White House Issues Memo Offering Guidance on Regulations Order
White House officials “encourage independent regulatory agencies to identify existing regulations that, if repealed or revised, would achieve cost savings that would fully offset the costs of new significant regulatory actions,” said an administration memorandum last week, noting that certain…
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requirements of a recent executive order on limiting regulations apply “only to those agencies required to submit significant regulatory actions to OIRA [Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs] for review under EO [Executive Order] 12866.” The memo, issued by OIRA Acting Administrator Dominic Mancini, offered interim guidance on the order President Donald Trump signed at the beginning of last week, which would require the nixing of two regulations for every one issued, and doesn't affect the FCC directly (see 1701300064). The memo provided answers about how agencies could bundle regulations designed for removal and adoption and different technical details of how the order would apply.