More transparency sought from White House’s OMB in regulation reviews

By Jim Morris

Under President Ronald Reagan in the early 1980s, the White House Office of Management and Budget became known as the place where promising

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"… ublic.”Seventeen years after that, the question persists: Is the OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), which reviews rules proposed by federal agencies, following Clinto …"

EPA chemical health hazards program has 55-year backlog of work, report says

By Chris Hamby

Eighteen months after the Environmental Protection Agency announced reforms to its controversial process for evaluating health hazards posed

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"… of giving other agencies an early review.The continued involvement of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) – an office within the OMB that reviews federal regulations — p …"

'Chemicals of concern' list stuck at OMB

By Chris Hamby and Jim Morris

A proposed EPA list of 'chemicals of concern' has been under review by the White House budget office for 638 days

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"… al system for regulating toxic substances — remains stuck in the OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA).The proposal has sparked heavy resistance among industry groups, so …"

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'Chemicals of Concern' list still wrapped in OMB red tape

By Jim Morris

The EPA wants to release a list of 'chemicals of concern' for public comment, but the list remains locked up with the White House OMB.

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"… 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 arrived at OIRA on May 12, 2010. There it remains …"