[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 108 (Monday, June 6, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 32330-32331]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13908]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
5 CFR Chapter XLV
21 CFR Chapter I
25 CFR Chapter V
42 CFR Chapters I and V
45 CFR Subtitle A and Chapters II, III, IV, X, and XIII
Reducing Regulatory Burden; Retrospective Review Under Executive
Order 13563
AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for information.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with Executive Order 13563, ``Improving
Regulation and Regulatory Review,'' the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) seeks public comment from interested parties on its
Preliminary Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Regulations. The
purpose of the Preliminary Plan is to identify a preliminary list of
regulations that are appropriate candidates for review over the next
two years and establish an ongoing process of retrospective review of
existing regulations by which HHS can determine whether any should be
modified, streamlined, expanded, or
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repealed. HHS anticipates that such reviews will make its regulatory
program more effective and flexible and reduce unnecessary burdens on
the regulated communities.
DATES: Submit electronic or written comments by June 30, 2011.
ADDRESSES: To facilitate the receipt and processing of comments, HHS
encourages interested persons to submit their comments electronically
to the HHS Open Government Portal at http://www.hhs.gov/open, or by
using the Federal eRulemaking portal http://www.regulations.gov
(following instructions for submission of comments). Follow the
instructions for submitting comments. Persons submitting comments
electronically are encouraged not to submit paper copies. Persons
interested in submitting comments on paper should send or deliver their
comments (preferably three copies) to: Department of Health and Human
Services, Office of Documents and Regulations Management, 200
Independence Avenue, SW., Suite 639G, Washington, DC 20201.
All comments will be available to the public, without charge,
online at http://www.regulations.gov and http://www.hhs.gov/open.
Instructions: The HHS Preliminary Plan is available for review,
download, and comment at http://www.hhs.gov/open. You may also request
a copy of the HHS Preliminary Plan, identified by Docket No. by writing
to the address below. All comment submissions received must include the
Agency name and Docket No. for this Notice: HHS-ES-2011-002.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Oliver Potts (202) 690-6392.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 18, 2011, President Obama issued
Executive Order 13563 to improve regulation and regulatory review by
requiring Federal agencies to design cost effective, evidence-based
regulations that are compatible with economic growth, job creation, and
competitiveness, and which rely on the best, most innovative, and least
burdensome tools to achieve regulatory ends. To meet that objective,
the President directed each Executive Branch agency to consider how
best to promote periodic retrospective review of existing significant
rules to determine if they are outmoded, ineffective, insufficient, or
excessively burdensome. The President required each agency to submit
its preliminary plan to the Office of Management and Budget's Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs by May 18, 2011.
HHS submitted its preliminary plan in compliance with the
President's Executive Order and now seeks public comment. The plan is
available for viewing, downloading, and comment at the following Web
site--http://www.hhs.gov/open/The comment period will close on June 30,
after which HHS will finalize its preliminary plan. HHS notes that this
request for comment is issued solely for information and program-
planning purposes and does not obligate the agency to take any further
action.
Dated: June 1, 2011.
Barbara J. Holland,
Deputy Executive Secretary to the Department.
[FR Doc. 2011-13908 Filed 6-1-11; 4:15 pm]
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