OIRA
Cindy Skrzycki, regulation columnist for the Washington Post, talks about how the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), a small part of the federal government's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) influences agency regulatory activity: "Tiny OIRA Still Exercises Its Real Influence Invisibly".
- "The tiny Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, which is part of the Office of Management and Budget, has outsized influence over the shape, scope and direction of new federal regulations, and in ways that aren't always visible, according to a new study of its role.
For almost every constituency involved in the rulemaking process, a favorite Washington game long has been guessing what OIRA did to rules -- or told agencies to do to them. The office, which has only 55 staff members, has the authority to review and suggest changes to the major regulatory proposals of more than 100 federal agencies..."
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