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The Regulation Digest

 

A weekly compendium of regulatory policy, news, and analysis.

 

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September 15, 2021 -- Volume 10, Number 35

Features rulemaking activity related to COVID-19 by President Biden, HHS, and FEMA. Plus other notable actions by CMS, NHTSA, TVA, FDA, and FCC.

With opinions and analysis from Howard Beales, Jonathan Adler, Richard Epstein, Ellysse Dick, Robert Graboyes, Sarah Ladin, Linh Nguyen, Matthew Yglesias, Adam Thierer, Patrick Gleason, Asheesh Agarwal, Sutling Pomerleau, Andrea O'Sullivan, Arthur Fraas, Geoffrey Manne, Bernard Bell, Tom Wheeler, Shane Tews, Michael Cannon, and Daniel Farber.

Plus news from Wired, NPR, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, The Hill, Washington Post, and Bloomberg.

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Visiting Scholar
American Enterprise Institute

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Center for the Study of the Administrative State

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Features rulemaking activity related to COVID-19 by FDA, HHS, CDC, NIH, PTO, and SBA. Plus other notable actions by NHTSA, FSIS, HHS, and FDA.

With opinions and analysis from Richard Pierce, Farhad Manjoo, James Broughel, Cass Sunstein, Andrew Baxter, Roslyn Layton, Eguene Scalia, Richard Milliams, Megan Lamberth, Aurelien Portuese, Bruce Yandle, Jun Chen, Chelsea Boyd, Umair Ali, Christopher Walker, and Brent Skorup.

Plus news from Axios, Smart Cities Dive, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Yahoo!, and Bloomberg.

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Features rulemaking activity related to COVID-19 by CDC, FDA, USDA, USTR, and HUD. Plus other notable actions by CFPB, ITA, SEC, HHS, and DOE.

With opinions and analysis from Richard Pierce, Jonathan Adler, Richard Revesz, Adam White, Allison Schrager, Daren Bakst, Aurelien Portuese, Matthew Mitchell, Seema Jayachandran, Larissa Morgan, Javier El-Hage, Jennifer Huddleston, David Boaz, and Spencer Bokat-Lindell.

Plus news from Axios, The Hill, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Associated Press, and Bloomberg.

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Features rulemaking activity related to COVID-19 by President Biden, CBP, HRSA, FMC, and the VA. Plus other notable actions by NIST, FCC, FHFA, DHS, USCIS, and DOE.

With opinions and analysis from Jonathan Adler, Josef Joffe, Tara Lachapelle, Rob Atkinson, Amy Finkelstein, Adam Millsap, Glenn Lammi, Robert Graboyes, James Broughel, Heidi Shierholz, Elizabeth Nolan Brown, Dan Bosch, Lisa Robinson, and Joseph Aldy.

Plus news from CNBC, The Hill, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Associated Press, Washington Post, and Bloomberg.

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Features rulemaking activity related to COVID-19 by CDC, Treasury, RHS, ED, FDIC, and HRSA. Plus other notable actions by EPA, ED, FNS, and DHS.

With opinions and analysis from Zhoudan Xie, Norbert Michel, Richard Revesz, Eli Dourado, Greg Ip, Andy Kessler, Paul Krugman, Henry Miller, Robert Simon, Sidney Shapiro, Robert VerBruggen, Alana Sheppard, Adam White, Isabel Soto, and William Yeatman.

Plus news from Reuters, The Hill, New York Times, Utility Drive, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, NPR, Wired, and Axios.

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Features rulemaking activity related to COVID-19 by CDC, USAID, FDA, and NRC. Plus other notable actions by EPA, CMS, and OCC.

With opinions and analysis from Susan Dudley, William Yeatman, Alina Gonzalez, Asha Banerjee, Michael Farren, Daren Bakst, Lee Ohanian, Jody Freeman, Matthew Stephenson, Robert Atkinson, Liya Palagashvili, Rachel Rothschild, Daniel Castro, Chelsea Boyd, Tom Miller, Eli Nachmany, and Ewelina Czapla.

Plus news from Courthouse News, The Hill, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Associated Press, Washington Post, and Bloomberg.

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Features rulemaking activity related to COVID-19 by SBA, ED, HHS, and HRSA. Plus other notable actions by DOL, FDA, EPA, CIS, DOD, and NIST.

With opinions and analysis from Timberley Thompson, Andrew Vollmer, Daniel Bier, Jack Elbaum, Ihna Mangundayao, Tim Brennan, Giovanna Milano, Jack Lienke, Aurelian Portuese, James Broghel, Robert Graboyes, Elizabeth Nolan Brown, Kofi Ampaabeng, Elise Amez-Droz, Ilya Shapiro, Ewelina Czapla, and Shane Tews.

Plus news from CNBC, The Hill, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Associated Press, and Bloomberg.

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Features rulemaking activity related to COVID-19 by ED, CDC, FDA, SSA, CBP, and others. Plus other notable actions by FTC, FRA, DOE, FERC, EPA, and DOL.

With opinions and analysis from Bridget Dooling, Richard Pierce, Roslyn Layton, Eugene Volokh, John McGinnis, Kaushik Basu, Tate Watkins, Somik Lall, Ilya Shapiro, Heidi Shierholz, Eli Nachmany, Robert Graboyes, Shoshana Weissmann, Chelsea Boyd, William Kovacic, and Bernard Bell.

Plus news from Star Tribune, The Hill, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Washington Post, Associated Press, and Bloomberg.

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Features rulemaking activity related to COVID-19 by CFA, the Inter-American Foundation, and OSHA. Plus other notable actions by DHS, DOJ, OSTP, USDA, and DOT.

