Research Brief: Why Should We Focus on the Form of Regulation?
This four-chapter, 154-page-long report details the research we conducted through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Although its major findings are derived from agriculture-related industries, the concept and framework for classifying regulations according to their forms have broader implications for examining the effects of regulation.
Proposed Revisions to DOE’s Process Rule Include Beneficial Changes and Areas for Improvement
The Energy Department issues proposed updates to its Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards
DOE's Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards
In a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), DOE is proposing to “update and modernize the Department’s current rulemaking methodology titled, ‘Procedures, Interpretations, and Policies for Consideration of New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Products’ (‘Process Rule’).”
From Beginning to End: An Examination of Agencies' Early Public Engagement and Retrospective Review
My testimony reviews the problems necessitating the practices required by your legislation and addresses and examines each bill’s requirements and impacts. It concludes with some crosscutting comments and observations.
Early but Not Often: A Look into the Use of ANPRMs in Rulemaking
Agencies can use an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) to engage the public early in the rulemaking process before a rule change is in motion.
Statutory Clarity and Judicial Review of Regulatory Impact Analysis
A key element throughout many of these recent legislative proposals for regulatory reform has been enhanced judicial review of agency rulemaking.
