Our Commentaries and Insights are short-form publications intended to distill long-form research and synthesize current policymaking activity into easily understood concepts.
OIRA Wants You…To Schedule Meetings Online
People who wish to meet with the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) to discuss a draft regulation may now request to do so online. OIRA has recently moved to an online, automated meeting request process.
EPA's rules will face new legal challenges based on both the economic analysis and statutory authority. This Policy Insight reviews some of the major issues.
A Two-Year Lookback on Trump’s Deregulatory Record
How is the Trump administration’s deregulatory program going? That was the topic of a panel discussion hosted by the Regulatory Policy Committee of the American Bar Association’s Section on Administrative Law and Rulemaking last week.
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.
