Skip to main content | Skip to footer site map
The White House. President Barack Obama
The White House Emblem
  • Get Email Updates
  • Contact Us
Go to homepage.
  • The White House Blog
  • Photos & Videos
    • Photo Galleries
    • Video
    • Live Streams
    • Podcasts

    State of the Union

    Watch the Enhanced Video

    Jobs Act Speech

  • Briefing Room
    • Your Weekly Address
    • Speeches & Remarks
    • Press Briefings
    • Statements & Releases
    • White House Schedule
    • Presidential Actions
      • Executive Orders
      • Presidential Memoranda
      • Proclamations
    • Legislation
      • Pending Legislation
      • Signed Legislation
      • Vetoed Legislation
    • Nominations & Appointments
    • Disclosures
      • Visitor Access Records
      • Financial Disclosures
      • 2011 Annual Report to Congress
      • 2010 Annual Report to Congress on White House Staff
      • 2009 Annual Report to Congress on White House Staff

    A Commitment to Transparency

    Browse White House visitor logs

    President Obama greets White House visitors

  • Issues
    • Civil Rights
      • It Gets Better
    • Defense
      • End of Iraq War
      • The Way Forward in Afghanistan
    • Disabilities
    • Economy
      • Jobs
      • American Jobs Act
      • Reform and Fiscal Responsibility
      • Strengthening the Middle Class
      • Supporting Business
    • Education
      • Educate to Innovate
      • Higher Education
      • Race to the Top Commencement Challenge
    • Energy & Environment
    • Ethics
    • Family
    • Fiscal Responsibility
      • Excess Federal Properties Interactive Map
    • Foreign Policy
      • Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
      • Trip to Asia 2010
      • Haiti Earthquake
      • Speech in Cairo
      • Vice President's Trip to Asia
    • Health Care
    • Homeland Security
    • Immigration
    • Poverty
    • Rural
      • Rural Tour 2011
    • Seniors & Social Security
    • Service
    • Taxes
      • Tax Receipt
      • Tax Cuts, Unemployment Insurance and Jobs
      • Tax Cut Calculator
    • Technology
    • Urban Policy
    • Veterans
    • Women
    • Additional Issues

    We Can't Wait

    See executive actions President Obama has taken

    We Can't Wait


    Your Federal Tax Receipt

    See how your federal tax dollars are spent

    Calculate Your Federal Taxpayer Receipt

  • The Administration

    We the People

    Create and Sign Petitions Now

    We the People

    • President Barack Obama
    • Vice President Joe Biden
    • First Lady Michelle Obama
    • Dr. Jill Biden
    • The Cabinet
      • 2010 Video Reports
    • White House Staff
      • Chief of Staff Jack Lew
      • Deputy Chief of Staff Nancy-Ann DeParle
      • Deputy Chief of Staff Alyssa Mastromonaco
      • Counselor to the President Peter Rouse
      • Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett
    • Executive Office of the President
    • Other Advisory Boards
  • About the White House

    Inside the White House

    Take an interactive tour

    Interactive Map of the White House

    • Interactive Tour
    • History
      • White House Rooms
      • White House Art
    • Presidents
    • First Ladies
    • The Oval Office
    • The Vice President's Residence & Office
    • Eisenhower Executive Office Building
    • Camp David
    • Air Force One
    • White House Fellows
      • President’s Commission
      • About the Fellowship
      • Current Class
      • 2010-2011
      • 2009-2010
    • White House Internships
      • About
      • Program
      • Presidential Department Descriptions
      • Selection Process
      • Internship Timeline & FAQs
    • Tours & Events
      • 2012 Easter Egg Roll
      • 2011 Easter Egg Roll
      • Holidays 2011
      • Kitchen Garden Tours
    • Inside the White House
  • Our Government
    • The Executive Branch
    • The Legislative Branch
    • The Judicial Branch
    • The Constitution
    • Federal Agencies & Commissions
    • Elections & Voting
    • State & Local Government
    • Resources
 
