OIRA Return Letters
During the
course of OIRA's review of a draft regulation, the Administrator may decide
to send a letter to the agency that returns the rule for reconsideration.
Such a return may occur if the quality of the agency's analyses are inadequate,
if the regulatory standards adopted are not justified by the analyses,
if the rule is not consistent with the regulatory principles stated in
Executive Order 12866 or with the President's policies and priorities,
or if the rule is not compatible with other Executive Orders or statutes.
Such a return does not necessarily imply that either OIRA or OMB is opposed
to the draft rule. Rather, the return letter explains why OIRA believes
that the rulemaking would benefit from further consideration by the agency.
- Letter
to the Department of Transportation on "Regulations
to be Followed by All Departments, Agencies, and Shippers Having Responsibility
to Provide a Preference for U.S.-Flag Vessels in the Shipment of Cargoes
on Ocean Vessels" (February 11, 2004) (87k)
- Letter
to the Department of Transportation on "Hazardous
Materials: Transportation of Lithium Batteries" (August 22,
2003) (37k)
- Letter
to the Department of Transportation on "Regulations
to be Followed by All Departments, Agencies, and Shippers Having Responsibility
to Provide a Preference for U.S.-Flag Vessels in the Shipment of Cargoes
on Ocean Vessels" (June 13, 2003) (75k)
- Letter
to the Office of Personnel Management on "Implementation
of Additional Cost Principles in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program" (December 18, 2002) (64k)
- Letter
to the Department of Veterans' Affairs on "Loan
Guaranty: Availability of Vendee Financing for VA-Acquired Properties"
(October 8, 2002) (34k)
- Letter
to the Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) on "Tire
Pressure Monitoring Systems" (February 12, 2002) (61k)
- Letter
to the Small Business Administration on "Small
Business Size Standards: Economic Injury Disaster Loan Payment"
(February 11, 2002)
- Letter
to the Department of Agriculture on "Environment
Enhancement for Nonhuman Primates" (January 29, 2002)
- Letter
to the Department of Housing and Urban Development on "Public
Housing Capital Fund Program" (November 21, 2001)
- Letter
to the Social Security Administration on "Rules
Implementing the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program" (November 15, 2001)
- Letter
to the Department of Veterans Affairs on "Medical
Care and Treatment for Which VA Will Not Seek Reimbursement" (October 3, 2001)
- Letter
to the Environmental Protection Agency on "Federal
Water Quality Standards for Indian County and Other Provisions Regarding
Federal Water Quality Standards" (October 2, 2001)
- Letter
to Veterans Affairs on "Exclusions
from Income" (September 28, 2001)
- Letter
to the Social Security Administration on (1) "Clarification
of Rules; (2) Filing Claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act and
the Military Personnel and Civilian Employees Claims Act; (3) Revised
Medical Criteria for Evaluating Hematologic Disorders and Malignant
Neoplastic Diseases; and (4) Representative Payment Under the Title
II and Title XVI of the Social Security Act" (September 27, 2001)
- Letter
to the Department of Housing and Urban Development on "Establishment
of a Demonstration Risk-Sharing Program" (September 26, 2001)
- Letter
to the Department of Transportation on "U.S.
Locational Requirement for Dispatching the U.S. Rail Operations"
(September 20, 2001)
- Letter
to the Department of Transportation on "Revisions
to Digital Flight Data Recorder Regulations for Boeing 737 Airplanes
and for Part 125 Operators" (September 14, 2001)
- Letter
to the Department of Transportation on "(1) Corrosion and Control Program"
and (2) "Aging Aircraft Safety" (September 14, 2001)
- Letter
to the Department of Veterans Affairs on "Evidence
of Permanent and Total Disability" (September 14, 2001)
- Letter
to the Department of Transportation on "Certification
of Pilots, Aircraft, and Repairman, for the Operationof Light Sport
Aircraft" (August 8, 2001)
- Letter
to the Department of Transportation on "Hazardous Materials: Safety Requirements
for External Product Piping on Cargo Tanks Transporting Flammable Liquid"
(August 8, 2001)
- Letter
to the Department of Transportation on "Part
145 Review: Repair Stations" (July 20, 2001)
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