U.S. presidents and their policy staff often work closely with agencies throughout the federal government. Examples of this abound, and especially for Democratic presidents. I present a theory focused on one particular presidential tool: review of agency policymaking through the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA).
UCal Berkely Dissertation OIRA.pdf (249 KB)
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The GAO inquiry identified below failed to incorporate the following considerations:
1. If the public is given a copy of the regulation as submitted to OMB the public can than compare it with the final regulation issued by the agency to determine the impact of the interagency review.
2. It is naïve to believe that all changes in a final rule are a result of OMB; for example, individuals from other agencies participate in the discussions and the sponsoring agency changes its position as a result of comments made by others.
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With this document, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs is providing a primer to assist agencies in developing regulatory impact analyses (RIAs), as required for economically significant rules by Executive Order 13563, Executive Order 12866, and OMB Circular A-4.
