Public Comments to OIRA on Regulatory Review Guidance

The Institute for Policy Integrity criticizes a 2017 Executive Order requiring the repeal of two regulations for every new one, arguing it ignores the net benefits to public health and safety. The organization urges OIRA to maintain rational rulemaking principles, focus on 'economically significant' actions, and use net costs—including difficult-to-quantify benefits—to set regulatory budgets.

• The Institute for Policy Integrity contends that the Executive Order's requirement to repeal regulations without considering their benefits departs from bipartisan precedent and prioritizes the interests of regulated entities over American health and safety.
• The document recommends that OIRA implement the Order by focusing on 'economically significant' actions to ensure workability and by encouraging agencies to use retrospective reviews to identify outdated or ineffective regulations for modification.
• The author proposes that future regulatory budgets be determined by net costs, which should incorporate reasonable estimates of regulatory benefits, even those that are difficult to quantify.

APA

Institute for Policy Integrity (2017). Public Comments to OIRA on Regulatory Review Guidance. https://policyintegrity.org/projects/update/public-comments-to-oira-on-regulatory-review-guidance

Chicago

Institute for Policy Integrity. Public Comments to OIRA on Regulatory Review Guidance. 2017. https://policyintegrity.org/projects/update/public-comments-to-oira-on-regulatory-review-guidance.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Institute for Policy Integrity |title=Public Comments to OIRA on Regulatory Review Guidance |date=10 February 2017 |url=https://policyintegrity.org/projects/update/public-comments-to-oira-on-regulatory-review-guidance |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{instituteforpolicyintegrity2017public, author = {{Institute for Policy Integrity}}, title = {{Public Comments to OIRA on Regulatory Review Guidance}}, publisher = {Institute for Policy Integrity}, year = {2017}, month = feb, url = {https://policyintegrity.org/projects/update/public-comments-to-oira-on-regulatory-review-guidance}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }