OMB Releases Draft Report to Congress About Cost of Federal Regulations

摘要

The White House Office of Management and Budget released a draft report on February 23, 2017 Draft Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations and Agency Compliance with the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act. The report concludes that several agencies issued regulations between 2006 and 2016 that had monetary benefits that outweigh the regulatory costs. For the Environmental Protection Agency, the report noted the agency issued 39 regulations with a regulatory cost of $41.2 to $49.4 billion in 2001 and a benefit of $149.2 to $537.8 billion, and a regulatory cost of $54.1 to $64.8 billion in 2015 and a benefit of $195.8 to $705.7 billion.