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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND
BUDGET
Draft 2008 Report to Congress on the
Benefits and Costs of Federal
Regulations
Office of Management and
Budget, Executive Office of the
President.
ACTION: Notice of availability and
request for comments.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) requests comments
on its Draft 2008 Report to Congress on
the Benefits and Costs of Federal
Regulation. The full Draft Report is
available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/
omb/inforeg/regpolreports_congress.html, and is divided
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into four chapters. Chapter I examines
the benefits and costs of major Federal
regulations issued in fiscal year 2007
and summarizes the benefits and costs
of major regulations issued between
September 1997 and 2007. It also
discusses regulatory impacts on State,
local, and tribal governments, small
business, wages, and economic growth.
Chapter II examines trends in regulation
since OMB began to compile benefit and
cost estimates records in 1981. Chapter
III provides an update on
implementation of the Information
Quality Act, and Chapter IV summarizes
agency compliance with the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act.
DATES: To ensure consideration of
comments as OMB prepares this Draft
Report for submission to Congress,
comments must be in writing and
received by 45 days after publication.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by one of
the following methods:
• https://www.regulations.gov: Direct
comments to Docket ID OMB–2008–
0014
• E-mail:
OIRA_BC_RPT@omb.eop.gov
• Fax: (202) 395–7285
• Mail: Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, Attn: Darcel
D. Gayle, NEOB, Room 10202, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. We
are still experiencing delays in the
regular mail, including first class and
express mail. To ensure that your
comments are received, we recommend
that comments on this draft report be
electronically submitted.
All comments submitted in response
to this notice will be made available to
the public, including by posting them
on OMB’s Web site. For this reason,
please do not include in your comments
information of a confidential nature,
such as sensitive personal information
or proprietary information. The https://
www.regulations.gov Web site 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.
If you send an e-mail comment directly
to OMB, your e-mail address will be
automatically captured and included as
part of the comment that is placed in the
public docket and made available on the
Internet.
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Darcel D. Gayle, Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, NEOB, Room
10202, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503. Telephone:
(202) 395–3084.
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Congress
directed the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) to prepare an annual
Report to Congress on the Costs and
Benefits of Federal Regulations.
Specifically, Section 624 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 costs and benefits of Federal
regulations together with
recommendation 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 go
through notice and comment and peer
review.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Susan E. Dudley,
Administrator, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs.
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Emergency Order Pursuant to Section
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of 1934 Taking Temporary Action To
Respond to Market Developments
September 18, 2008.
The Commission is aware of the
continued potential of sudden and
excessive fluctuations of securities
prices and disruption in the functioning
of the securities markets that could
threaten fair and orderly markets. In our
recent publication of an emergency
order under Section 12(k) of the
Exchange Act (the ‘‘Act’’),1 for example,
we were concerned about the possible
unnecessary or artificial price
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regarding the stability of financial
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Emergency Order. Recent market
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1 See Exchange Act Release No. 58166 (July 15,
2008). See also Exchange Act Release No. 58190
(July 18, 2008) (‘‘Amended July Emergency Order’’).
See also Exchange Act Release No. 58572
(September 17, 2008).
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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
Draft 2008 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of
Federal Regulations
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 2008 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal
Regulation. The full Draft Report is available at https://
www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/regpol-reports_congress.html, and is
divided into four chapters. Chapter I examines the benefits and costs
of major Federal regulations issued in fiscal year 2007 and summarizes
the benefits and costs of major regulations issued between September
1997 and 2007. It also discusses regulatory impacts on State, local,
and tribal governments, small business, wages, and economic growth.
Chapter II examines trends in regulation since OMB began to compile
benefit and cost estimates records in 1981. Chapter III provides an
update on implementation of the Information Quality Act, and Chapter IV
summarizes agency compliance with the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
DATES: To ensure consideration of comments as OMB prepares this Draft
Report for submission to Congress, comments must be in writing and
received by 45 days after publication.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by one of the following methods:
https://www.regulations.gov: Direct comments to Docket ID
OMB-2008-0014
E-mail: OIRA_BC_RPT@omb.eop.gov
Fax: (202) 395-7285
Mail: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office
of Management and Budget, Attn: Darcel D. Gayle, NEOB, Room 10202, 725
17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. We are still experiencing
delays in the regular mail, including first class and express mail. To
ensure that your comments are received, we recommend that comments on
this draft report be electronically submitted.
All comments submitted in response to this notice will be made
available to the public, including by posting them on OMB's Web site.
For this reason, please do not include in your comments information of
a confidential nature, such as sensitive personal information or
proprietary information. The https://www.regulations.gov Web site 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. If you send an e-mail comment directly to OMB, your e-
mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the
comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the
Internet.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darcel D. Gayle, Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, NEOB, Room
10202, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. Telephone: (202)
395-3084.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Congress directed the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) to prepare an annual Report to Congress on the Costs
and Benefits of Federal Regulations. Specifically, Section 624 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 costs and benefits of Federal regulations
together with recommendation 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 go through notice and comment
and peer review.
Susan E. Dudley,
Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E8-22324 Filed 9-23-08; 8:45 am]
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