81 FR 16099 - Identifying and Reducing Regulatory Burdens

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 58 (March 25, 2016)

Page Range		16099-16100
FR Document		2016-06852

On January 26, 2016, the Office of the Secretary, USDA, published a document in the Federal Register in accordance with Executive Order 13563, ``Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review,'' and Executive Order 13610, ``Identifying and Reducing Regulatory Burdens'' inviting public comment on which regulations should be modified, expanded, streamlined, or repealed to make the USDA's regulatory program more effective or less burdensome in achieving the regulatory objectives. USDA's planned regulatory actions and retrospective review efforts were made available in the 2015 Fall Unified Regulatory Agenda. Written comments were to be received by March 28, 2016. USDA is extending the public comment period until April 27, 2016.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 58 (Friday, March 25, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 58 (Friday, March 25, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 16099-16100]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06852]


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2 CFR Subtitle B, Chapter IV

5 CFR Chapter LXXIII

7 CFR Subtitle A; Subtitle B, Chapters I-XI, XIV-XVIII, XX, XXV-
XXXVIII, and XLII

9 CFR Chapters I-III

36 CFR Chapter II

48 CFR Chapter 4


Identifying and Reducing Regulatory Burdens

AGENCY: Office of Budget and Program Analysis, USDA.

ACTION: Request for Information (RFI); extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On January 26, 2016, the Office of the Secretary, USDA, 
published a document in the Federal Register in accordance with 
Executive Order 13563, ``Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review,'' 
and Executive Order 13610, ``Identifying and Reducing Regulatory 
Burdens'' inviting public comment on which regulations should be 
modified, expanded, streamlined, or repealed to make the USDA's 
regulatory program more effective or less burdensome in achieving the 
regulatory objectives. USDA's planned regulatory actions and 
retrospective review efforts were made available in the 2015 Fall 
Unified Regulatory Agenda. Written comments were to be received by 
March 28, 2016. USDA is extending the public comment period until April 
27, 2016.

DATES: The notice published January 26, 2016, at 81 FR 4213, is 
extended. Comments and information are requested on or before April 27, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this notice. All submissions must refer to ``Retrospective Review'' to 
ensure proper delivery.
     Electronic Submission of Comments. Interested persons may 
submit comments electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal: 
http://www.regulations.gov. USDA strongly encourages commenters to 
submit comments electronically. Electronic submission of comments 
allows the commenter maximum time to prepare and submit a comment, and 
ensures timely receipt by USDA. Commenters should follow the 
instructions provided on that site to submit comments electronically.
     Submission of Comments by Mail, Hand delivery, or Courier. 
Paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions should be submitted to Michael Poe, 
Office of Budget and Program Analysis, USDA, Jamie L. Whitten Building, 
Room 101-A, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20250.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Poe, Telephone Number: (202) 
720-3257.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USDA remains committed to minimizing the 
burdens on individuals, businesses, and communities for participation 
in and compliance with USDA programs that promote economic growth, 
create jobs, and protect the health and safety of the American people.
    USDA programs are diverse and far reaching, as are the regulations 
and legislation that implement their delivery. The regulations range 
from nutrition standards for the school lunch program, natural 
resources and environmental measures governing national forest usage 
and soil conservation, emergency producer assistance as a result of 
natural disasters, to protection of American agriculture from the 
ravages of plant or animal pestilence. USDA regulations extend from 
farm to supermarket to ensure the safety, quality, and availability of 
the Nation's food supply. Regulations also specify how USDA conducts 
its business, including access to and eligibility for USDA programs. 
Finally, regulations specify the responsibilities of businesses, 
individuals, and State and local governments that are necessary to 
comply with their provisions.

I. Executive Orders 13563 and 13610

    The overall intention of Executive Orders 13563 and 13610 is to 
create a continuing process of scrutiny of regulatory actions.
    Executive Order 13563, ``Improving Regulation and Regulatory 
Review,'' was issued to ensure that Federal regulations use the best 
available tools to promote innovation that will reduce costs and burden 
while allowing public participation and an open exchange of ideas. 
These principles enhance and strengthen Federal regulations to allow 
them to achieve their regulatory objectives, most important among them 
protecting public health, welfare, safety, and the environment. In 
consideration of these principles, and as directed by the Executive 
Order, Federal agencies and departments need to periodically review 
existing regulations that may be outmoded, ineffective, insufficient, 
or excessively burdensome and to modify, streamline, expand, or repeal 
them in accordance with what has been learned.
    In addition, Executive Order 13610, ``Identifying and Reducing 
Regulatory Burdens,'' directed Federal 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 availability of new 
technologies. Executive Order 13610 directs Federal agencies to give 
priority, consistent with law, to those initiatives that will produce 
significant quantifiable monetary savings or significant quantifiable 
reductions in paperwork burdens while protecting public health, 
welfare, safety, and the environment. For the regulatory requirements 
imposed on small businesses, it directs Federal agencies to give 
special consideration to initiatives that would simplify or harmonize 
the regulatory requirements.

