[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 2, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37776-37777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15535]


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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET


Draft 2014 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of 
Federal Regulations and Unfunded Mandates on State, Local, and Tribal 
Entities

AGENCY: Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and 
Budget.

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 2014 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal 
Regulations, available at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg_regpol_reports_congress/. The Draft Report is divided into two parts. 
Part I contains two chapters. Chapter I examines the benefits and costs 
of major Federal regulations issued in fiscal year 2013 and summarizes 
the benefits and costs of major regulations issued between October 2003 
and September 2013. It also discusses regulatory impacts on State, 
local, and tribal governments, small business, wages, and economic 
growth. Chapter II offers recommendations for regulatory reform. Part 
II summarizes agency compliance with the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
    OMB requests that comments be submitted electronically to OMB by 
September 2, 2014 through www.regulations.gov.

DATES: To ensure consideration of comments as OMB prepares this Draft 
Report for submission to Congress, comments must be in writing and 
received by September 2, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments by one of the following methods:
     www.regulations.gov: Direct comments to Docket ID OMB-
2014-0002
     Fax: (202) 395-7285
     Mail: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office 
of Management and Budget, Attn: Mabel Echols, NEOB, Room 10202, 725 
17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. To ensure that your comments are 
received, we recommend that comments on this draft report be 
electronically submitted.
    All comments and recommendations 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

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include in your comments information of a confidential nature, such as 
sensitive personal information or proprietary information. The 
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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mabel Echols, Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, NEOB, Room 
10202, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. Telephone: (202) 395-
3741.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Congress directed the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) to prepare an annual Report to Congress on the 
Benefits and Costs 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 benefits and costs of Federal regulations 
together with recommendations 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 be subject 
to notice and comment and peer review.

Howard Shelanski,
Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014-15535 Filed 7-1-14; 8:45 am]
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