Proposed Rules. Notice of extension of public comment period
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Agency: Office of the General Counsel, Department of Energy
Action: Notice of extension of public comment period
Citation: 77 FR (No. 103) · FR Doc. 2012-13054
Summary
This notice announces that the period for submitting comments on the Department of Energy's (DOE) request for information (RFI) issued as part of its implementation of Executive Order 13563, “Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review,” is extended to June 19, 2012.
Dates
DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding the RFI received no later than June 19, 2012.
Supplementary Information
On January 18, 2011, the President issued Executive Order 13563, “Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review,” to ensure that Federal regulations seek more affordable, less intrusive means to achieve policy goals, and that agencies give careful consideration to the benefits and costs of those regulations. Additionally, the Executive Order directs agencies to consider how best to promote retrospective analyses of existing rules. To implement the Executive Order, DOE published a plan to periodically review existing regulations to determine which should be maintained, modified, strengthened, or repealed to increase the effectiveness and decrease the burdens of DOE's regulatory program. DOE's plan is available at . Pursuant to its plan to implement the Executive Order, DOE published an RFI on May 15, 2012 seeking additional public comment on how best to review its existing regulations and to identify whether any of its existing regulations should be modified, streamlined, expanded, or repealed. (77 FR 28518) DOE sought comment on the RFI until May 29, 2012. DOE received a request from a member of the public to extend the comment period given the importance of many of the questions and issues raised in the RFI to the commenter. As a result, in this notice, DOE extends the reply comment period until June 19, 2012. DOE will consider any comments received by June 19, 2012. Issued in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2012. Gregory H. Woods, General Counsel. [FR Doc. 2012-13054 Filed 5-25-12; 8:45 am]