[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[January 28, 1992]
[Page 166]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Memorandum on Regulatory Coordination

January 28, 1992
Memorandum for the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of 
Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy, the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, the Chairman of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Subject: Regulatory Coordination

    As you know, the Congress has failed to enact important growth-
oriented legislation that we have proposed. Although we will continue to 
work with the Congress to enact these proposals, we must also redouble 
our efforts to create jobs and achieve economic growth within existing 
statutory constraints.
    For such efforts to succeed, we must prevent the fragmentation of 
policy-making and better coordinate existing programs within the 
executive branch. We have made great strides in this area, but more 
remains to be done. Your agencies share responsibility for promoting 
safe and efficient energy production while at the same time protecting 
the environment. It is therefore essential that you work together to 
streamline the regulatory process and ensure that the regulated 
community is not subject to duplicative or inconsistent regulation.
    I hope that improved coordination will be one especially valuable 
outcome of the 90-day moratorium and review period described in the 
attached memorandum. I look forward to your reports on this important 
undertaking. Although the Congress has created the regulatory schemes 
within which we must operate, I am confident that, with your help, the 
executive branch can do much to create conditions conducive to a healthy 
and robust economy.

                                                             George Bush

                    Note: This memorandum was released by the Office of 
                        the Press Secretary on January 30.