that Order
establish minimum standards for agencies' agendas, including specific
types of information for each entry.
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act Amendments of 1988 (41
U.S.C. 402) require the development and semiannual publication of a
report on procurement regulations. The Unified Agenda helps fulfill
that requirement as well.
All Federal regulatory agencies have chosen to publish their
regulatory agendas as part of this publication.
Section 4 of Executive Order 12866 also directs that, as part of
the Unified Agenda, beginning with the October 1994 edition, agencies
shall prepare a regulatory plan of the most important significant
regulatory actions that the agency reasonably expects to issue in
proposed or final form. The agency plans appear as the first part of
this joint publication; the agency agendas appear as the second part.
This is the first time the Regulatory Plan is appearing with the
Unified Agenda in the Federal Register. Vice President Gore's statement
concerning the Plan precedes this introduction. We welcome your
comments on the utility of this joint publication and your suggestions
for improving future ones.
Following this introduction are the regulatory plans of 29 Federal
departments and agencies. These plans contain descriptions of the
agencies' most important significant regulatory actions. Each of these
agencies has also submitted a regulatory agenda describing their other
regulatory actions. The regulatory agendas for these 29 agencies and 34
other agencies appear in Parts III-LXV of this issue of the Federal
Register.
ADDRESSES: Regulatory Information Service Center, 750 17th Street NW.,
Suite 500, Washington, DC 20006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information about specific
regulatory actions, please refer to the Agency Contact listed for each
entry.
To provide comment on or to obtain further information about this
publication, contact: Mark G. Schoenberg, Executive Director,
Regulatory Information Service Center, 750 17th Street NW., Suite 500,
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 634-6222.
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