Under the bill, agencies would have to develop an "expedited" process to waive a state's statutory or regulatory requirements under a federal grant program if another state has recieved a "similar" waiver. On Nov. 4, 1999, the House Government Management, Information and Technology Subcommittee marked up H.R. 2376, a bill that addresses waivers of regulatory and statutory requirements. It is expected that the bill will be considered by the full Government Reform Committee during the next session of Congress, followed by expedited floor consideration.

Using his review authority as administrator of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), John Graham rejected a rule from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that would have required automakers, by 2007, to install a system in all cars that would alert drivers when their tires are under-inflated.

Congressional Accountability for Regulatory Information Act of 2000 (Introduced in the House January 24, 2000) 106th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3521 To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for a report by the General Accounting Office to Congress on agency regulatory actions, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 24, 2000 Mr. MCINTOSH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the

Mr. John Morrall III Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs NEOB, Room 10235 1725 17th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20503 Dear Mr. Morrall: On behalf of Citizens for Sensible Safeguards, a broad-based coalition of consumer, labor, environmental, and other public interest groups, I am writing to provide comments on OMB's draft report to Congress on the costs and benefits of federal regulations. As you know, we strongly oppose the idea of regulatory accounting.