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WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Chamber of Commerce Senior Vice President of Environment, Technology, & Regulatory Affairs William Kovacs issued the following statement today following the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) vote to formally begin the “Restoring Internet Freedom” rulemaking:
Dear Chairman Johnson and Ranking Member McCaskill, The U.S. Chamber of Commerce urges the Committee to favorably report S. 951, the “Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017,” which was introduced by Senators Portman and Heitkamp and would make long-overdue improvements to the federal regulatory process. Enactment of the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) is a long-standing, top priority for the Chamber.
Now is the time to modernize our regulatory system. Let’s put commonsense first and finally pass the Regulatory Accountability Act.
The FCC Chairman is undoing many of the onerous regulations imposed over the last eight years.
VIA ELECTRONIC FILING TO: The Office of Regulatory Policy and Management Office of Policy Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Mail Code 1803AWashington, DC 20460 RE: Response to EPA’s April 13, 2017, Request for Comments on Evaluation of Existing Regulations (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OA-2017-0190)
VIA ELECTRONIC FILING The Office of Regulatory Policy and Management Office of Policy Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Mail Code 1803A Washington, DC 20460 Re: Response to EPA’s April 13, 2017, Request for Comments on Evaluation of Existing Regulations (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OA-2017-0190)
Dear Chairmen: We are writing as members of the American Alliance for Innovation (AAI), an alliance of trade associations along the chemistry value chain, to urge you to appropriate sufficient funds in FY18 to enable the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to fully implement the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (LCSA; Public Law 114-182). The LCSA amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to modernize the way chemicals are regulated in the United States.
Congressional control of executive branch agencies has been achieved only one other time in our nation's history.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Chamber of Commerce Senior Vice President and Chief Policy Officer Neil Bradley issued the following statement today after introduction of the “Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017” (RAA) in the U.S. Senate:
FOR: STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD ON THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY’S PROPOSAL ON THE “ACCIDENTAL RELEASE PREVENTION REQUIREMENTS: RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS UNDER THE CLEAN AIR ACT; FURTHER DELAY OF EFFECTIVE DATE” TO: U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY BY: MARY K. MARTIN,ENERGY, CLEAN AIR & NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY COUNSEL DATE: APRIL 19, 2017