CPSC Commissioners Respond to President’s Call on Regulatory Reform
Chairman Tenenbaum of the Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a press release on the President's call for independent regulatory agencies to participate in the requirements of EO 13563 of January 2011 by producing their own plans to reassess and streamline existing regulations and to follow cost-saving, burden-reducing principles for regulations going forward. She stated that earlier this year, she directed staff to reinvigorate CPSC's voluntary review process, which is intended to look at ways to maximize openness and public participation, and effectively review substantive regulations that may require revision, repeal, or strengthening. However, she states that Congress explicitly exempted the rulemakings mandated by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) from many of CPSC's traditional rulemaking requirements.
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Commissioner Northup also issued a statement urging her colleagues to follow the new Executive Order and to stop any further regulations without a plan in place that addresses the concerns of the President.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 07/12/11 news, 11071229, for BP summary of the President issuing a new EO urging independent regulatory agencies like CPSC to adhere to the regulatory reform requirements of EO 13563.)