"… or this article, sent the draft determination, dated March 5, 2000, to the OMB for review, which set off a frenzy of lobbying by the utility industry. Th …"

"… ��By late March, more than two dozen industry representatives had met with OMB policy analysts and EPA senior managers — in two meetings — during whi …"

"… ty-seven members of Congress wrote letters to senior officials at the EPA, OMB, and the White House opposing the proposal. One letter, signed by 11 repre …"

"… etermination, recalls an EPA policy analyst, “really hit a brick wall at OMB.” The issue, insiders say, was cost; indeed, a March 16, 2000, record of …"

"… otection Agency (EPA) and the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) lengthened and complicated the government’s process for assessing the p …"

"… ent process for up to 18 months. Authority over interagency review goes to OMB. Changes made to these assessments during the interagency process are not …"

"… hese assessments during the interagency process are not disclosed, because OMB considers them to be internal executive branch communications; they are th …"

"… ranch communications; they are therefore not made available to the public. OMB says this practice protects the “deliberative” process. The GAO’s in …"

"… to wonder what they [White House officials] were trying to do," said Rep. Tom Udall, D-N.M. "They seemed to be removing members of the board without any real …"

"… functional system for regulating toxic substances — remains stuck in the OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA).The proposal has s …"

"… rogressive Reform. “OIRA is a politicized place where rules go to die.”OMB spokeswoman Meg Reilly said in an emailed statement that the office doesn� …"

"… equire additional time for consideration of public comment and analysis by OMB and all the affected agencies.”Since OIRA received the proposal on May 1 …"

"… ent, transparent criteria by which these chemicals are selected. ... It is OMB’s job to closely review the proposed action and consider any negative ec …"

"… le, for example, can’t be formally proposed until it’s extricated from OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, where it’s been under …"

"… before the presidential election.The beryllium rule has yet to make it to OMB.The day of the Harkin hearing, four workers, eight worker advocates and se …"

"… t a human face on the sterile process of rulemaking.It seemed to work. One OMB staffer started crying after hearing the family members’ stories, severa …"

"… icitor’s office, believes OSHA isn’t pushing hard enough.“People say OMB holds things up, and sometimes they do, but the fact is you can fight OMB, …"

"… ent,” the agency says. But any such listing must first be vetted by the OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OIRA. The EPA proposal …"

"… some say, of a broken regulatory system. “It’s far past time for the OMB to conclude its review of the EPA’s proposal to list chemicals of concer …"

"… ut their homes that might pose a risk to their health.” In a statement, OMB spokeswoman Ari Isaacman Astles wrote, “The Administration is committed …"

"… ent, transparent criteria by which these chemicals are selected. ... It is OMB’s job to closely review the proposed action and consider any negative ec …"