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Copyright © 1999, Congressional Information
Service, Inc.
99 CIS S 40140
TITLE: S. 746: The
Regulatory Improvement Act of 1999
CIS-NO: 99-S401-40
SOURCE:
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Senate
DOC-TYPE: Hearing Retrieve
the full text of testimony
DOC-NO: S. Hrg. 106-179
DATE: Apr. 21, 1999
LENGTH: iv+332 p.
CONG-SESS: 106-1
ITEM-NO: 1037-B; 1037-C
SUDOC: Y4.G74/9:S.HRG.106-179
CIS DOCUMENT ON DEMAND: 1-800-227-2477 (Full Text Reproductions)
SUMMARY:
Hearing to consider S. 746 (text, p.
295-332), the Regulatory Improvement Act of 1999, to revise Federal agency
rulemaking procedures.
Includes provisions to:
a. Require Federal agencies to conduct cost-benefit
analyses and, if relevant, risk assessments of proposed major rules that have an
annual economic impact of 100 million or other significant impacts.
b. Require independent peer reviews of Federal agency
cost-benefit analyses and risk assessments.
Supplementary
material (p. 59-332) includes witnesses' written statements, submitted
statements, correspondence, and:
a. American Industrial
Health Council (AIHC), "Advances in Risk Characterization" Nov. 1995 (p.
214-225).
b. AIHC, "Role of Toxicity Default Assumptions
in Risk Assessment" Aug. 1997, with bibliography (p. 226-238).
c. GAO, "Regulatory Reform: Agencies Could Improve
Development, Documentation, and Clarity of Regulatory Economic Analyses" May
1998 (p. 254-294).
CONTENT-NOTATION: Fed rulemaking
procedures revision
BILLS: 106
S. 746
DESCRIPTORS:
AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL HEALTH COUNCIL; ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND PROCEDURE; GOVERNMENT
EFFICIENCY; FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES; COST-BENEFIT
ANALYSIS; RISK ANALYSIS; BIBLIOGRAPHIES; TOXICOLOGY; GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE;
REGULATORY IMPROVEMENT ACT
99-S401-40 TESTIMONY NO: 1
Apr. 21, 1999 p. 8-31, 80-100
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
LASHUTKA, GREGORY S. (Mayor, Columbus, Ohio; representing
National League of Cities)
ROBERTS, ROBERT E. (Executive
Director, Environmental Council of the States)
HOLMAN,
SCOTT L. (President, Bay Cast Inc.; representing Chamber of Commerce of the U.S)
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
Support for S.
746; overall merits of and recommendations regarding bill in light of small
business concerns.
CONTENT NOTATION:
Fed
rulemaking procedures revision
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES; SMALL BUSINESS
99-S401-40 TESTIMONY NO: 2 Apr. 21, 1999 p.
31-57, 101-154, 242-253
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
CASS, RONALD A. (Dean, Boston University School of Law)
CRAWFORD, LESTER M. (Director, Center for Food and
Nutrition Policy, Georgetown University)
GRAHAM, JOHN D.
(Director, Center for Risk Analysis, Harvard School of Public Health)
KENWORTHY, PATRICIA G. (Vice President, Government
Affairs, National Environmental Trust)
MIRER, FRANKLIN E.
(Director, Health and Safety Department, International Union, United Automobile
Workers)
VLADECK, DAVID C. (Director, Public Citizen
Litigation Group)
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
Overall merits of S. 746, with recommendations for
improvement; anticipated benefits of bill in improving the administrative
process and strengthening the basis on which agency rulemaking actions are
taken; opposition to S. 746 based on concerns that bill will cause extensive
delays and undermine the ability of Federal agencies to protect public health
and worker safety.
Differing views on relationship between
inadequate regulatory analysis and inefficiency of selected regulatory actions,
including NHTSA rulemaking on passenger air bags and fuel
economy standards for automobiles and light trucks.
CONTENT NOTATION:
Fed rulemaking procedures revision
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
NATIONAL
ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY; NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC
SAFETY ADMINISTRATION; MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY DEVICES; TRANSPORTATION REGULATION;
AUTOMOBILES AND AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; TRUCKS AND TRUCKING INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM
CONSERVATION; PUBLIC HEALTH 
