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The original documents are located in Box 28, folder “Regulatory Reform - Status Reports from Edward Schmults” of the John Marsh Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential
Library.
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MAF 3 0 1976
THE WHITE HOUSE
WAS HI NG T ON
March 30, 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR SENIOR WHITE HOUSE STAFF
FROM: EDWARD C. SCHMULT~ SUBJECT: Regulatory Reform Status Report
Attached is the latest update to the Regulatory Reform Status Report. As I indicated to you, I will · periodically send you the latest update in order to keep you informed about the Administration's program, Congressional activities and other related e~ents.
Highlights of this report include:
--Hearings ori the Aviation Act are scheduled to begin in the Senate ne.xt week. The Administration has developed an amendment to the bill to propose a subsidy for service to small communities. Secretary Coleman, Secretary Simon and other Administration officials will be testifying next week.
--A second meeting of the President and a group of the commissioners from the ten independent regulatory commissions has been scheduled for April 8, 1976 to discuss administrative reform efforts.
--The proposal for short-term task forces to -achieve reforms within executive branch agencies was discussed at the EPB on March 26, 1976. The proposal for a long-term, . comprehensive review of the regulatory system will be discussed by the EPB on April 2, 1976.
--The House Judiciary Committee will mark-up H.R. 39, the C.I.D. bill, on March 31, 1976.
I would be glad to discuss any comments or suggestions you may have.
Digitized from Box 28 of the John Marsh Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
1976
REGULATORY REFORM STATUS REPORT
REGULATORY REF0ill1 (GENERAL)
Speeches Meetings
Groups Studies
ECONOHIC REGULATION
Financial Institutions Transportation Restraint of Trade Antitrust & Competition
March 26, 1976
Prevailing Wage Communications Patents Energy
ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE AND PROCESS
General Inflation Impact Consumer Representation Forms Reduction
HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION
STATE AND LOCAL REGULATION
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--state of the Union, Jan. 9,1 1976. I
I --Message to the Congress 1 transmitting the Economic Re-t port, Jan. 26, 1976. 1
I --Re~arks and statement upon1 signing the Railroad Revital-1 ization and Regulatory Reform! Act, Feb. 5, 1976. I
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J--July 10, 1975 meeting withJ Jthe Commissioners of the In-J !dependent Regulatory Commis-1 Jsions. Progress reports haveJ lbeen received from all thel 1 independent agencies. A su·m-1 1mary of the reports has been1 )circulate~ to the DCRG fori Jcomment and sent to the Pres-J Jident. A follow-on meeting! lhas been scheduled for April! 18, 1976* I I I J--The commerce Department 1 Jheld regional hearings 1n 1 1 Dec. and Jan. on ·regulatory I Jproblems. Commerce is nowl Jpreparing a summary and anal-J lysis of the hearings. 1 I I 1--A series of meetings with! !academicians, journalists and! 1 others will be l:·eld in the! 1 near· future to tliscuss thel !future direction of regulato-1 1ry reform The meetings may bel 1 chaired by the Vice- J JPresident. I I I 1--A review of the current! Jprogram and reference materi-1 Jals on regulatory reform hasJ Jbeen distributed to Adminis-J 1 tra tion officials. A Subca-1 Jbinet briefing will te heldJ 1 in the spring. 1 I I J--AEI sponsored a meeting off !economists to discuss the 1 trole of government in theJ 1economy on March 26, 1976.* J I I
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I--NSF has announced the fund-J--Senate has approved s. R~s. J--The Arn@rican Enterprise J ting of a study of the bene-171, to fund a joint study oftinstitute has proposed es-1 J~its and costs of public reg-Jregulation by the Governmentttablishing a Center for thel tulations that affect the JOperations & Commerce Commit-JStudy of Government Regula-! JpricP, supply and quality 0fJtees. The deadline for theJtion and is currently seek-1 tcopperwir@, ground beef, andtreport has been extended toting funning for the Center.J Jconsumer financial services. JFeb. 28, 1977. JAn advisory qroup for thet
1 JCenter has been established! --Nine research grants have! Junder the direction of Irv-J been awarded by NSF for study! Jing Kristol. I of the impact of Government I I I regulations, particularly theJ 1 I impact on productivity. 1 I I
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!--Railroad Revitalization andJ--The House Small BusinessJ--ICC has announced the 1 ~ !Regulatory Reform Act was !Committee will hold hearingsJstart of a rulemaking pro-1 tsigned by the President onJon the ICC and independenttceedinq to consider wideninqJ !February s, 1976. !truck operators in May. !commercial zones and termi:l 1 I Jnal areas. I 1 J--The House Commerce Commit-! 1 J--Motor Carrier Reform ActJtee held oversight hearinqsJ--ICC has started an inves-r Jsubmitted to Congress on Nov.Jon the ICC in Feb and March. Jtigation to determine if 1 113, 1975. Introduced in theJ tthere is any further need tot 1 House on request by. Repre-1 !regulate freight and trans- I ' tsentative Jones, H.R.10909,J fportation brokers. 1 Jon Dec. 1, 1975. Introduced! I I ton request by Senator Hartke,! J--The ICC began a comprehen-1 15.2929, on Feb. 4, 1976. 1 fsive survey on Jan. 5, 19761 1 1 Jto determine the extent that! 1 1 !trucks travel empty dn th~l I I "' !highways. I I I I I 1 1 J--The ICC has issued a final! 1 1 treport and order on rate bu-J 1 1 1reau regulations affirming! 1 1 lthe freedom to take inde-r 1 1 Jpendent actio~ and estab-1
J 1 1 flishing time deadlines fort 1 1 1 I rate bureau actions. I I I I· I I 1 1 1 J--The American Trucking As-J J 1 1 )soc. is holding meetings int 1 1 1 110 cities in March to opposet 1 1 I lthe President's regulatory! 1 1 I )reform proposals. 1 I I I I I L------------------------------~------------------------------L-----------------------------~-----------------------------J
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Jmitted to Congress on Oct. 8,JAct of 1975 are scheduled intsory committee on procedural!-· 11975. lthe s~nate on April 6, 7, 8,Jreforms was released on Jan.J 1 112, 13, 1976. The House hasJ5, 1976. Comments on the 1 Introduced in the Housettentatively scheduled hear-treport must be submitted by Jby Reps. Jones, Harsha, & An-lings on April 13-14, 1976.* !Feb. 20, 1976. Jderson, H.R.10261, on Oct.J I 121, 1975 by request. J--Kennedy Subcommittee reportJ--CAB announced on 8/19/75 1 !criticizing CAR regulation oflthe beginning of a rule-1 Introduced in the SenateJthe airlines was issued ontmaking procedure to decide Jhy Senators Magnuson & Pear-JFebrurary 22, 1976. !whether to increase load 1 son on Oct. 22, 1975 't:y re-t I factor standard. Jquest. t--The House Small Businesst 1 !Committee is continuing itst--The CAB has cancelled J--Th~ Administration is de-thearings on the CAB and thetplans for a limited dereguJveloping an amendment to theJFAA and small businesses. Jlation experiment after pub-1 1 Aviation Act to provide for at ,~ tlic comments indicated that I Jsubsidy for service to smallJ--The House Public ~orks Com-tthe experiment was too lim-1 tcommunities.* tmittee held hearings on theJited in scope. I 1 teconomic condition of the 1 1 1 airlines during the first twoJ--On Jan. 20, 1976, the Airt J weeks in ~arch. Hearings)Transport Association en- J
J will continue in April. Jdorsed !1 two-year test peri-J 1 tod of pricing flexibility! I )for airlines and recommended! I !imposing time limits on CABI I I actions. 1 I I I
J--The CAB has proposed a newt ttype of charter flight b9) )established which would al-J )lov charter tour operators) tmore flexibility and passen-t Jgers more low-cost flight) lpossibilities. I I I t--on ~arch 10, 1976 the Cli.Bf testablished time limits for) ttaking action in public 1 1rulemaking proceedings.* 1 I I
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-.-------------------------~~ J--Both the State Dept. & th~I--Senate Commerce Committee! I !Transportation Dept. have lhas reported out favorably! Jtestified against s.868. JS.868 which would expand FMCI ' .•. I 1 Jpowers to regulate third-flagl 1'1 J--An issu~> paper has been! carriers. Report not yet 1 1 sent. by the Maritime Task 1 filed. 1 !Force to the DCRG for consid-1 I teration at the next meeting.*I--Honse Merchant Marine Com-! 1 Jmittee held hearings on theJ 1 tcompanion bill, H.R.79UO onJ I !Oct. 23, 1975. I I I I 1 J--The House Merchant Marine! 1 !Committee will hold hearinqsl 1 1 on H.R. 1071 to reserve 30%1 1 lof the country's oil imports! 1 1 for u.s. flag tankers. 1\' 1 I I I
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J--A draft report on the J--House Small Business Com-J 0 1 JRobinson-Patman hearings hastmittee held hearings on thet ~ 1 !been circulated in DCRG forjRobinson-Patman Act on Nov. 1 \~\, lcomment. JS-6, 11-12. 1975. Hearings! '...,. 1 Jwill continue during January,! !''"" 1 1 February, and March. I I I I I I
-+ f- ... !--Antitrust Immunities TaskJ--Senators Kennedy and HartJ--FTC has announced investi-1 !Force formed to examit:le anti-tintroduced 5,2028, the Compe-Jgations into the anticompet-1 ' I trust exemptions in Feb. 1 titian Improvements Act ofJ itive> practices of the real! 11975, 11975, which would: testate l:::rokeraqe industry 1 1 1 land the veterinary services! J--Meet~ngs nave been held 1 Require Federal Agencies(industry. 1 1 with ~nsurance in~ustry 1 to give antitrust principles! . , 1 I groups, state regulators, andJ priority consideration in J--Fl'C has charged the A!'!AI (consumer groups to discusstregulated & unregulatei' in-tand two medical societies int !possible changes to the Jdustries. !Connecticut with illegally( IMcCarran-Ferguson Act. Thel !fixing fees through their! JJustice Department is seeking( - Require agencies to issuejcode of ethics that prohib-1 1 further comments on the is-J a competitive impact state-tits advertising, 1 tsues before writing a finaltment. 1 1 1 report. 1 (--FTC has prop-osed a regula-( 1 (--Heirings began on S.20281tion that vould permit ad-1 }--The Justice Dept. has filedJDec. 10, 1975. Both Justicetvertisements dealing with 1 (an antitrust suit against thetand CWPS testifien. Hearingstthe price and availability! !American Society of Anesthe-lheld Feb. 4, 5, 1976. tof prescription eyeglasses. 1 tsiologists for conspiring tot 1 1 tfix fees. 1--s. 1284, Antitrust Improve-t--FTC is investigating pro-1 1 Jments Act, is pending in thethibitions against advertis-J 1--on Nov. 24, 1975 the Jus-JSenate. Judiciary Committee.ting of retail drug prices. I Jtice Dept. filed suit againstfCivil process provisions oftRegional hearings were held! tthe American Pharmaceuticaljthe bill are similar to theJin December & January. 1 !Association to force it to!Administration•s proposed 1 1 tallow its members to adver-tleqislation. Com~itt~e mar-t--The ABA has voted to allowt Jtise the retail prices oftkup is expected to continuetits members to engage in! !prescription drugs. !through March. Jlimited advf>rtising. 1 I I I I
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J--The Honse Judiciary Commit-1--The House passed H.R. 8532,1 ltee will mark up the !Parens Patriae as amended on1 Ji\ciministration•s CID bill !March 18,1976. 1 JH.R. 39, on !'!arch 31, 1976.* 1 I 1 J--on Dec 12, 197S the Senate! 1 )passed S.1136, authorizing an: 1 1 increase in anti trust en- 1 1 1forcement resources by voice! I 1veto. I I I I 1 1--The House Judiciary Commit-! 1 Jtee held a hearing on 5.11361 1 1 on March 4, 1976. 1 I I I
J--CWPS has studied the infla-1 ltionary impact of Davis-Daconl jAct. Report. is expected tol lbe sent to the Labor Dept.l 1 but has been delayed pendinaJ !review. I I 1
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1 !White House staff, the DCRGitee Subcommittee on Communi-linq an investigation of thel~~~--~ D 1 1 has recommended further study! cations has issued a report teconomic and competitive im-1
1 1of the regulations governing)criticizing the regulation of)pact of liheraliz~d rules on)
' 1 1 cable television. J the cable television industry! the interconnection of 1 1 1 !stating that current regula-lcustomer-owned devices to 1 1 t--on Dec. 16, 1975, the Jus-Jtions serve to protect largelthe telephone network. 1
f} 1 1 tice Dept. filed a brief withl broadcasters and stifle com-1 1 I lthe FCC urging the commissiontpetition. J--FCC has announced it will! 1 Ito act on two-year-old plans! !Undertake a thorough reviewJ
~ 1 1 to increas~ the number of VHFJ--The House Commerce Comni t-1 of existing regulations to 1 I· !television stations in ~ajorttee held oversight hearingsJsoe where der~gulaticn ofl 1 1metropolitan areas across theton the FCC on Mar. 2, 3,Jcable TV might be appropri-1 1 tcountry in order to promotel1976. Jat.e and it will propose leg-J
it 1 !greater competition and morel Jislaticn to carry out th!isel I 1 diversity in progr-amming. 1 1 recommendations. 1 I . I I 1\' I I • 1 1--on Feb, 4, 1976, the Jus-1 I--FCC has adopted new rules! 1 Jtice ~ept. filed a hriefl Jto reduce delays and to im·J 1 !challenging the le~ality ofl !prove its decisionmaking 1
.i 1 Janticompetitive pay cable 1 lprocesses in two areas -1 1 !television rules of the FCC. 1 tcommon carrier requlationst 1 1 1 .land safety and special ·rRgU-1 1 1 I fla~ions governing business,! 1 I 1 !amateur and citizen hand ra-1 I I I I dios. * I I I l I I .. --------------+ + -t !Patents !--Patent reform bill was in-1--Compromise patent bill wast I· 1 )traduced in the Senate inlpassed by voice vote in theJ 1 1 !March, 1975. !Senate on Feb. 25, 1976. 1 1 I I I I I 1 . !--Agencies have been asked tol 1 1 1 tcomment ori the Senate-passed! 1 1 I I bill.* . I I I I I I I I
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1 proposing deregulation of newJ Senate passed a five-year 1 '.1. I Jnatural gas sent to ConqressJ phase-out of controls on newt ·,.;~"!-. fas part of the Energy Inde-tnatural qas. I ··t 1 pendence Act in .January. 1 I ,~---1 1--on Feb. 5, 1976, the Housel 1 t--On September 10, 1975 thetpassed a bill which removes! I !Administration submited a Jprice controls from smaller! I !legislative proposal which 1 producers on natural gas, I I !includes authority for theJcontinues price controls onl I JPPC to allow interstate natu-tlarqer producers, and extends! I tral gas pipPlines to purchaselcontrols to the intrastate! I tgas from intrastate sourcestmarket. I I 1 free of price controls. In-t I I Jtroduced as S.2330 by SenatorJ--The House Commerce Comwit-1 I 1 Pearson. 1 tee held hearings on the I I 1 toversight of PPC, reg,latoryt J--on December 22, 1975, the]reform, and the deregulation! !President signed 5~622, thetof natural gas throughout I tcompromise oil price con troll January. I tbill which will temporarily! I Jroll back the price of ailJ--The H.ouse Commerce Com:r.it-1 Jand then gradually e~~ -!tPe is scheduled. to begint 1 trols over a 40-month po::.L' ' .• jhearings on· H.R.12461; thPI 1 !Electric Utility Rate Reformt 1 Jand Regulatory Improvement 1 I I Act, on March 3 0, 1 9 7 6. * I I I I
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--. 1--CWPS has issued a prelimi-1--The House Judiciary Cornmit-J--FTC has announced an in-1 1nary study of milk prices,ltee held hearings on competi-lvestigation of the citrus! linclu~ing the price impact ofttion in the food industry inlfruit in~ustry to deter~inel 1 Federal price supports andtFeb. ana March. tthe impact of agricultural! 1 mark<:>tinq orders, import guo-1 1 cooperative associations and 1 ttas, states regulations, ar.dJ--Senator Humphrey has intro-Jgovernment marketinq orders) 1 cooperatives. 1 duced S. 3 055 to establish a 1 on the structure, con duct, I 1 )Federal Grain Inspection )and performance of the in-1 t--A consultant to CWPS has)Agency to develop standardstdustry. I Jsaid that consumers are pay-land inspection requirements! I Jing $500 million more each)for export grain. 1 I tyear for dairy products undert 1 j JFederal marketing restric-t--The House Agriculture Com-1 I ttons, and milk prices are 22%1mittee will begin hearings on1 I thigher than they ·would b(>JH.R.12104, to establish a Na-t ·I twithout government controls. ttional Commission on Food I I 1 1 Production Processing Ma~~et-1 I 1 tinq and Pricinq and related! 1 1 !bills on April 6, 1976.* 1 I I l I I L------------- -------------------L ----------·------------------L·--------------------------------~
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(--On Nov 6, 1975 the Senate! jvoted 94-0 to pass s.s, theJ !Government in Sunshine bill,f (which wo•Jld reguir:e all col-t jlegial ageuci~s to hold mor:el Jopen meetings and would con-I ttrol ex par:te communications, 1 I I t--The House Gover:nment Oper:a-1 ttions Committee voted the 1 (Government in Sunshine hillf tout of committee on March 2,1 1 1976 by a vote of 32-7. 1 I I J--The House Judiciary Commit-! ttee has held hear:ings on thef (Government in Sunshi~~ hill! 1 and is scheduled to begin I 1 mark-up on March 30, 1976.* 1 1 I 1--on Nov 12, 1975, the Senatet IJudiciar:y Administrative 1 !Practices Subcommittee held! !hearings on·S. 1i89, Hmit-J ling ex parte communications. 1 I. I 1--on Jan 30, 1976 hearings! jwere held by the Senate Judi-! tciary Committee on S.2715 toJ laward attorney fees to par-I jticipants in regulatory pro-f tceedings. Hearings continued! 1 on Feb. 6, 1976. 1 I I
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--An evaluation of the firstj--Amendment to propos d bill! yE:>ar's e.xperience with infla-(S.644 providing author zationj tion impact statements hastfor CPSC would regu re 1 been forwarded to the Direc-tcost/benefit assGssment 1 tor of OMB. !statements be prepared fort
tall agency rules. 1 I I 1--several other pending bills! Jwould also require economic! !impact statements. I I I
1 --Agency plans to increase! t consumer representation were! IPUhlished in the Nov. 26,1 11975 Federal Register. Puh-1 llic meetings were held inJ IJanuary around the country tol !explain how these plans will! 1work. I I I
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J--on March 1, 1976, the Pres-! Jident requested all executive! !branch agencies subiect tol lthe Federal Reports Act tot Jreduce the nureber of forms byJ 110% by July 1976. O~B guide-J Jlin~s on reducing the numb~rl tof forms were sent to thel !agencies on !'ar. 2, 1976. 1 I I J--A subcabinet briefing onl Jthe reduction of forms wast Jheld on March 16, 1976.Work-J !shops on the quidelines are! 1 also being held I I I !--Progress toward the l !President's goal of a 10% re-I tduction has begun. The num-1 !her of forms is now approxi-1 1 rna tely 5000. I I . I J--Let.ters will be. sent tot 1 Treasury and to the independ-J jent agencies requesting coop-J jeration in reducing the num-1 1 ber of Federal forms. 1 I l
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THE W HITE HOUSE
WASHING T ON
May 27, 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR SENIOR WIDTE HOUSE STAFF
Attached is the latest update to the Regulatory Reform Status Report . Highlights of the Report include:
On May 13, 1976 _the President sent a message to Congress transmitting the Agenda for Government Reform Act. T~e legislation would require a systematic review and reform of the regulatory system as it affects various sectors of the economy. Both OMB and the Justice Department have testified in favor of the bill. , Hearings before the full Senate Government Operation~ Committee began May 18, 1976 and have been completed.
The President has also announced the creation of shortterm Presidential task forces to simplify and streamline government regulation beginning with the regulations of OSHA and FEA.
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On May 19, 1976 the Senate passed s. 3308, The Interim Regulatory Reform Act- of 1976,- w~ich would grant legislative and budgetary by-pass to seven independent regulatory agencies and require periodic review, updating, and recodification of agency regulations.
The House Small Business Committee has held hearings on the ICC and independent truck operators. Hearings on the Administration's Motor Carrier Reform Act are expected in the Senate during the last two weeks in June.
Hearings on the Aviation Act are continuing in both the House and the Senate.
If you have any questions or comments or if you would like more information on the Agenda for Government Reform Act, please call.
Edwa~S:ts Deputy Counsel to the President
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REGULATORY REFORM STATUS REPORT
REGULATORY PEF0ill1 (GENERAL)
Speeches. Heetings
Groups Studies
ECONOMIC REGULATION
Financial Institutions Transportation Restraint of Trade Antitrust & Competition
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Prevailing VJage Communications Patents Energy
ADMINISTRl1.TIVE STRUCTURE AND PROCESS
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HEALTH AND SAFETY P.EGULATION
STATE AND LOCAL REGULATION
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r-------------------------------r-------------- ------------r·~----------------------------,-----------------------·-------, !REGULATORY SEFORM (GENERAL) 1--State of the Union, Jan. 9,1 I I 11976. I I 1 Presidential Speeches 1976. 1 1 I 1 1--!':essage to the Congress 1 I 1 jtransmitting the Economic Re-J 1 1 lr:ort, Jan. 26,1976. 1 I I I I I I 1 J--Remarks and statement upont 1 1 1 !signing the Railroad Revital-t J I 1 l ization and Regulatory Reforr.q 1 I l I Act, Feb. 5, 1976. l I l I I I I I 1 J--Rernarks to the a:eeting oft l J 1 1 regulatory commissioners, 1 ""~ I I IApdl 8, 1976. I , I I I I l I J ~--Remarks at the Eicentennialt 1 I J 1 Salute to Small Bu:::iness 1 l I 1 !Luncheon, May 13, 1976. 1 l I I 1 I I I
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1--The CCRG has teen expanded( Ito include DOT, Labor, Com-J 1 merce~ Agriculture, HEW SBA,t !National center for Prod- 1 ructivity and the Quality ofl I Work, NSF, and FEA. I I I J I l l l I I l I I
J--CAB advisory group on in-1 jternal procedural refcrQs 1 trelea$Ed its report en Jan.; !5, 197t. I I I J--ICC established a group! ;within the Chairman's office! jto continue inv~stigationsl tinto internal ag~ncy ~rot-! ]l'9ms. Reoort on field q:ar-l lations issued. 1 I I
J--Proposal for a National J--A panel of exferts has teen! jCozmissicn on Regulatory Re-tformed to advise the S~natct tform resubmitted to Congress.:ccmmittee en Govern~ent Oper-1 tNo action taken. Jations in their study of reg-! l I ulatcry reform. Members of I 1 tthe panel are Peter Hutt,J J !Harry McPherson, Roger Noll,! 1 !Merton Peck, Robert Pitofsky,J 1 !William Ruckleshaus, and Leej I I White. I 1 l I
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!Consumer financial services. IF€b. 28, 1977. IA:l. advisory grvup for: thet 1 1 )Center has been established) t--Nine research grants have! )under the direction of Irv-1 1 bpen awarded by !\SF for: stud Yl I ing K·ristol. I (of the impact ct Government! I l
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----------·-r------------------------------.------------------------------, )--Financial Institutions ActJ--Senate Banking Ccrn~ittee !resubmitted to Congress. lheld hearings on FIA in May! 1 jand June, 1975. 'Ihe bill was) t--The President has signedlpassed by the Senate on tec.1 1 into law an extension of Reg- I 11, 1975 by a vote of 79-14. 1 tulaticn Q until March 1577. 1 I 1 J--The House has passed 279-851 1--The EPE has asked agenciesJH.R. 12934 the bill tc re-J Jto develcp proposals for pos-{vise the Federal Reserve 1 1sible changes tc the presentiAct.* I !Structure of the banking reg-J l lulatory agencies. 1--The House Banking Committee! 1 Jhas returned H.R.13C77, Thel 1 !Financial Reform Act, to the! 1 1 Subccmrni ttee for fur:ther c~-1 1 jsideration. 1 I I I I J--on May 20, 1976 the Ccrnmit-J 1 Jtee reported the till to coc-l 1 Jtrol foreign bank OferationsJ J Jin the u.s. by a volte of) I 129-3.* I I I I 1 !--Eoth the Senate and the! 1 JHouse have agr:eed tc defer! 1 L'.ans to consolidate the l 1 Jbanking regulatcry agencies. 1 ) l . J 1 !--Hearings have teen held inJ 1 1 the senate on 5.2304, to in-J 1 Jcrcasc penalties available tot j t;nnking regulatory agencies! 1 1 for: insider: dealing viola-) 1 1 tions and _ne bill hds been I 1 1 reportE:d. to the fleer by the! 1 )committee.* I I I I 1 j--The House Gover:nment Oper:a-J J lticns Ccrr:rnittee held over:-) 1 Jsight hear:ings on bank regu-1 1 jlator:y agencies. 1 J I I
