"While EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's 'secret science' plan has garnered a good deal of publicity and criticism, another proposal that could transform the agency's rulemaking process has largely flown under the radar.
EPA last month quietly submitted a proposal titled "Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Costs and Benefits in the Rulemaking Process" to the White House Office of Management and Budget.
The proposal is in the prerule stage and is under standard review at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. EPA has not yet published a draft version.
Like the "secret science" plan, this proposal could have profound consequences for EPA's overall approach to assessing the need for new or stiffer regulations to protect public health and the environment."
Maxine Joselow reports for Greenwire May 16, 2018.
"EPA: Pruitt Quietly Advances Planned Regulatory Overhaul"
Source: Greenwire, 05/17/2018
