[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 58 (Thursday, March 26, 2015)][Proposed Rules][Page 15915]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-06762]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 58 / Thursday, March 26, 2015 /
Proposed Rules
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
5 CFR Chapter XLII
20 CFR Chapters IV, V, VI, VII, and IX
29 CFR Subtitle A and Chapters II, IV, V, XVII, and XXV
30 CFR Chapter I
41 CFR Chapters 50, 60, and 61
48 CFR Chapter 29
Retrospective Review and Regulatory Flexibility
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Labor.
ACTION: Request for information; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On February 3, 2015, the Department of Labor (DOL or the
Department) published a Request for Information (RFI) in response to
Executive Order 13563 on improving regulation and regulatory review,
and Executive Order 13610 on identifying and reducing regulatory
burden. The RFI invited public comment on how the Department can
improve any of its significant regulations by modifying, streamlining,
expanding, or repealing them. The comment period ended on February 25,
2015, and was subsequently extended to March 18, 2015. This extension
further extends the date to comment on the RFI.
DATES: The comment period for the Request for Information published on
February 3, 2015, at 80 FR 5715, and on March 3, 2015 at 80 FR 11334 is
extended from March 18, 2015 to April 1, 2015. Comments must be
received on or before April 1, 2015. The Department is accepting all
comments received between February 25, 2015 and April 1, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments through the Department's Regulations
Portal at http://www.dol.gov/regulations/regreview.
All comments will be available for public inspection at
http://www.dol.gov/regulations/regreview.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Peters, Program Analyst, Office
of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Room S-2312, Washington, DC 20210,
peters.pamela@dol.gov (202) 693-5959 (this is not a toll-free number).
Individuals with hearing impairments may call 1-800-877-8339 (TTY/TDD).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 18, 2011, President Obama issued
Executive Order 13563, "Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review."
The Order explains the Administration's goal of creating a regulatory
system that protects "public health, welfare, safety, and our
environment while promoting economic growth, innovation,
competitiveness, and job creation" while using "the best, most
innovative, and least burdensome tools to achieve regulatory ends."
After receipt and consideration of comments, the Department issued its
Plan for Retrospective Analysis of Existing Rules in August 2011. On
May 12, 2012, President Obama issued Executive Order 13610,
"Identifying and Reducing Regulatory Burdens." This Order explained
that "it is particularly important for agencies to conduct
retrospective analyses of existing rules to examine whether they remain
justified and whether they should be modified or streamlined in light
of changed circumstances, including the rise of new technologies."
Request for Comments
The Department recognizes the importance of conducting
retrospective review of regulations and is once again seeking public
comment on how the Department can increase the effectiveness of its
significant regulations while minimizing the burden on regulated
entities. The Department recognizes that the regulated community,
academia, and the public at large have an understanding of its programs
and their implementing regulations, and therefore is requesting public
comment on how the Department can prepare workers for better jobs,
improve workplace safety and health, promote fair and high-quality work
environments, and secure a wide range of benefits for employees and
those who are seeking work, all in ways that are more effective and
least burdensome.
This request for public input will inform development of the
Department's future plans to review its existing significant
regulations. To facilitate receipt of the information, the Department
has created an Internet portal specifically designed to capture your
input and suggestions, http://www.dol.gov/regulations/regreview. The
portal contains a series of questions to gather information on how DOL
can best meet the requirements of the Executive Order. The portal will
be open to receive comments until April 1, 2015.
Please note that these questions do not pertain to DOL rulemakings
currently open for public comment. To comment on an open rulemaking,
please visit regulations.gov and submit comments by the deadline
indicated in that rulemaking. Comments that pertain to rulemakings
currently open for public comment will not be addressed by the
Department in this venue, which focuses on retrospective review.
The Department will consider public comments as we update our plan
to review the Department's significant rules. The Department is issuing
this request solely to seek useful information as we update our review
plan. While responses to this request do not bind the Department to any
further actions related to the response, all submissions will be made
available to the public on http://www.dol.gov/regulations/regreview.
Authority: E.O. 13653, 76 FR 3821, Jan. 21, 2011; E.O. 12866,
58 FR 51735, Oct. 4, 1993.
Dated: March 18, 2015.
Mary Beth Maxwell,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy.
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