Regulatory Matters

• Executive Orders
• General Information
• Good Guidance Practices
• Regulatory Review
• OIRA Policies and Practices
• OIRA Reports in XML Format
• For Agencies
• Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases

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Executive Orders

Executive Order 14094, Modernizing Regulatory Review

Executive Order 13610, Identifying and Reducing Regulatory Burdens

Executive Order 13609, Promoting International Regulatory Cooperation

• Executive Order 13609, Promoting International Regulatory Cooperation (May 1, 2012) (3 pages, 195 KB)
• M-11-23, Export and Trade Promotion, Public Participation, and Rulemaking (May 19, 2011) (4 pages, 1.25 MB)

Executive Order 13579, Regulation and Independent Regulatory Agencies

• M-11-28, Executive Order 13579, “Regulation and Independent Regulatory Agencies” (July 22, 2011) (9 pages, 443 KB)

Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review

• M-11-10, Executive Order 13563, “Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review” (February 2, 2011) (6 pages, 93 KB)
• M-11-19, “Retrospective Analysis of Existing Significant Regulations” (April 25, 2011) (2 pages, 123 KB)
• M-11-25, Final Plans for Retrospective Analysis of Existing Rules (June 14, 2011) (2 pages, 810 KB)

Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, and Amendments

• M-09-13, Guidance for Regulatory Review (March 4, 2009) (1 page, 97 KB)
• Guidance for Implementing EO 12866 (October 12, 1993) (17 pages, 590 KB)

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General Information

• RegInfo.gov, where to find Federal regulatory information. The public can use this site to search the Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions and Regulatory Plan, as well as current and past OIRA regulatory reviews in accordance with EO 12866.
• Frequently Asked Questions about regulatory review and OIRA
• Regulations.gov, your one-stop site to comment on Federal regulations. The public can use this site to send their comments electronically to agencies on Federal regulations published for comment in the Federal Register.

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Good Guidance Practices

• Final Bulletin for Agency Good Guidance Practices (January 25, 2007) (9 pages, 132 kb)
  • M-07-07 (OMB Bulletin No. 07-02), Issuance of OMB’s “Final Bulletin for Agency Good Guidance Practices” (January 18, 2007) (23 pages, 159 KB)
  • M-07-13, Implementation of the OMB Bulletin on Good Guidance Practices (April 25, 2007) (18 pages, 153 KB)

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Regulatory Review

• Regulations under E.O. 12866 Review and Reviews Completed in last 30 days
• Concluded Executive Order Reviews:
  • Historical Reports
  • Lists and Statistics
  • Return Letters
  • Prompt Letters
  • Review Letters

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OIRA Policies and Practices

• Circular A-4, “Regulatory Analysis” (November 9, 2023) (93 pages, 785KB)
  • Appendix for OMB Circular No. A-4 (November 9, 2023) (2 pages, 116 KB)
  • OMB Circular No. A-4: Explanation and Response to Public Input (November 9, 2023) (94 pages, 849 KB)
  • Current and Historical Estimates of the Social Rate of Time Preference: OMB Circular No. A-4 (November 9, 2023) (1 page, 88 KB)
  • The effective date of this Circular is March 1, 2024, for regulatory analyses received by OMB in support of proposed rules, interim final rules, and direct final rules, and January 1, 2025, for regulatory analyses received by OMB in support of other final rules. To the extent feasible and appropriate, as determined in consultation with OMB, agencies should follow this Circular’s guidance earlier than these effective dates. Please see the Circular for more details.
• Circular A-4 (2003) [superseded and rescinded]
  • Circular A-4, “Regulatory Analysis” (September 17, 2003) (48 pages, 435 KB)
  • Circular A-4, “Regulatory Impact Analysis: A Primer” (August 15, 2011) (16 pages, 604 KB)
  • Circular A-4, “Regulatory Analysis” Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) (February 7, 2011) (12 pages, 201 KB)
  • Agency Checklist: Regulatory Impact Analysis (October 28, 2010) (5 pages, 107 KB)
• M-19-14, Guidance on Compliance with the Congressional Review Act (April 11, 2019) (15 pages, 2,705 KB)
• M-07-24, Updated Principles for Risk Analysis (September 19, 2007) (13 pages, 156 KB)
• Memorandum from John D. Graham to the President’s Management Council on “OMB’s Circular No. A-4, New Guidelines for the Conduct of Regulatory Analysis” (March 2, 2004) (1 page, 74 KB)
• Memorandum from John D. Graham and Karen S. Evans to the President’s Management Council on “Regulations.Gov” (March 1, 2004) (3 pages, 152 KB)
• Memorandum from John D. Graham to the President’s Management Council on “Benefit-Cost Methods and Lifesaving Rules” (May 30, 2003) (2 pages, 122 KB)
• M-01-09, Effective Regulatory Review (January 26, 2001) (2 pages, 7 KB)
• M-00-02, Guidance for Implementing E.O. 13132, “Federalism” (October 28, 1999) (17 pages, 57 KB)
• Principles for Risk Analysis (January 12, 1995) (5 pages, 224 KB)
• OIRA and CFTC MOU Regarding Technical Assistance on Regulatory Cost-Benefit Analysis (May 9, 2012) (1 page, 60 KB)
• Cumulative Effects of Regulations (March 20, 2012) (2 pages, 192 KB)
• Clarifying Regulatory Requirements: Executive Summaries (January 4, 2012) (2 pages, 100 KB)
• Informing Consumers through Smart Disclosure (September 8, 2011) (6 pages, 374 KB)