With opinions and analysis from Richard Pierce, Cass Sunstein, Chris Edwards, Karen Tumulty, Kevin Kosar, John Bitzan, Richard Morrison, Randy May, Anthony Kim, Aurelien Portuese, Kofi Ampaabeng, Michael Strain, Kara Swisher, Andrew Stivers, Paul Krugman, Daniel Lyons, Shuting Pomerleau, Elle Rothermich, and Juan Londoño.

Plus news from Government Technology, The Hill, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Ballotpedia, Associated Press, and Bloomberg.

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Features rulemaking activity related to COVID-19 by HHS, OSHA, and CMS. Plus other notable actions by President Biden, ACUS, FCC, DOE, FTC, and ICE.

With opinions and analysis from Susan Dudley, Mark Febrizio, Kekai Liu, Camille Chambers, Richard Pierce, David Dayen, Rachel Augustine Potter, Robert Bork, Bhaskar Chakravorti, Phil Gramm, Mike Solon, Wayne Crews, Rhett Buttle, Valerie Wilson, Rachel Morrison, Richard Revesz, Jason Schwartz, Thomas Hoenig, Brian Knight, Jacelly Cespedes, Kathryne Cleary, Jennifer Huddleston, and Cary Coglianese.

Plus news from Reuters, The Hill, New York Times, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, Government Executive, Associated Press, Politico, Business Insider, The Verge, and Bloomberg.

 

 

 

The Regulatory Studies Center Update

 

A monthly(ish) collection of working papers, events, op-eds, and insights.

 

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May 2021

This update features our recent report by Bridget Dooling and Laura Stanley Unsupervised Use of Opioid Treatment Medications, which is the second part of our Extending Pandemic Flexibilities for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment project.  It also includes a Congressional testimony by Howard Beales, and analysis of the Congressional Review Act by Daniel Pérez, President Biden's actions to undo Trump administration rulemaking by Mark Febrizio, and a report to the Administrative Conference of the United States by Steve Balla and Bridget Dooling.

Also featured is Bridget Dooling's appearance on the GovActually podcast with Princeton University professor Martha Coven to discuss being a part of the Biden Transition Team.

Plus various op-eds in the The Philadelphia Inquirer and Forbes, events with ABA AdLaw Section, Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis, Environmental Law Institute, Midwest Political Science Assocation, and the GW Economics Department, and quotes in popular media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, NPR, Government Executive, Daily Beast, Marketplace, and Axios.

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This update features our recent report by Bridget Dooling and Laura Stanley Telemedicine & Initiating Buprenorphine Treatment, which is part of our Extending Pandemic Flexibilities for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment project.  It also includes scholarly articles by Susan Dudley on President Biden's early executive actions, Jerry Ellig on surface freight deregulation, and Bridget Dooling on GAO's role in the administrative state and her innovative research on bespoke regulatory review.

There is also an analysis of regulatory sentiment by Zhoudan Xie, a reflection on the year that was 2020 by Mark Febrizioi and Zhoudan Xie, opioid treatment waivers by Laura Stanley, and advice for the Biden-Harris administration from Richard J. Pierce, Jr. and Susan Dudley.

Plus various op-eds in the Wall Street Journal, The Hill, Forbes, and Government Executive, events with American Economic Association, Federalist Society, and Southern Economic Association, and quotes in popular media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, Federal News Network, Science, Bloomberg, USA Today, and Axios.

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This update features our recent Delivering the Goods event with analysis from STB general counsel Craig Keats and UW-Milwaukee professor James Peoples, and includes scholarly articles by Bridget Dooling on the Administrative Procedure Act, Brian Mannix on the EPA's 50th anniversary, and Aryamala Prasad & Daniel Pérez on the effects of GDPR.

There is also an analysis of FCC spectrum auctions by Gerald Brock, and public interest comments related to immigration policies from DHS by Mark Febrizio, OPM's paid parental leave by Joseph Cordes & Jerry Ellig, and a Section 230 petition by Jerry Ellig.

Plus various commentaries, op-eds, and quotes in popular media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, The Hill, Bloomberg, Forbes, Politico, Reuters, Audubon Magazine, Government Executive, and Law360.

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This update includes scholarly articles by Susan Dudley on the durability of OIRA's regulatory oversight, Bridget Dooling on a new concept for independent agency rulemaking called Bespoke Regulatory Review, Jerry Ellig on how to improve economic analysis at federal agencies, and Zhoudan Xie's review of regulations and news coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic.

There are also public interest comments on a recent EPA proposal by Brian Mannix and Joe Cordes, a review of the Spring Unified Agenda by Daniel Pérez, and Mark Febrizio provides a full analysis of the Trump Administration's regulatory budget.

Plus various commentaries, op-eds, and quotes in popular media outlets, including the New York Times, The Hill, Bloomberg, Forbes, Politifact, and Vox.

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This update includes public interest comments to the DEA, DOT, FDA, and USDA from Laura Stanley, John Bertino, and Mark Febrizio.

Academic papers by Susan Dudley, Zhoudan Xie, and Steven Balla, plus articles published by the Brookings Institution and The Regulatory Review. And a four-chapter report based on a co-operative agreement with the USDA.

Plus various commentaries, op-eds, and quotes in popular media outlets, including the Washington Post, The Hill, Bloomberg, Forbes, and CQ Roll Call.

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This update includes testimony before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and the General Services Administration by Steven Balla.

Academic papers by Bridget Dooling, Jerry Ellig, Chris Carrigan, Mark Febrizio, and Susan Dudley, and public interest comments submitted to the Surface Transportation Board, Council on Environmental Quality, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Plus various commentaries, op-eds, and quotes in popular media outlets, including Federal News Network, The Hill, E&E News, Forbes, and Government Executive.