II. Request for Information

    USDA is seeking public comment on our effort: To identify and 
reduce regulatory burdens; to remove unintended regulatory obstacles to 
participation in and compliance with USDA programs; and to improve 
current regulations to help USDA agencies advance the USDA mission. 
USDA is particularly interested in public comments that speak to areas 
in which we can reduce costs and reporting burdens on the public, 
through technological advances or other modernization efforts, and 
comments on regulatory flexibility.

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III. Regulatory Flexibility

    USDA is also seeking public input on measures that can be taken to 
reduce burdens and increase flexibility and freedom of choice for the 
public. Regulatory flexibility includes a variety of regulatory 
techniques that can help avoid unnecessary costs on regulated entities 
and avoid negative impacts. Regulatory flexibility techniques could 
include:
     Pilot projects, which can be used to test regulatory 
approaches;
     Safe harbors, which are streamlined modes of regulatory 
compliance and can serve to reduce compliance costs;
     Sunset provisions, which terminate a rule after a certain 
date;
     Trigger provisions, which specify one or more threshold 
indicators that the rule is designed to address;
     Phase-ins, which allow the rule to be phased-in for 
different groups at different times;
     Streamlined requirements, which provide exemptions or 
other streamlined requirements if a particular entity (for example, a 
small business) may otherwise experience disproportionate burden from a 
rule;
     State flexibilities, which provide greater flexibility to 
States or other regulatory partners, for example, giving them freedom 
to implement alternative regulatory approaches; and
     Exceptions, which allow exceptions to part of the rule, or 
the entire rule in cases where there is a potential or suspected 
unintended consequence.

IV. Existing USDA Regulations

    In addition to retrospective review actions and other regulatory 
reforms identified in USDA's 2015 Fall Regulatory Agenda, we welcome 
comments from the public on any of USDA's existing regulations and ways 
to improve them to help USDA agencies advance the mission of the 
Department consistent with the Executive Order. USDA notes that this 
RFI is issued solely for information and program-planning purposes. 
While responses to this RFI do not bind USDA to any further actions, 
all submissions will be reviewed by the appropriate program office, and 
made publicly available on http://www.regulations.gov.

