letter-to-oira-on-review-delay

The Institute for Policy Integrity has challenged the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) over significant delays in reviewing two Department of Labor rules. The rules on Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica and Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements have been under review for 764 and 483 days, respectively, far exceeding the 90-day framework established by Executive Order 12866. The organization argues that such delays create public costs and uncertainty, urging OIRA to either release the rules, return them to the agency, or disclose the reasons for the delay.

• Two Department of Labor rules have faced extreme review delays: the rule on Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica has been under review for 764 days, and the rule on Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements for 483 days.
• The current delays contrast sharply with the historical average review time for Department of Labor rules since 1994, which has been only 60 days under the 90-day framework of Executive Order 12866.
• Undue delays in regulatory review are cited as factors that can impose public costs, create uncertainty for those being regulated, and damage the credibility of the reviewing body.

APA

Institute for Policy Integrity (2013). letter-to-oira-on-review-delay. https://policyintegrity.org/projects/update/letter-to-oira-on-review-delay

Chicago

Institute for Policy Integrity. letter-to-oira-on-review-delay. 2013. https://policyintegrity.org/projects/update/letter-to-oira-on-review-delay.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Institute for Policy Integrity |title=letter-to-oira-on-review-delay |date=20 March 2013 |url=https://policyintegrity.org/projects/update/letter-to-oira-on-review-delay |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{instituteforpolicyintegrity2013lettertooiraonreviewdelay, author = {{Institute for Policy Integrity}}, title = {{letter-to-oira-on-review-delay}}, publisher = {Institute for Policy Integrity}, year = {2013}, month = mar, url = {https://policyintegrity.org/projects/update/letter-to-oira-on-review-delay}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }