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Regulation Digest
March 17, 2021
Vol. 10, No. 10
Editor: Bryce Chinault
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GW Regulatory Studies Center
Federalist Society
Free State Fdn.
GAO
Hoover Institution
Inst. for Policy Integrity
Manhattan Institute
Mercatus Center
Public Citizen
Reason
R Street Institute
RFF
SBCA
SSRN
The Regulatory Review
Washington Legal Fdn.
Yale Journal on Reg.
American Action Forum
AEI
Brookings Institution
CEI
Various Sources
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Agency Rulemaking Highlights
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COVID-19 Related Actions
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Other Notable Actions
Lead & Copper in Drinking Water
The Environmental Protection Agency issued two actions related to National Primary Drinking Water Regulations -- a delay of the effective date for a January 15 rule amending lead and copper in drinking water standards from March 16 until June 17 to allow for more public comments, and a delay in a compliance date from January 2024 until September 2024, with comments due April 12.
Protecting Public Health and the Environment
The Dept. of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency both issued proposals related to President Biden's Executive Order 13990. The USDA's request for public comment to "collect stakeholder input on a climate-smart agriculture and forestry strategy," comments due April 29. The EPA's proposed rule is for five persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic chemical exposure levels, comments due May 17.
Employment Status
The Wage & Hour Division issued notices of proposed rulemaking related to the Fair Labor Standards Act.
The Environmental Protection Agency issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking related to the effluent limitations guidelines, pretreatment standards and new source performance standards applicable to the Organic Chemicals, Plastics and Synthetic Fibers (OCPSF) point source category and PFAS chemicals. Comments due May 17.
The National Labor Relations Board withdrew a 2019 proposed rulemaking that would have designated university students performing tasks for compensation at their school to not be defined as "employees."
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Congress & Regulatory Reform
Financial Markets & Housing
Energy & Environment
Health & Safety
Business
Technology
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