ML20011A181
| ML20011A181 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 09/21/1981 |
| From: | Palladino N NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Bush G PRESIDENT OF U.S. & EXECUTIVE OFFICES |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8110080143 | |
| Download: ML20011A181 (1) | |
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I am responding to your March 25, 1981 letter to former Chairman Hendrie.
You asked that NRC comply with the spirit of Executive Order 12291 and adhere voluntrrily to Sections 2 and 3 of the Order for upcoming major regulations.
We support the purposes and objectives of the Order.
We agree that.
there is a need for a better understanding of the benefits and costs of regulatory requirements.
We have asked our staff to conduct a study to identify particular changes that, consistent with our responsibilities under the Atomic Energy Act, would bring our procedures and practices more in line with Sections 2 and 3 of the Order.
I will keep you informed of the results of this study.
Because of NRC's status as an independent agency, we believe that submitting rules and regulatory analyses to OMB for review prior to publication would not be appropriate.
As an alternative to prepublica-tion clearance, we note that OMS is free to review and coment on any public NRC rulemaking action.
We will onsider OMB views, as we have in the past, along with other public coments and agency views.
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND' AGENCIES
SUBJECT:
Consolidation of' Regulatory Oversight President Reagan has made regulttory relief vae of the top priorities of his economic policy.
He has asked me, as Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Regulatory' Relief, to take. clear, constructive,.and decisive action to restrain Federal regulation and to improve the regulatory profess.
Throush Executive Order 12291, issued February 17, 1981,
- President Reagan has directed the Director of the Office of Managemsat.and Budget, subject to the direction of the Task Force, to coordinate Executive-branch'regulato.y policies.
This approach renders unnecessary.the Regulatory Council, established by President Carter in 1978 as part of his
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efforts to gain control over the regulatory agencies.
To avoid duplication-of Task Force efforts and to ensure consistent direction to the agencies, the Presiden.t has E
directed me to disband the Council effective immediately.
- One major activity of the Council has been to publish, at least every six months, a unified " Regulatory Calendar" describing.the goals and anticipated effects of major regulations under development.
This is a useful effort which will be contir.ued under the auspices of the Of f1ca of Management and Budget.
I request that you continue tc participate in this project :and to provide the inf ormation wnich will be requested.
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