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(--Aviation Act of 1975 sut-t--Hearing£ en the Aviation!Chair~an P.obson has testi-1 (rnitted to Congress on Oct. 8,!Act have been held in bothtfied in support of the re-J 11975. 1 the Senate and the House.J ducticn of ai::line regula-j l (Hearings are continuing.* Jtion calling for a statutory! I - Introduced in the House( 1 r.>anJo1te to favor cor1':)etition 1 jby Reps. Jones, Harsha, & An-t--Senator Kennedy has intro-jover regulation. Tne CAD isf Jderson, H.R.102E1, on Oct.(duced 5.3364 calling fer re-jexpected to suwtr.it its leg-1 121, 1975 by reguest. Jform of airline regulation. tislaticn in the near fu-) I I tture.* 1 l Introduced in the Senate)--'Ihe House Small Business! · 1 )by Senators Magnuson & Pear-)Ccrrmittee has held hearingsJ--The refort from CAB advi-1. )son on Oct. 22, 1975 by re-ton the CAB and the FAA andlsory ccmmittee on procedural! jcuest. Jsmall tusinesscs. )retorms ~as released en Jan. 1 I I 15, 1976, Comments on the! 1--The Administration has sub-j--The House Public Wo~ls Ccm-J report 10e:::e suhmitted ty 1 lmitted an amendment to theJmittee held hearings on theiFeb, 20, 1976. 1 !Aviation Act to provide for ajeconcrnic condition cf the 1 1 )subsidy for service to smalllairlines during March. Hear-)--CAD announced on 8;19;75! !communities. Jinqs on economic conditionstthe beginning of a rule-1 1 ! and regula tory reform are 1 r.~aking procedure to decide 1 1 !continuing.* l•hether to increase lead 1 I I I factot: standard. 1 I I I I I I J--on Jan, 20, 1976, the AirJ I I !Transport Association en- 1 I I Jdorsed a two-year test feri-1 I I Jod of pricing flexibility! I l !for airlines and recommended! I I )imposing time limits on CAB! I I l action£. 1 I I I I l I J--The CAE has proposed a new 1 I I 1 type of charter flight te 1 I I !Established 10hich would al-l I I jlow charter tour operators! I I !~ore flexibility and fasse~-1 I I jgers rrore low-cost flight! I I Jpossit:ilities. 1 I I l I I I 1--on ~arch 10, 1976 the CADI I I )established ti~e limits fori I I I taking action in FU!Jlic 1 I l frulemaking pz:oc;eedings. 1 l l I I
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.f !--Antitrust Immunities Task)--5.2028, the CompQtiticn I~-J--F~C ~as ar.nour.c~l investi-1 jForce formed to exa~ine anti-1 ovem€nts Act cf 1975 has)gations into the antico~Fet-1 jtrust exemptions in Feb. 1 en sent from the subcc~mit-)itive of the real! )1975. jtee to the full Senate Judi-testate tro~erage indtstry 1 1 tciary Cororrittee. ]a~d the veterinary servicEs! J--Meeting~ have been held 1 · JJ.ncustry. l 1 with insurance industry 1--s. 1284, Antitrust Im~;rove-'T 1 )grou)Js, ::;tate regulators. and)rnents Act, has been approvedJ--FTC has charged the A~AI )consumer groups to discussjby the full Senate Judie land twc tedical societies in! Jpossible ch~nges to the !Corrroittea and is expected totConnecticut. with ille ly! J~ccarran-Ferguson Act. Thette considered on the flcor on)fixing fees through 1 !Justice tepartment is seeking!Hay 25, 1976.* )codA of ethic~ that prchib-J tfut:ther ccmment:: en the is-t tits advertisiP.g. I )sues and will report in May. 1 1 I I J I--FTC h~s proposed a rEgula-! 1--The Justice D~Ft• has filed! Jtior. th~t ~culd perrrit a~-!
·jan antitrust suAt against the! Jver ments dQaling ~ith 1 JA=ericaa Scciety of Anesthe-1 Jthe pr ce and availatilityJ 1 sio fer conspiring tol 1 ef prescription eyeglass.:cs. ! l fix I I I I I I--FTC is iovE:stigating fi:0-1 1--on Nov. 24, 1975 the Jus-1 Jhititicns a ir.st advertis-l Jtice Dept. filed suit against! ling of retai drug prices.) Jthe American Pharmaceutical! !R~gional hearings ~ere hel~J JAssociaticn to force it tel tin December & January. I jallow its members to adver-1 I l 1 tise the "'retail prices ofJ J--The ,\BA has voteii to allcwJ 1 Frescr:iption drugs. 1 1 its mea: ters to er.qage in I 1 1 )limited advertising. 1 I I I I I I I I
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----------r--------------- --r---- "I !--After discussions with theJ--The House Commerce Commit-J--FCC is expected to submit! J~hite House staff, the DCRGjtee held hearings on the reg-Ja report on an investigation! thas recommended further studyjulation of catle tv May 17-tof the economic and co~~eti-1 Jof the regulations governingJ20, 1976. Hearings will con-Jtive imfaCt of liberalized! jcable television. Jtinue.* . Jrules on the int~rc~nnecticnt 1 1 Jof custocer-cwPed rlevice~ tc) 1--on Dec. 16, 1975, the Jus-J--'Ihe !louse com111erce Ccmmit-jthc t.elepho:1e :,etwork to the! Jtice Dept. filed a brief withjtee Subcommittee on Ccrrmuni-JCor.,qress the week of May 2U,J lthe FCC urging the corrmissicnjcations has issueJ a renortJ1976.* 1 Ito act on t•o-year-old r:lansjcriticizing th€ regulatio~ ofJ · 1 Ito increase the number of VHFJthe catle television industryJ--FCC has announced it will! !television stations in majorrstating that current regula-tundertake a thorough review! !metropolitan areas across theJtions serve to protect large}of existing regulaticcs tot !country in order to prcmcteJbroadcasters and stifle com-Jsee where derPgulaticn of! Jgreatcr competition and moretpetiticn. '' tcable TV might ~e apFropri-1 !diversity in programming. 1 fate and it will propcse leg-)· 1 1--The House Co~merce Commit-lislatico to carry out theS€1 J--on Feb. 4, 1976, the Jus-jtee held oversight hearingstrecczmendaticns. 1 Jtice Dept. filed a brieftcn the FCC on sar. 2, 3,1 1 jchallenging the legality oft1976. t--FCC has adopted new rulesJ janticcm;;etitive pay cable 1 Jto reduce delays and tc im-t !television rules of the FCC. !--several bills have been in-jprove its decisionmaking 1 J ttroduced in congress that fproces~e~ in two ar~as -1 J 1 would reaffirm the monopolyJcommon carri~r regulations! 1 Jpositicn cf AT&T in the tele-tand safety and special r~gu-1 1 Jphone industry.* !lations governing busir.ess, 1 1 1 jamateur and citizen tand ra-J I I I dios. I I I I I
