Draft Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations and Agency Compliance With the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

• Published date: 30 October 2023
• Record Number: 2023-23725
• Citation: 88 FR 74211
• Court: Management And Budget Office
• Section: Notices

Federal Register, Volume 88 Issue 208 (Monday, October 30, 2023)

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 208 (Monday, October 30, 2023)]
                [Notices]
                [Page 74211]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2023-23725]
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                OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
                Draft Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal
                Regulations and Agency Compliance With the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
                AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the
                President.
                ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.
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                SUMMARY: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requests comments on
                its Draft Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal
                Regulations and Agency Compliance with the Unfunded Mandates Reform
                Act, available at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/information-regulatory-affairs/reports/. The Draft Report is divided into two
                parts, the first of which is further divided into several chapters.
                Part I's Chapter I examines the benefits and costs of major Federal
                regulations issued in fiscal years 2020, 2021 and 2022. Chapter II
                discusses regulatory impacts on State, Local, and tribal governments,
                small business, wages and employment, and economic growth. Chapter III
                offers recommendations for regulatory reform. Part II summarizes agency
                compliance with the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act. OMB requests that
                comments be submitted electronically to OMB by December 15, 2023,
                through www.regulations.gov using Docket ID OMB-2023-0019.
                DATES: To ensure consideration of comments as OMB prepares this Draft
                Report for submission to Congress, comments must be in writing and
                received by December 15, 2023.
                ADDRESSES: Submit comments by one of the following methods:
                 www.regulations.gov: Direct comments to Docket ID OMB-
                2023-0019.
                 Fax: (202) 395-7285.
                 Mail: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office
                of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, 9th Floor, 725
                17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503. To ensure that your comments are
                received timely, we recommend that comments on this draft report be
                electronically submitted.
                 Privacy Act Statement: Submission of comments is voluntary. The
                information received will be used to inform sound decision making.
                Please note that all comments submitted in response to this notice may
                be posted or released in their entirety, including any personal and
                business confidential information provided. For this reason, please do
                not include in your comments information of a confidential nature, such
                as sensitive personal information or proprietary information. The OMB
                System of Records Notice, OMB Public Input System of Records, OMB/
                INPUT/01, includes a list of routine uses associated with the
                collection of this information. The www.regulations.gov website is an
                ``anonymous access'' system, which means OMB will not know your
                identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
                your comment.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                [email protected].
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Congress directed the Office of Management
                and Budget to prepare an annual Report to Congress on the Benefits and
                Costs of Federal Regulations. Specifically, Section 624 of Title IV of
                the FY 2001 Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, also
                known as the ``Regulatory Right-to-Know Act'' (the Act), requires OMB
                to submit a report on the benefits and costs of Federal regulations
                together with recommendations for reform. The Act states that the
                report should contain estimates of the costs and benefits of
                regulations in the aggregate, by agency and agency program, and by
                major rule, as well as an analysis of impacts of Federal regulation on
                State, local, and tribal governments, small businesses, wages, and
                economic growth. The Act also states that the report should be subject
                to notice and comment and peer review. OIRA requests public comments on
                the report in general, including its substance and format; how to
                improve transparency and accountability with respect to the effects of
                regulation; and the various recommendations for reform.
                Richard L. Revesz,
                Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
                [FR Doc. 2023-23725 Filed 10-27-23; 8:45 am]
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