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    Regulatory policy officer

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    A regulatory policy officer (RPO) is a staff member of a federal administrative agency charged with overseeing the agency's rulemaking process. The position was established in 1993 by President Bill Clinton's (D) Executive Order 12866, which directs RPOs to "be involved at each stage of the regulatory process to foster the development of effective, innovative, and least burdensome regulations."[1]

    Background[edit]

    Executive Order 12866, "Regulatory Planning and Review," was issued by President Bill Clinton (D) on September 30, 1993. The order established principles and processes to govern federal agency rulemaking, regulatory planning, and regulatory review. It was designed to guide presidential oversight of regulatory and administrative policy. E.O. 12866 directed the heads of federal agencies (except for those defined as independent regulatory agencies under 44 U.S.C. 3502) to appoint an employee to the position of regulatory policy officer. Under E.O. 12866, an RPO is required to oversee their agency's regulatory process and promote more effective rulemaking:[1][2][3]

    “ Within 60 days of the date of this Executive order, each agency head shall designate a Regulatory Policy Officer who shall report to the agency head. The Regulatory Policy Officer shall be involved at each stage of the regulatory process to foster the development of effective, innovative, and least burdensome regulations and to further the principles set forth in this Executive order.[4] ”
    —Executive Order 12866 (1993)[1]

    E.O. 12866 does not place restrictions on which agency staff can be designated as an RPO; the agency head may choose a civil servant or a political appointee for this role.[1][5][6][7]

    Presidential administrations[edit]

    George W. Bush and Barack Obama[edit]

    In 2007, President George W. Bush (R) issued Executive Order 13422, which required RPOs to be selected from among each agency's presidential appointees and gave those officers the ability to approve or reject proposed rules. The order also required agencies to send significant guidance documents to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) for review, and tasked RPOs with ensuring their agency's compliance with that provision.[5][6][7] This amending order was withdrawn by Bush's successor, President Barack Obama (D), on January 30, 2009, under Executive Order 13497.[8]

    Donald Trump[edit]

    See also: Regulatory reform officer

    On February 24, 2017, President Donald Trump (R) issued Presidential Executive Order 13777, which established the position of regulatory reform officer with the responsibility to "ensure that agencies effectively carry out regulatory reforms, consistent with applicable law." As with regulatory policy officers, an RRO is designated by the head of a federal administrative agency from among the existing agency staff. Under E.O. 13777, each agency is also required to establish a regulatory reform task force consisting of the agency RRO, the agency regulatory policy officer, and at least one other agency official.[9][10]

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    Footnotes[edit]

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Federal Register, "Executive Order 12866," October 4, 1993
    2. ↑ Center for Effective Government, "Executive Order 12866," accessed September 30, 2017
    3. ↑ Environmental Protection Agency, "Summary of Executive Order 12866 - Regulatory Planning and Review," accessed July 20, 2017
    4. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Brookings Institution, "The President's New Executive Order on Regulation," January 31, 2007
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Texas A&M University Press, The Unitary Executive and the Modern Presidency, 2010
    7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Center for Effective Government, "Agency Regulatory Policy Officers," July 20, 2007
    8. ↑ Benton Foundation, "Obama Revokes Bush Executive Orders Concerning Regulatory Planning And Review," February 17, 2009
    9. ↑ White House Office of the Press Secretary, "Presidential Executive Order on Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda," February 24, 2017
    10. ↑ Covington & Burling, "Trump Administration Issues Executive Order For Implementation of Regulatory Reforms," March 2, 2017
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