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-r--------------·------1--Administration legislationr--on October 22. 1S75, thct )proposing deregulation of ne~jSenate passed a five-year 1 tnatural gas sent tc Congressjphase-out cf controls en newt las part of the Energy Inde-tnatural gas. l 1 pendence Act in January. 1 I l J--on Feb. 5, 1976, the House)
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j--On Se~tember 10. 1975 tbe)passed a bill which renoves) 1 Administration su!::mited a 1 price controls from s:raller 1 j !legislative r-rot-osal lihich 1 ;:a:ociucer-s on ac:tural gas, 1 I Jincludes author-ity for the) continues frice controls on) 1 jfPC to allow interstate natu-Jl~rger pr-oducers, and extends] 1 Jral gas fipclines tc rurchasejcontrols to the intrastate) 1 1 gas from intrastate sour-ces) market. 1 ' 1 1 free cf Frice controls. In-) J l Jtr:oduc~d as 5.2330 by SenatorJ--Tae House Ccrr-.:r.erce c~mit-J J 1 Fearson. 1 tee held hea ::ir.gs en the l 1 l joversight of FPC, regulato~y! 1 1--cn I:ecember 22, 1975, the! reform, and the deregulation! 1 1 Pcesident si,r:ed s. 622, thej of natural g.1s tht:cughout 1 1 Jcomp:crnise oil ;::rice control) January. 1 1 1 bill which will tem~:crarily) I I I roll back the price of oil) --The House Commerce Cc:nrnit-1 1 tand then gradually end cen-t tee has begun headngs on) 1 Jtrols over a 40-rronth period.Jil.R.124o1, the Electric Util-I J 1 jity Fate Eeform and P.egulato-1 1 I , -Y I ll'frovernent Act. 1 1 I I I I
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r·---------------------------------r---------- ~ )Agriculture J--cwps· has issued a ~reli~i-J--The House Judiciary Ccmmit-1--FTC has announced an in-) l )nary study of rrilk prices,)tee held hearings on cczpeti-Jvestigation of the citrus! 1 !including the price irrpact of)tic~ in the food ind~stry in]fruit inJustry to d~ter~inej I !Federal p:ice sur:ports and) Feb. and March. )the i::::;act of agricultural) I trrarketing orders, import guo-t )cooperative associatio~s and! I ltas, states regulations, and)--S.3055, to establish a Fed-jgovernment marketing orders! I lcooreratives. )eral Grain Inspection Agency)on the structure, conduct, 1 I I )to develq: sUJ.n<.larJs and in-)and perfornance of the in-t l )--A consultant to CliPS hasjspection rE:guirerr.cnts for ex-jdustry. 1 J jsaid that consurr€rs are pay-l rort grain, pa::;:;ed the Senate 1 1 J ting$500 millicr. rr.ore eacht52-1EcnApril28,1976.* 1 1 1 )year for dairy froducts und~r:l 1 l I !Federal marketing restric- )--The House Agriculture Com-) l' I ttons, and milk frices are 22~tmittee has begun hearings on) 1 1 Jhiqher than they would l;eJ fl. R. 12104, to establish a No~-! 1 I I without gcvernmE:r.t con.trols. 1 ticnal Ccmmissicr, en Food 1 1 J 1 1 Prouuction Processing Market-) 1 I I 1 ing ar.d Pricing a :Jd related 1 1 I I I tills. I I I I I I I L-------------------------------~---------- ---~-----------------L---------------------------------~-------------------------------J
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ANDJ--The Pre~ident in his July(--Uearings on a bill, 1 116, 1975 Cabinet roee ting di-1 H. B. 3658, which would per:mi t 1 jrected 6 executive branch )either: Hcuse of Congress to( )agencies (Labor~ HEW, Agri-ldisapprove certain rules ~ro-J )culture, Transportaticn,FZA,Jposed by executive agenciest ja:J.d El'll) to .-or.k •ith tbE,p:cre hEld on Cct 21-23, 29-J I White Hou::e 'I.1sk Force to ex-1 31, 1975. Eoth executive! tamine and reform their ownltranch agencies E indercndcntl Jregulaticns and regulatory Jagencies testified against 1 1 process. 11eet irHJS have l:cEnt the !::ill. 1 (held ~oith Agriculture, Lator:,J 1 !Transportation, HE~, and EFA.J--The Eouse Judiciary Ccm~it-J 1 Reports have al::o been re-J tee has reported cut J jceived by these agencies. IH.R.12C48 which· includes 1 I (provisions establishing ~' 1 J--on May 13, 197c the Presi-J procedure for congre~sional) !dent anncucced the creationlreview and disapproval of ex-1 jof short-term Presidential Jecutive branch rules and reg-! jtask forces to siw~lify andjulations. 1 )streamline govern~ent regula-! 