Executive order-regulation and independent regulatory authorities

The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

Hereby it is sorted as follows by the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America and to the regulation and regulatory review to improve:

Section 1.  Policy.  (a) way regulatory decisions depend on public participation and careful analysis of the likely consequences of regulation.  Such decisions are informed and improved by interested have a meaningful opportunity to participate in Rulemaking members of the public.  As far as legally permissible, should such decisions only after consideration of the costs and use (quantitative and qualitative) taken are.

(b) Executive order 13563 18 January 2011, "Improving regulation and regulatory review," directed by executive agencies, was intended to produce a regulatory system that protects "Public health, well-being, safety and our environment in the promotion of economic growth, innovation, competitiveness and job creation."  Not less than executive agencies, this objective should promote independent regulatory authorities.

(c) Executive order 13563 pointed out, General requirements for the Executive agencies, on the participation of the public, integration and innovation, flexible approaches and science addressed.  Extent permitted by these rules should comply with independent regulatory authorities.

Section 2.  Retrospective analysis of the existing rules.  a to the periodic review of the essential rules, to promote retrospective analysis of rules, which may be outdated, ineffective, inadequate or overly burdensome and change to facilitate independent regulatory authorities you should like at the best, streamline, expand or raise them in accordance with drawn on.  When possible, should such retrospectives analyses, including support for data and evaluations, will be released online.

(b) within of 120 days of the date of this order, any independent regulatory agency should develop and publish a plan of the public consistent with law and reflects that its resources and regulatory priorities and processes under which the Agency periodically will review its existing significant regulations to determine whether such rules should be changed, streamlined, extended or aufgehobene thus regulatory agency program more effective or less burdensome in achieving regulatory objectives.

Paragraph 3.  General provisions.  (a) for the purposes of this order "Executive Agency" has the meaning of the term 'Agency' in section 3 point (b) the Executive Order 12866 of 30 September 1993 laid down and "independent supervisory authority" has the meaning in 44 u.s.c. 3502(5).

(b) in this order be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) delegation of authority by law to a Department or agency or the head thereof; or

(Ii) the Director of the Office of management and budget budget, administrative, or legislative proposals with regard to functions.

(c) this order is implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to availability of funds.

(d) this order is not and does not, create any right or use, substantive or procedural, enforceable right or a party against the United States, its departments, agencies, entities, its executives, employees, or agents or someone else.

BARACK OBAMA

THE White House
11 July 2011.

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Executive order-interagency working group to coordinate the national energy development and permitted in Alaska

The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

EXECUTIVE ORDER

INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP ON COORDINATION OF THE NATIONAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND THE APPROVAL AUTHORITY IN ALASKA

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America and the creation of an inter-ministerial working group, the efforts of the federal authorities to monitor the safe and responsible development he onshore-and offshore energy resources and the associated infrastructure in Alaska it is responsible to coordinate and to reduce our dependence on foreign oil, hereby as follows sorted:

Section 1.  Policy.  Cross-agency coordination is important for the safe, responsible, and efficient development of oil and gas resources in Alaska, continental onshore and on the Alaska outer shelf (OCS), while protecting human health and the environment, and indigenous peoples.  A number of executive departments and agencies (agencies) numbers with health, safety and environmental protection standards resource development projects in Alaska to ensure compliance with.  To formalize and promote this order sets current inter-agency coordination, a high-level, inter-ministerial work to facilitate, group is co-ordinated and efficient domestic energy development and allows in Alaska at the same time ensure that all applicable standards are fully met.

Section 2.  Setting up.  There is an inter-ministerial working group for coordination of national energy development and permitting in Alaska (Group), founded under the direction of the Department of the Interior.

Paragraph 3.  Membership.  (a) the Deputy Minister of the Interior act as coordinating Chairman of the Working Group and its work.  The Working Group include also deputy representatives or officials at the equivalent, characterised by the head of the Agency:

(i) the Department of Defense;

(Ii) the Department of Commerce;

(Iii) the Department of agriculture;

(iv) the Department of energy;

(V) the Department of Homeland Security;

(vi) the environmental protection agency; and

(VII) the Office of the Federal Coordinator for Alaska natural gas transportation projects.

(b) the domestic policy Council will support in close cooperation with the Chair of the Working Group and the inter-agency coordination functions, described in section 4 of this order.  To maximize coordination with national security policy directive 66 (NSPD-66), "Arctic region policy;" Executive order 13547 July 19, 2010 ("stewardship of the ocean, our coasts and the Great Lakes"); comply with the national response; the national oil and hazardous substances pollution contingency plan (national emergency plan); and other relevant federal policy initiatives of the Working Group include representatives or officials on the same level also Deputy, characterised by the head of each agency or Office, by:

(i) the Council on environmental quality;

(Ii) the Office of science and technology policy;

(Iii) the Office of management and budget; and

(iv) the national security staff.

(c) the Working Group consulted with other agencies and offices, as needed, in order to facilitate the sharing of information and best practices.

(d) the members of the Working Group meets coordinated cycles on a regular basis and on a schedule with significant milestones in the various approval authority.  Staff from the participating agencies occurs where appropriate, on the functions of the working group to facilitate.

