Emerging Regulatory Issues 2004

The Emerging Regulatory Issues section is designed to make readers aware of societal developments which have the potential to lead to federal government regulation. Although any individual topic might not ultimately result in an agency rulemaking, awareness of such issues may be beneficial from a regulatory strategy standpoint. Also by being aware of such potential problems, industry can craft its own workable solutions before regulatory solutions are imposed from outside. CRE welcomes insights on these topics and suggestions of other issues which might be added to this list.

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• FCC Continues Crackdown Of Indecency
  
  
• FCC Declines Regulation Of Satellite Radio
  
  
• FCC Responds to Prerecorded Solicitation Message Complaints
  
  
• EPA Publicizes Mercury Rule Comments
  
  

• EPA To Update Lead Rules
  
  
• NTSB Sees Faults in FAA Reporting
  
  
• New Federal Appliance Standards Submitted To Congress
  
  

• FDA Calls for Additional Data on Merck Drug
  
  
• The Feds To Modify Low-Income Bank Lending Rules
  
  
• The Business Impact of the Proposed Kerry-Edwards Health Plan
  
  
• FDA Accused of Hiding Vioxx Dangers
  
  
• FCC Delays New Fax Rule Again
  
  

• Lawmakers Take Another Shot At Tobacco Regulation
  
  
• Groups Sue Federal Agencies Over Prairie Dogs
  
  
• Feds Propose Vehicle Warning Light For Tire Pressure
  
  
• Media Ownership Outcome Depends On Election
  
  
• House Approves Frivolous Lawsuit Fines
  
  
• Drug Industry Tests Bottle Tracking Devices
  
  
• New Overtime Rules Overly Complex
  
  

• District Judge To Settle FDA Dispute
  
  
• EPA Releases Warning About Toxins In Fish
  
  
• Feds Lack Oversight of E-Vote Testing
  
  
• FDA Plans To Improve Safety Tissue Transfers
  
  
• FERC Polices Industry Abuses
  
  
• Proposed Spam Definitions from FTC
  
  
• VA Department To Request Approved Drugs Database
  
  
• Electric Grid Voluntary Compliance Not Enough
  
  
• FTC Finds Broad Consumer Fraud
  
  
• FCC Outlaws Cell Phone Spam
  
  
• FTC Raises Telemarketer Fees
  
  

• Commission Addresses Importance of Ocean Policy
  
  
• Less Benefits For Cancer Patients?
  
  
• EPA Scraps Proposed Gas Pollution Rules
  
  
• The Mercatus Center conducts in-depth reviews of proposed regulations
  
  
• Report: Cost of Endangered Species Act Underestimated
  
  
• Comments On EPA's Stormwater Runoff Regulations
  
  
• Jazz Appreciation Month
  
  
• Microsoft Gets the Full Monti. C. Boyden Gray. Policy Matters 04-10. March 2004
  
  
• Hours of Service Regulations
  
  
• Designation of Critical Habitat for the Topeka Shiner
  
  
• Group Proposes Sunscreen Standards To FDA
  
  
• Think Tank News: Heritage
  
  
• New Federal Agency Created To Oversee Boxing
  
  
• Mercury Emissions Cap & Trade
  
  
• Medicare to Bankrupt in Fifteen Years
  
  

• EPA, FDA Release Fish Consumption Guidelines
  
  
• One Year Ago
  
  
• House Passes Bill to Ease ‘Outdated’ Bank Regulation
  
  
• Regulatory Agency Websites Face Challenges