80 FR 15915 - Retrospective Review and Regulatory Flexibility

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 58 (March 26, 2015)

Page Range		15915-15915
FR Document		2015-06762

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.

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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, 
[email protected] (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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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER All comments will be available for and those who are seeking work, all in
contains notices to the public of the proposed public inspection at http://www.dol.gov/ ways that are more effective and least
issuance of rules and regulations. The regulations/regreview. burdensome.
purpose of these notices is to give interested FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: This request for public input will
persons an opportunity to participate in the
rule making prior to the adoption of the final
Pamela Peters, Program Analyst, Office inform development of the Department’s
rules. of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, future plans to review its existing
U.S. Department of Labor, 200 significant regulations. To facilitate
Constitution Avenue NW., Room S–
receipt of the information, the
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 2312, Washington, DC 20210,
Department has created an Internet
peters.pamela@dol.gov (202) 693–5959
5 CFR Chapter XLII (this is not a toll-free number). portal specifically designed to capture
Individuals with hearing impairments your input and suggestions, http://
20 CFR Chapters IV, V, VI, VII, and IX may call 1–800–877–8339 (TTY/TDD). www.dol.gov/regulations/regreview/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
The portal contains a series of questions
29 CFR Subtitle A and Chapters II, IV, January 18, 2011, President Obama to gather information on how DOL can
V, XVII, and XXV issued Executive Order 13563, best meet the requirements of the
‘‘Improving Regulation and Regulatory Executive Order. The portal will be
30 CFR Chapter I Review.’’ The Order explains the open to receive comments until April 1,
Administration’s goal of creating a 2015.
41 CFR Chapters 50, 60, and 61 regulatory system that protects ‘‘public Please note that these questions do
health, welfare, safety, and our not pertain to DOL rulemakings
48 CFR Chapter 29 environment while promoting economic currently open for public comment. To
growth, innovation, competitiveness, comment on an open rulemaking, please
Retrospective Review and Regulatory and job creation’’ while using ‘‘the best,
Flexibility visit regulations.gov and submit
most innovative, and least burdensome comments by the deadline indicated in
tools to achieve regulatory ends.’’ After that rulemaking. Comments that pertain
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Labor.
receipt and consideration of comments, to rulemakings currently open for public
ACTION: Request for information; the Department issued its Plan for comment will not be addressed by the
extension of comment period. Retrospective Analysis of Existing Rules Department in this venue, which
in August 2011. On May 12, 2012,
SUMMARY: On February 3, 2015, the focuses on retrospective review.
President Obama issued Executive
Department of Labor (DOL or the Order 13610, ‘‘Identifying and Reducing The Department will consider public
Department) published a Request for Regulatory Burdens.’’ This Order comments as we update our plan to
Information (RFI) in response to explained that ‘‘it is particularly review the Department’s significant
Executive Order 13563 on improving important for agencies to conduct rules. The Department is issuing this
regulation and regulatory review, and retrospective analyses of existing rules request solely to seek useful information
Executive Order 13610 on identifying to examine whether they remain as we update our review plan. While
and reducing regulatory burden. The justified and whether they should be responses to this request do not bind the
RFI invited public comment on how the modified or streamlined in light of Department to any further actions
Department can improve any of its changed circumstances, including the related to the response, all submissions
significant regulations by modifying, rise of new technologies.’’ will be made available to the public on
streamlining, expanding, or repealing http://www.dol.gov/regulations/
them. The comment period ended on Request for Comments
regreview/.
February 25, 2015, and was The Department recognizes the
subsequently extended to March 18, importance of conducting retrospective Authority: E.O. 13653, 76 FR 3821, Jan. 21,
2015. This extension further extends the review of regulations and is once again 2011; E.O. 12866, 58 FR 51735, Oct. 4, 1993.
date to comment on the RFI. seeking public comment on how the Dated: March 18, 2015.
Department can increase the Mary Beth Maxwell,
DATES: The comment period for the effectiveness of its significant
Request for Information published on regulations while minimizing the
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for
February 3, 2015, at 80 FR 5715, and on burden on regulated entities. The
Policy.
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or before April 1, 2015. The Department understanding of its programs and their
is accepting all comments received implementing regulations, and therefore
between February 25, 2015 and April 1, is requesting public comment on how
2015. the Department can prepare workers for
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments better jobs, improve workplace safety
through the Department’s Regulations and health, promote fair and high-
Portal at http://www.dol.gov/ quality work environments, and secure
regulations/regreview. a wide range of benefits for employees

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Proposed Rules
Action		Request for information; extension of comment period.
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.
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, [email protected] (202) 693-5959 (this is not a toll-free number). Individuals with hearing impairments may call 1-800-877-8339 (TTY/TDD).
FR Citation		80 FR 15915
CFR Citation		20 Title 20 CFR Chapter IV 30 Title 30 CFR Chapter I 41 Title 41 CFR Chapter 50 41 Title 41 CFR Chapter 60 41 Title 41 CFR Chapter 61 48 Title 48 CFR Chapter 29 5 Title 5 CFR Chapter XLII