References
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Executive Orders
E.O. 12866 — Regulatory Planning and Review*
Background on E.O. 12866
E.O. 13563 — Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review*
E.O. 13579 — Regulation and Independent Regulatory Agencies*
E.O. 13132 — Federalism
Background on E.O. 13132
E.O. 13272 — Small Entities in Agency Rulemaking
Background on E.O 13272
E.O. 13175 — Indian Tribal Governments
E.O. 13045 — Children's Health and Safety
E.O. 12898 — Environmental Justice
E.O. 12630 — Constitutionally Protected Property Rights
E.O. 13211 — Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use
For historical executive orders, visit the Executive Order Archive
OMB Documents
Final Bulletin for Agency Good Guidance Practices
Background on the Bulletin
Final Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review
Background on the Bulletin
OMB Circular A-4: Regulatory Analysis*
OMB Reports to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Regulations
Background on the Report
Current Unified Agenda and Regulatory Plan*
How to read the Unified Agenda
Background on Unified Agenda
Background on Regulatory Plan
Statistics
Executive Order 12866 reviews, conducted by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
The Center for Effective Government Reports
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Legal Framework
Administrative Procedure Act
Background on APA
Paperwork Reduction Act
Background on PRA
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
Background on UMRA
Regulatory Flexibility Act
Background on RFA
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
Background on SBREFA
Congressional Review Act
Background on CRA
Data Quality Act
Background on the DQA
Regulatory Right-to-Know Act
Background on the Reg RTK Act
Federal Advisory Committee Act
Background on FACA
Freedom of Information Act
Background on FOIA
National Environmental Policy Act*
Background on NEPA
Government Reports
CRS: Federal Advisory Committees: A Primer (Mar, 2007)*
CRS: The Federal Rulemaking Process: An Overview (Feb, 2007)*
CRS: Changes to the OMB Regulatory Review Process by Executive Order 13422 (Feb, 2007)*
NRC: Scientific Review of the Proposed Risk Assessment Bulletin from the Office of Management and Budget (Jan, 2007)*
For more government reports, visit the reports archive.
Other Information
Regulations.gov*
Federal rules database and comment submission portal
RegInfo.gov*
Regulatory review and information collection request database
GAO Federal Rules Database*
Basic information and GAO reports on finalized rules
Justia Regulation Tracker*
Database of proposed rules, final rules, and notices
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