Nord Says CPSC Isn't Participating in Presidential Regulatory Reform
Commissioner Nord of the Consumer Product Safety Commission blogged that CPSC does not appear to be participating in the President’s regulatory reform efforts. Unlike other agencies, CPSC has not combed through its regulations to eliminate those that are “out-of-date, unnecessary,…
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or excessively burdensome" as outlined in the directive. Instead, she says it is "regulating at an unprecedented pace" and has "pretty much abandoned any efforts to weigh societal benefits from regulations with the costs imposed on the public." She notes that independent agencies such as CPSC are not required to comply with such Presidential directives, but in the past CPSC has chosen to do so.