Home • The Administration • Office of Management and Budget
Office of Management and Budget
  • About
  • OMBlog
  • The Budget
  • Management
  • Regulation & Information Policy
  • Legislative Information
  • Join OMB
  • Contact OMB

Regulation & Information Policy

  • About OIRA
  • Information Policy
  • Federal Collection of Information
  • Regulatory Matters
    • Meetings and Outside Communication
    • Reports to Congress
    • For Agencies
  • Statistical Programs & Standards

Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations

Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits
of Federal Regulations


September 30, 1997
Office of Management and Budget
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs


Table of Contents

Introduction

    • The Role of Economic Analysis in Regulatory Reform
    • Estimates of the Total Annual Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulatory Programs
    • Estimates of Benefits of Benefits and Costs of "Economically Significant" Rules
    • Recommendations
    1. Federal Regulatory Programs
    2. Devolopment of the U.S. Regulatory Analysis Program
    3. Basic Principles for Assessing Benefits and Costs

       
    1. Overview
    2. Our Estimates of the Costs and Benefits of Existing Regulations
    3. Other Estimates of the Total Costs of Regulation
    4. Assessment of the Direct and Indirect Impact of Federal Rules

       
    1. Scope
    2. Overview
    3. Benefits and Costs of Economically Significant Final Rules

       
Appendix: Summary of Public Comments
Bibliography

Table of Tables

    • Estimates of the Annual Cost of Social Regulation for 1997

    • Estimate of the Annual Total Cost of Regulation For 1997

    • Hahn and Hird's 1988 Benefit Estimates

    • Estimates of the Total Annual Benefits and Costs of Regulation for 1997

    • Hopkins' Estimate of the Annual Costs of Regulation

    • Economically Significant Final Rules

    • Summary of Agency Estimates for Final Rules 4/1/96 - 3/31/97

    • Summary of Agency Estimates for Final Rules 4/1/96 - 3/31/97

    • Transfer Rules
 

Federal Register | Join OMB | FOIA | No FEAR Act | OMB Locator | USA.gov | Accessibility | Privacy Policy | Site Search

Home

The White House Blog

Photos & Videos

  • Photo Galleries
  • Video
  • Live Streams
  • Podcasts

Briefing Room

  • Your Weekly Address
  • Speeches & Remarks
  • Press Briefings
  • Statements & Releases
  • White House Schedule
  • Presidential Actions
  • Legislation
  • Nominations & Appointments
  • Disclosures

Issues

  • Civil Rights
  • Defense
  • Disabilities
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Energy & Environment
  • Ethics
  • Family
  • Fiscal Responsibility
  • Foreign Policy
  • Health Care
  • Homeland Security
  • Immigration
  • Poverty
  • Rural
  • Seniors & Social Security
  • Service
  • Taxes
  • Technology
  • Urban Policy
  • Veterans
  • Women
  • Additional Issues

The Administration

  • President Barack Obama
  • Vice President Joe Biden
  • First Lady Michelle Obama
  • Dr. Jill Biden
  • The Cabinet
  • White House Staff
  • Executive Office of the President
  • Other Advisory Boards

About the White House

  • Interactive Tour
  • History
  • Presidents
  • First Ladies
  • The Oval Office
  • The Vice President's Residence & Office
  • Eisenhower Executive Office Building
  • Camp David
  • Air Force One
  • White House Fellows
  • White House Internships
  • Tours & Events
  • Inside the White House

Our Government

  • The Executive Branch
  • The Legislative Branch
  • The Judicial Branch
  • The Constitution
  • Federal Agencies & Commissions
  • Elections & Voting
  • State & Local Government
  • Resources
The White House Emblem
  • En español
  • Accessibility
  • Copyright Information
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact
  • USA.gov
  • Subscribe to RSS Feeds
  • Apply for a Job