4.  Functions.  In accordance with the authorities and responsibilities of the participating agencies, the group will perform the following functions:

a facilitate proper and efficient decision making with regard to the granting of authorisations and carrying out environmental reviews for onshore-and offshore energy development projects in Alaska;

(b) ensure you that regulatory and permitting authority coordinated schedules and the progress of the agency activities accordingly, are that they operate efficiently and effectively and agencies, where appropriate, support;

(c) the exchange of application and project information among agencies, including expected timeline and milestones;

(d) the joint use and integrity of scientific and ecological and cultural and traditional knowledge among agencies to support the approval process for the evaluation of onshore-and to ensure offshore energy development projects in Alaska;

e engage in long term planning and coordination with the appropriate federal entities to ensure that in respect to such issues
as oil spill you prevention, preparedness and response and the development of the necessary infrastructure of energy development in Alaska drop;

(f) coordinate federal engagement with States, localities and tribal governments in connection with the development of sustainable energy systems and beautiful problems in Alaska, including:

(i) named a primary point of contact with in the State of Alaska to facilitate coordination;

(Ii) named a primary point of contact consultation with local communities, organisations and similar Alaska Native organizations to facilitate Governments, tribes, co-management;

(g) together with range of stakeholders; and

(h) promote inter-ministerial dialogue to communicate with the industry to the Alaska offshore and onshore energy development and beautiful questions.

Paragraph 5.  General provisions.  (a) this order is implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to availability of funds.

(b) the Department of the Interior provides administrative support for the Working Group as far as legally permissible.

(c) in this order be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) the delegation of authority by law one executive department, agency, or the head thereof; or

(Ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of management and budget relating to financial, administrative, or legislative proposals.

(d) this order is not and does not, create any right or use, substantive or procedural, enforceable right or a party against the United States, its departments, agencies, entities, its executives, employees, or agents or someone else.

BARACK OBAMA

THE White House
12 July 2011.

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Executive order-coordination of the policies on auto communities and workers

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Office of the Press Secretary

EXECUTIVE ORDERCOORDINATING DIRECTIVES ON AUTOMOTIVE COMMUNITIES AND WORKERS

By the authority vested in me as President the Constitution and it is hereby ordered as follows the laws of the United States of America:

Section 1.  Policy.  In the last decade, the United States has experienced a decline in employment in the automotive and part supplier.  This decline dramatically from 2008 to 2009, with more than 400,000 jobs lost accelerated in the industry.  Now, the American automobile industry starts two years later to recover.  The automotive industry has in the past 2 years its experienced the strongest job growth since the late 1990s.  Exports have expanded, and won the domestic automakers in 2010 market share for the first time since 1995.  The automotive supply chain that employs three times as many workers as the automaker showed also renewed strength.  However, we have a long way to go.

In the last 2 years my Administration coordinated efforts for automotive communities committed, including targeted technical and financial assistance.  For example, the Department of labor set aside funds for green-collar jobs and job training for high-growth sectors of the economy targeted for communities, which were affected by the automotive industry downturn, and the Department of Commerce provides funds specifically for the automotive industry communities, to develop plans for economic recovery.  Stabilization of the automotive industry will include the use of which by automotive communities require advanced strategies, the rehabilitation of land use, small business assistance and training of workers.

The purpose of this order is still the coordinated federal response to factors, the automotive communities and workers and ensure that the Federal Republic of programmes and policies these concerns into account to wear.

Section 2.  Assignment of responsibilities to the Secretary of labor.

(a) the Secretary of labor is:

(i) work to the development of policies and programmes under executive departments, and organizations with the aim of coordinating the federal response to factors which a significant impact on automotive communities to coordinate and workers, including through the coordination of the economic adjustment assistance activities;(ii) President, in consultation with the Director of the National Economic Council recommendations to the President discuss the potential impact of pending legislation;(iii), in consultation with the Director of the National Economic Council on Executive policy proposals the automotive industry communities and changes in federal policies and programmes on matters of special importance automotive communities and workers; and(IV) conduct outreach representatives of nonprofit organizations, companies, work organisations, State and local government agencies, elected officials, and others interested, that supports, so that the President make attention, ideas and policy options for the extension and improvement in efforts to revive auto communities.

(b) the Secretary of labor has the functions of this job in coordination with the Director of the National Economic Council assigned to perform.  The Managing Director of the Department of the work of Office of recovery for auto communities and workers can transfer these tasks to the Secretary of labor.

Paragraph 3.  Cancellation.  Executive order 13509 June 23, 2009, is hereby revoked.

4.  General provisions.  (a) the heads of executive departments and agencies is supported and Department of Commerce, provides information about the work or the Secretariat in accordance with applicable, performance of the tasks of this order assigned to required.

(b) in this order be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) delegation of authority by law one executive department, agency, or the head thereof; or(II) functions of the Director of the Office of management and budget relating to financial, administrative, or legislative proposals.

(c) this order is implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to availability of funds.

(d) this order is not and does not, create any right or use, substantive or procedural, enforceable right or a party against the United States, its departments, agencies, entities, its executives, employees, or agents or someone else.

BARACK OBAMA

THE White House
6 July 2011.

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