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Hearing Hearing Date: March 15, 2016 2:00 pm 2154 Rayburn House Office Building

Accountability and Transparency Reform at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs

Subject
Accountability and Transparency Reform at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
Date
March 15, 2016
Time
2:00 pm
Place
2154 Rayburn House Office Building
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PURPOSE:

  • To examine the role of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in ensuring regulatory transparency and accountability.

BACKGROUND:

  • Created by the Paperwork Reduction of 1980, OIRA is housed within the Office of Management and Budget and is responsible for overseeing federal regulatory, paperwork, and information resource management activities.
  • In 1993, President Clinton issued Executive Order (E.O.) 12866 establishing regulatory responsibilities for OIRA and regulating agencies when proposing a regulation. President Obama reaffirmed these principles and requirements in 2011 via E.0.13563.

 

Witnesses and testimonies: Michelle Sager

Director, Strategic Issues
Government Accountability Office

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Richard Williams

Vice President of Policy Research, Director of Regulatory Studies Program
Mercatus Center, George Mason University

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Sam Batkins

Director of Regulatory Policy
American Action Forum

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Howard Shelanski

Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
Office of Management and Budget

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