From: Daily Report for Executives
By Cheryl Bolen
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The rule in question is EPA’s final rule on Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Dental Category, which sets new standards to reduce discharges of mercury from dental offices into municipal sewage treatment plants.
However, the rule doesn’t appear to comply with Executive Order 13771 on Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs, which requires that any significant regulation issued after noon on Jan. 20 include two deregulatory actions and be completely offset.