Federal Regulation Deadline - Nov 1
White House Issues Regulation
A Date to Celebrate
Deadline by Ted Hearn - crossposted from MulitChannel News.
Washington—White House chief of staff Joshua Bolton has issued a memo saying he doesn’t want cabinet departments or agencies to issue any new regulations after November 1.
Bolton issued the directive in a May 9 memorandum addressed to “the heads of executive departments and agencies.” It was unclear whether Bolton’s memo included “independent” agencies, such as the Federal Communications Commission.
Bolton said the purpose of the memo was to remind administration officials to “resist the historical tendency of administrations to increase regulatory activity in their final months.” President Bush is scheduled to leave office in 243 days. (… more)
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