Michael Poe,
Office of Budget and Program Analysis, United States Department of 
Agriculture.
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III. Regulatory Flexibility DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (EASA) AD, the economic evaluation,
any comments received, and other
USDA is also seeking public input on Federal Aviation Administration information. The street address for the
measures that can be taken to reduce Docket Operations Office (telephone
burdens and increase flexibility and 14 CFR Part 39 800–647–5527) is in the ADDRESSES
freedom of choice for the public. section. Comments will be available in
[Docket No. FAA–2016–5247; Directorate
Regulatory flexibility includes a variety Identifier 2015–SW–008–AD] the AD docket shortly after receipt.
of regulatory techniques that can help For service information identified in
avoid unnecessary costs on regulated RIN 2120–AA64 this proposed rule, contact Airbus
entities and avoid negative impacts. Helicopters, 2701 N. Forum Drive,
Regulatory flexibility techniques could Airworthiness Directives; Airbus
Grand Prairie, TX 75052; telephone
include: Helicopters Deutschland GmbH
(972) 641–0000 or (800) 232–0323; fax
Helicopters
• Pilot projects, which can be used to (972) 641–3775; or at http://
test regulatory approaches; AGENCY: Federal Aviation www.airbushelicopters.com/techpub.
Administration (FAA), DOT. You may review the referenced service
• Safe harbors, which are streamlined information at the FAA, Office of the
modes of regulatory compliance and can ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM). Regional Counsel, Southwest Region,
serve to reduce compliance costs; 10101 Hillwood Pkwy, Room 6N–321,
• Sunset provisions, which terminate SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new Fort Worth, Texas 76177.
a rule after a certain date; airworthiness directive (AD) for Airbus FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt
• Trigger provisions, which specify Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (Airbus Fuller, Senior Aviation Safety Engineer,
one or more threshold indicators that Helicopters) Model BO–105LS A–3 Safety Management Group, Rotorcraft
the rule is designed to address; helicopters. This proposed AD would Directorate, FAA, 10101 Hillwood
require inspecting the helicopter records Pkwy, Fort Worth, Texas 76177;
• Phase-ins, which allow the rule to to determine if there is a life limit for
be phased-in for different groups at telephone (817) 222–5110; email
the tension-torsion (TT) straps installed matthew.fuller@faa.gov.
different times; in the helicopter lifting system,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
• Streamlined requirements, which establishing a life limit if there is not
provide exemptions or other one, and replacing each TT strap that Comments Invited
streamlined requirements if a particular has met or exceeded its life limit. This We invite you to participate in this
entity (for example, a small business) proposed AD is prompted by an error in rulemaking by submitting written
may otherwise experience the Airworthiness Limitations section of comments, data, or views. We also
disproportionate burden from a rule; the Model BO–105LS A–3 maintenance invite comments relating to the
manual. The proposed actions are
• State flexibilities, which provide economic, environmental, energy, or
intended to prevent failure of a TT strap federalism impacts that might result
greater flexibility to States or other
and subsequent loss of control of a from adopting the proposals in this
regulatory partners, for example, giving
helicopter. document. The most helpful comments
them freedom to implement alternative
regulatory approaches; and DATES: We must receive comments on reference a specific portion of the
this proposed AD by May 24, 2016. proposal, explain the reason for any
• Exceptions, which allow exceptions
ADDRESSES: You may send comments by recommended change, and include
to part of the rule, or the entire rule in
any of the following methods: supporting data. To ensure the docket
cases where there is a potential or
suspected unintended consequence. • Federal eRulemaking Docket: Go to does not contain duplicate comments,
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the commenters should send only one copy
IV. Existing USDA Regulations online instructions for sending your of written comments, or if comments are
comments electronically. filed electronically, commenters should
In addition to retrospective review • Fax: 202–493–2251. submit only one time.
actions and other regulatory reforms • Mail: Send comments to the U.S. We will file in the docket all
identified in USDA’s 2015 Fall Department of Transportation, Docket comments that we receive, as well as a
Regulatory Agenda, we welcome Operations, M–30, West Building report summarizing each substantive
comments from the public on any of Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 public contact with FAA personnel
USDA’s existing regulations and ways to New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, concerning this proposed rulemaking.
improve them to help USDA agencies DC 20590–0001. Before acting on this proposal, we will
advance the mission of the Department • Hand Delivery: Deliver to the consider all comments we receive on or
consistent with the Executive Order. ‘‘Mail’’ address between 9 a.m. and 5 before the closing date for comments.
USDA notes that this RFI is issued p.m., Monday through Friday, except We will consider comments filed after
solely for information and program- Federal holidays. the comment period has closed if it is
planning purposes. While responses to possible to do so without incurring
this RFI do not bind USDA to any Examining the AD Docket
expense or delay. We may change this
further actions, all submissions will be You may examine the AD docket on proposal in light of the comments we
reviewed by the appropriate program the Internet at http:// receive.
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office, and made publicly available on www.regulations.gov by searching for
http://www.regulations.gov. and locating Docket No. FAA–2016– Discussion
5247; or in person at the Docket EASA, which is the Technical Agent
Michael Poe, Operations Office between 9 a.m. and 5 for the Member States of the European
Office of Budget and Program Analysis, p.m., Monday through Friday, except Union, issued EASA AD No. 2015–0042,
United States Department of Agriculture. Federal holidays. The AD docket dated March 9, 2015, to correct an
[FR Doc. 2016–06852 Filed 3–24–16; 8:45 am] contains this proposed AD, the unsafe condition for Airbus Helicopters
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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Proposed Rules
Action		Request for Information (RFI); extension of comment period.
Dates		The notice published January 26, 2016, at 81 FR 4213, is extended. Comments and information are requested on or before April 27, 2016.
Contact		Michael Poe, Telephone Number: (202) 720-3257.
FR Citation		81 FR 16099
CFR Citation		36 Title 36 CFR Chapter II 48 Title 48 CFR Chapter 4 5 Title 5 CFR Chapter LXXIII 9 Title 9 CFR Chapter I