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20 Sep 2011, 12:00 am by Sam Batkins
President Obama says he wants his administration to reduce regulatory burdens.  [read post]
6 Jul 2011, 6:00 am by Aulden Burcher
Tobacco labels are about to get a major makeover. [read post]
21 Mar 2012, 9:30 pm by Joel Outten
Spotlighting the need to regulate the dissemination of potentially dangerous medical research, Representative Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) recently voiced national security concerns about the publication of avian flu studies. [read post]
8 Apr 2012, 9:30 pm by Peter L. Strauss
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) recently issued a two-page directive requiring agencies to engage in a new form of analysis: the cumulative impact of their rules. [read post]
25 Apr 2013, 9:30 pm by RegBlog
The Supreme Court decided not to hear a case challenging the new labeling requirements on tobacco products.The Obama Administration released its new drug policy, emphasizing a compromise between legalization and the “War on Drugs” approaches.The Senate confirmed the appointment of Sylvia Mathews Burwell as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).After proposed gun control legislation was defeated in the Senate, the U.S. [read post]
11 Feb 2011, 8:28 pm by Penn Program on Regulation
On February 2, 2011, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) proposed a new rule to make it easier for federal officials to identify and target mines that have committed repeat health and safety violations. [read post]
11 May 2011, 6:00 am by Michael Niu
Six federal agencies, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, have jointly proposed a new rule that would require banks to retain at least five percent of the credit risk for assets-backed securities they issue. [read post]
2 Aug 2012, 9:30 pm by Mima Mohammed
The Cybersecurity Act (S. 3414) failed to win the 60 votes needed in the U.S. [read post]
15 Sep 2011, 12:00 am by Joel Outten
Public Citizen, a consumer rights advocacy group, filed a petition last month asking the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to amend regulations that prevent generic drug manufacturers from updating product labels with pertinent safety data.According to the petition, manufacturers of generic drugs are not authorized to update their labels through the prior-approval-supplement (PAS) or changes being-effected (CBE) procedures available to the manufacturers of brand-name drugs.  [read post]
4 Apr 2013, 9:30 pm by RegBlog
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a change to labeling language for over-the-counter nicotine substitution products.The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a final rule modifying the time period in which credit card issuers’ fees to consumers are restricted.The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed a rule setting forth standards for health insurance “navigators” that will assist consumers with enrollment in exchanges under the… [read post]
15 Oct 2012, 9:30 pm by Aimee Martin
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has published a “Safe Harbor Countries List” which provides guidance to remittance transfer providers (RTPs) about when they are exempted from some of the disclosure requirements set forth in the agency’s “Remittance Rule. [read post]
20 Feb 2013, 9:30 pm by Margot Campbell
Days before President Obama suggested that Americans “shift our cars and trucks off oil for good” during his State of the Union Address, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule that would require energy companies to increase the amount of cellulosic ethanol in diesel and gasoline. [read post]
21 Sep 2011, 12:00 am by Abigail Slater
The  Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade within the House Commerce & Energy Committee held a hearing last week on the impact of European Union (EU) privacy and data collection policy on US internet companies. [read post]
15 Feb 2012, 9:30 pm by Karen Levit
Senators Robert Casey (D-PA) and John McCain (R-AZ) recently introduced a bipartisan bill intended to streamline the regulatory approval process for medical devices. [read post]
24 Oct 2012, 9:30 pm by Margot Campbell
In a recent advisory opinion that could have long-lasting consequences for the Indian government’s allocation of natural resources, the Supreme Court of India determined that neither its decisions nor the Indian constitution mandate that the government hold an auction when distributing access to natural resources, notwithstanding an earlier Supreme Court decision advocating the use of auctions. [read post]