Search Results Archives: November 2017
Editor’s Note: See, Should the EB-5 Investor Visa Program Recognize Cyber Workers?
From: San Francisco Chronicle
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The rule, which is the closest Silicon Valley has come to a visa for entrepreneurs, was approved by the Department of Homeland Security during President Barack Obama’s last few hours in office. But a week before it was set to go into effect in July, the Trump administration delayed it with the intent to rescind it altogether.
From: Inside Health Policy
The first regulatory action stemming from President Donald Trump’s Oct. 12 executive order asking agencies to reverse Obama-era rules on short-terms plans and promote associated health plans is under review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). OMB received the proposed rule on “Short Term Limited Duration Insurance” on Monday (Nov. 6). One source was somewhat surprised to see a proposed, rather than “interim final” rule. . . .
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Editor’s Note: FDA guidance documents, including new dietary ingredient (NDI) guidance, are subject to the “seek and obtain correction” provisions of the Data Quality Act.
From: Natural Products Insider
by Josh Long
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It’s possible OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) could review FDA’s draft new dietary ingredient (NDI) guidance, or a proposed final version. As the U.S. Government Accountability Office noted in an April 2015 report, OIRA “reviews some significant guidance documents” before they are issued.
From: Science Magazine
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USDA’s announcement and its notice in the federal register today provided little detail about the motivation for the reversal. The agency is taking another look at the rules to balance “regulatory requirements [that] foster public confidence” with a “review process that doesn’t restrict innovation,” Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Purdue said in a statement. USDA will now start fresh discussions with stakeholders to consider other approaches, the statement said.
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From: Law360
The Bureau of Land Management on Wednesday sent to the White House for review a proposal to rescind or revise an Obama-era regulation aimed at limiting venting and flaring from gas wells on federal lands, which is the final step before it is made public.
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, which is part of the executive branch, posted a brief notice that said it received the BLM’s proposal. . . .
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Editor’s Note: FDA guidance documents are subject to the Data Quality Act’s requirements and correction procedures.
From: Regulatory Affairs Professional Society
By Jennifer M. Adams, JD, Ashish R. Talati, JD, MS, RAC
This article discusses FDA’s publication of its revised draft of Dietary Supplements: New Dietary Ingredient Notifications and Related Issues: Guidance for Industry (2016 Draft Guidance) and the implications regarding the lack of finalization in the year following its publication. The authors make suggestions regarding what companies may begin doing prior to and in anticipation of eventual finalization.
From: Associated Press
By JOAN LOWY
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The White House declined to comment, but the proposal has been dropped from the White House Office of Management and Budget’s list of regulations actively under consideration and instead has been relegated to its long-term agenda.
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Administration officials indicated their decision was based on several factors, including general wariness of imposing costly mandates on industry, even though most automakers support requiring V2V, industry officials said. President Donald Trump has made reducing government regulations, which he sees as a drain on the economy, a guiding principle of his administration.