1 Jtions beginning ~ith OSHA andj--The Senate Judiciary Com-) JfEA.* )mittee has held hearings on) I 1 varicu:: t:roposals tc ar::enJ 1 )--HEW, Labor, Agriculture, lthe APA including estatlish-l land tCT nave established in-! rnent of congressional review! jternal task forces to irnprcvejof regulations. 1 }the department•~ regulations.) 1 J 1--on Nov 6, 1975 the Senate! l 1 voted 94-C to pass S.5, the) 1 )Government in Sunshine bill, 1 1 1 which would require all col-I 1 Jlegial agencies to hold morel I ICfEn meetings and would con-I 1 jtrol ex parte cor::munications.j I I I J j--Eoth the House Government! 1 !Operations and Judiciary Com-J 1 1 If,ittees have ~:assed the Gover:) 1 jment in Sunshine till. TheJ 1 )till is new pen1ing beforet 1 1 the .Rules Ccmwitte~. l I I I 1 J--on Nev. 12, 1975 the Senate! I jJudiciary Ad~i~istrativc
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, J--on May 13, 1976 the Presi-J--Senators Percy and !3yrd in-J I tdent sent a Me~sag8 to Con-Jtroduced 5.2812, the Req~la-J I Jgress transmitting the Agenda)tory Refcrru Act of 1976, I t )for Government Feform Act.jwhich would Estatlish a sys-1 I fThe legislation would resuitel terr.atic timetable fer refornl I ja systemrratic review and tof Federal regulatory agen-1 1sch.:dule fer reform of thetcies ty 1981. 'Ihe till has) I tregulatoty syst~m as it af-Jalsu boen intrcduced in thel I J fee ts various sectors of the l House. l I feconomy. Introduced as! I I JS.342E by Senators Scott ar.dj--Hearings en several bills,J I !Brock. Introduced as )including 5.2812 and 5.3428,! I JH.R.13793 by Fepresentativej>:ere held May 18, and 20,1 I !Rhodes and other~.* 11976. CME and Justice test~-l I 1 1 fif<d en t":ay 20, 1976. Hea~-l 1 J )ings are continuinq.* I I I I l l 1 J--Other congressicnal fropos-] 1 1 lals for general regulatory) 1 1 1 reform leg isla ticn include 1 1 1 (estatlishing a Ccngressicnall 1 1 !Office of Begulator:y Pclicy,j 1 t 15.2878, {Javits and r.uskie) 1 1 1 jand requiring all governT.entl I 1 1 prcgrarr.s to Le subject to a 1 1 J jzero-tase tudget :review everyj 1 1 1 four years, 5.2925 (t-luskie). 1 1 I I I I 1 !--Hearings on s.292~ were 1 1 J l held Mar. 17-19, 23-2 5, A[: rill I 1 17-8, 1976 ty the senate Gov-1 1
.I 1 ernment Oferaticns Ccrrc:it.tee. 1 I 1 llhe Sutccrnmittee has reFOrtedJ I 1 )the bill to the full commit-! 1 1 )tee.* 1 I I I I I 1 )--on i'lay 19, 1976 the Senate l 1 1 )passed s.33C8, the Int€rimJ I 1 1 Regulatory I\efor:n Act of 1 I 1 !1976, which includes frOVi-1 I J )sions giving seven independ-1 I 1 lent :regulatory agencies leg-l I 1 1 islati ve and !::ud-]etary by-1 I 1 1 pass and requires thesE ag;;n-1 I
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1 l Jcies tc f€riedically review,! 1 1 1 jupdate, and recodify theit"l 1 I I I regulations.* I I I I I I I 1--------------+ -t----· -- 1 !Inflation In:pact Analysis · j--An evalcation cf the firstJ--Several pe!lding !::ills would! l 1 1 year•s exper:ience with infla-J alse reguire eccr.ooic impact! l 1 1 tieo impact statements has I statements. 1 1 l Jl::een discuss~d l:y the HE. 1 1 1 I I l I I • + + ~ !Consumer Representation J--Agency plans to increase! J--The NRC asked for publici 1 jconsumer represEr.tation were! jcom~ents on the legality.andl 1 fpublished in the Nov. 26.1 Jdesiral:ility of the co::ttis-J 1 11975 Federal Register. Pub-J 1\-~ !~ion giving financial as-1 1 Jlic m~etings •ere held int !sistance tc participants inl J !January around the country tel !licensing procEdures Re-I 1 Jexplain how these plans will! jsponses are currently undetl f 1 ~<Otk. 1 I cor.sidnaticn. 1 I I I I l
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Feduction J--O:J March 1, 1976, the l?re.s-1--'Ihe Senate Government Or;er-t !ident reguested all executive!ations co~mittee has held 1 ttranch agencies subject tojbearings en 5.3076 the l?aper-1 ]the Federal Fercrts Act totwork Beview and Li1itation1 Jreduce the number of forms ty!Act of 1976. 1 110% by July 1976. o:1E guide-1 I Jli&es on reducing the num~~rj 1 Jcf forms were sent tc theJ l )agencies en Mar. 2, 1976. 1 1 I I I 4--A subcabinet briefing on] J tthe reduction cf forms was] 1 1 held on 1\arch 16, 197E. Workt 1 lshOfS on the guidelines were) J talso being held. 1 1\
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)--Progress toward the 1 1 I 1 President •s goal of a 10% re-I 1 1 Jductior. has begun. 'Ihe num-1 1 1 1 her of fortns is new approxi-1 1 I I :rately 5000. I I I I l I I j--The President has asked thel I I !independent regulatory com-J I 1 1 missions to reduce their re-J I I 1 £=Orting teguire;rents in con-I l I 1 junction with executive 1 I 1 tranch agency efforts. J I I I I
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