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Improving OMB Regulatory Review
Author(s) -
Pontius Fred
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2009.tb09871.x
Subject(s) - regulatory reform , safe drinking water act , business , regulatory authority , flexibility (engineering) , process (computing) , regulatory affairs , public administration , regulatory state , legislation , accounting , political science , corporate governance , law , economics , finance , management , computer science , ecology , water quality , biology , operating system
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has played an important role in the federal regulatory process for many decades. The regulatory review process is multifaceted, and several Executive Orders and laws have been enacted over the years that added various requirements to improve the process. Existing requirements regarding drinking water regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) are briefly reviewed in this article, including the following: administrative procedures; evaluation of significant regulatory actions; consideration of small entities; paperwork reduction; achieving regulatory flexibility; unfunded mandates reform; input from state and local governments; input from Indian tribal governments; protection of children; actions affecting energy supply, distribution, or use; use of voluntary consensus standards; environmental justice; SDWA consultation provisions; effect on technical, financial, and managerial capacity; congressional review; and, defining a new regulatory process.