OMB report cites need for environmental regulatory reform.A recent report issued by the White House Office of Management and Budget The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), formerly the Bureau of the Budget, is an agency of the federal government that evaluates, formulates, and coordinates management procedures and program objectives within and among departments and agencies of the Executive Branch. (OMB OMB abbr. Office of Management and Budget Noun 1. OMB - the executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget Office of Management and Budget ) calls for a review of 93 environmental regulations, some of which have important implications for metalcasting facilities. The report recommended relaxing groundwater cleanup requirements and amending regulations under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), enacted in 1976, is a Federal law of the United States contained in 42 U.S.C. ยงยง6901-6992k. It is usually pronounced as "rick-rah" or "Wreck-rah. , which characterizes certain recycled waste streams as hazardous waste Hazardous waste Any solid, liquid, or gaseous waste materials that, if improperly managed or disposed of, may pose substantial hazards to human health and the environment. Every industrial country in the world has had problems with managing hazardous wastes. . EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. officials will evaluate these recommendations and offer their feedback to the OMB. This feedback will be used to rank the Administration's regulatory reform Regulatory Reform concerns improvements to the quality of government regulation. At the international level, the "OECD Regulatory Reform Programme is aimed at helping governments improve regulatory quality -- that is, reforming regulations that raise unnecessary obstacles to priorities for this year. Congress requires the OMB to submit an annual report including its progress in regulatory reform and a cost/benefit analysis of federal regulations on state, local and tribal entities. The report identified 189 regulations (more than half of which are environmental) for review and modification by the proper agency of authority. In 2004, the White House made it a priority to address the economic burden on the highly regulated manufacturing industry sector. Forty-one separate industry groups were involved in identifying the most problematic regulations for their members. The report also indicated many of these 189 regulations were particularly costly and burdensome for small businesses. The Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy studied the report and is currently working with the OMB to rescind or modify regulations that adversely affect small businesses. Information about the OMB report is available online at http:// www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/ 2004_cb_execsumm.pdf. |
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