Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 4 of 4
Full-Text Articles in Law
Resolving Technological Controversies In Regulatory Agencies, Sidney A. Shapiro
Resolving Technological Controversies In Regulatory Agencies, Sidney A. Shapiro
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Professor Shapiro notes that, e.g., advisory committees may increase technical accuracy at the price of delaying already slow rule making and urges Congress and the courts to provide agencies with broad procedural discretion.
The Regulatory Reform Recommendations Of The National Performance Review, Jeffrey S. Lubbers
The Regulatory Reform Recommendations Of The National Performance Review, Jeffrey S. Lubbers
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Of ten recommendations Mr. Lubbers discusses, several were of particular interest. These include encouraging consensus-based rule making and ADR in enforcement, as well as ranking risks and improving regulatory science.
Legislative Oversight Of Administrative Rulemaking In New Hampshire, Scott F. Eaton
Legislative Oversight Of Administrative Rulemaking In New Hampshire, Scott F. Eaton
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
This paper explains how administrative rules are made in a small state. It also analyzes the role of a joint legislative committee which oversees the process and concludes that such oversight generally increases opportunities for public scrutiny of rules and public participation in rule making.
Risk Regulation At The Federal Level: Administrative Procedure Constraints And Opportunities, Jeffrey S. Lubbers
Risk Regulation At The Federal Level: Administrative Procedure Constraints And Opportunities, Jeffrey S. Lubbers
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
An introduction to the legal framework within which employees of the "twigs" on our fourth branch of government must operate. Particular attention is given to research sponsored by the Administrative Conference of the United States which has dealt with, for example, process problems in resolving specific issues and in building consensus on broad policy matters. [Excerpt] “Administrative agencies - the "twigs" on our fourth branch of government - are established to handle the details of administration deemed too painstaking, technically complex or even controversial for direct Congressional or Presidential involvement. In the current government structure, sometimes called the "modem administrative …