• M-11-23, Export and Trade Promotion, Public Participation, and Rulemaking (May 19, 2011) (4 pages, 1.25 MB)
• Principles for Regulation and Oversight of Emerging Technologies (March 11, 2011) (4 pages, 209 KB)
• Memorandum from the President on Regulatory Compliance (January 18, 2011) (2 pages, 43 KB)
• Memorandum from the President on Regulatory Flexibility, Small Business, and Job Creation (January 18, 2011) (3 pages, 46 KB)
• M-11-07, Facilitating Scientific Research by Streamlining the Paperwork Reduction Act Process (December 9, 2010) (11 pages, 147 KB)
• Increasing Openness in the Rulemaking Process – Improving Electronic Dockets  (May 28, 2010) (3 pages, 58 KB)
• Increasing Openness in the Rulemaking Process – Use of the Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) (April 7, 2010) (2 pages, 45 KB)

• M-07-07 (OMB Bulletin No. 07-02), Issuance of OMB’s “Final Bulletin for Agency Good Guidance Practices” (January 18, 2007) (23 pages, 159 KB)
• Regulatory Review Submission Forms:
  • Submission of Federal Rules Under the Congressional Review Act (2 pages, 147 KB)
  • Request for OMB Review Under Executive Order 12866, (Form OMB 83-R) (Revised December 1997) (2 pages, 160 KB)
  • M-00-02, Guidance for Implementing E.O. 13132, “Federalism” (October 28, 1999) (17 pages, 30 KB)
  • M-99-13, Guidance for Implementing the Congressional Review Act (March 30, 1999) (10 pages, 427 KB)

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OIRA Reports in .XML Format

The information displayed elsewhere on Information and Regulatory Policy webpages is not presented in a format that allows download and analysis by members of the public. In keeping with OIRA’s policy of transparency and accessibility, the following reports are available in a machine-readable format.

These files are in XML (Extensible Markup Language), a language to describe structured data. OIRA has chosen the XML standard to ensure open access to this information. For more information on the XML standard, please see the World Wide Web Consortium’s page on XML or these XML Frequently Asked Questions.

PRA XML Files

EO 12866 XML Files

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OIRA – For Agencies

• GAO Database Modernization Act of 2023 (November 1, 2024)(2 pages, 62 KB)
• Data Call for the 2024 Fall Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (August 27, 2024)(4 pages, 176 KB)
• Data Call for the 2024 Spring Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (February 20, 2024) (4 pages, 266 KB)
• Data Call for the 2023 Fall Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (July 19, 2023) (7 pages, 274 KB)
• MOA – Treasury and OMB Review of Tax Regulations Under Executive Order 12866 (June 9, 2023) (2 pages, 333 KB)
• Data Call for the 2023 Spring Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (February 22, 2023) (3 pages, 270 KB)
• Data Call for the 2022 Fall Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (September 02, 2022) (4 pages, 292 KB)
• Data Call for the 2022 Spring Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (March 03, 2022) (3 pages, 240 KB)
• Fall 2021 Data Call for the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (August 20, 2021) (3 pages, 320 KB)
• Data Call for the 2021 Spring Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions
• M-21-06, Memorandum to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, “Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications” (November 17, 2020) (16 pages, 14,618 KB)
  • Federal Register Notice: Request for Comments on a Draft Memorandum to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, “Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications”
  • Draft Memorandum to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, “Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications” (January 7, 2020) (15 pages, 306 KB)
• Data Call for the Fall 2020 Regulatory Plan, Fall 2020 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, and FY 2021 Regulatory Cost Allowances (August 11, 2020) (5 pages, 1,845 KB)
• 2020 Spring Update of the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (January 16, 2020) (2 pages, 1,140 KB)
• Concurrence with DOT and NHTSA Regarding Applicability of Inflation Adjustment to the CAFE Penalty (July 12, 2019) (8 pages, 493 KB)
• Concurrence with DOT and NHTSA Regarding Negative Economic Impact of Inflation Adjustment to the CAFE Penalty (July 12, 2019) (8 pages, 371 KB)
• Fall 2019 Data Call for the Regulatory Plan, Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, and FY 2020 Regulatory Cost Allowances (June 26, 2019) (6 pages, 367 KB)
• Spring 2019 Data Call for the Update of the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (February 7, 2019) (2 pages, 156)
• Data Call for the Fall 2018 Regulatory Plan, Fall 2018 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, and FY 2019 Regulatory Cost Allowances (June 18, 2018) (6 pages, 2 MB)
• Final 2018 Spring Agenda Data Call for the Update of the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (February 26, 2018) (12 pages,  549 kb)
• Fall 2017 Data Call for the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (August 18, 2017) (22 pages, 667 KB)
• Spring 2016 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (February 19, 2016) (11 pages, 391 KB)
• Spring 2015 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (February 23, 2015) (11 pages, 75 KB)
• Fall 2014 Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (August 25, 2014) (19 pages, 119 KB)
• Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions: Spring 2014 Update (February 4, 2014) (10 pages, 74 KB)
• Fall 2013 Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (August 7, 2013) (11 pages, 86 KB)
• 2013 Spring Unified Regulatory Update (March 28, 2013) (11 pages, 225 KB)
• OIRA and CFTC MOU Regarding Technical Assistance on Regulatory Cost-Benefit Analysis (May 9, 2012) (1 page, 60 KB)
• Data call, Fall 2012 Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (June 13, 2012) (10 pages, 964 KB)
• Cumulative Effects of Regulations (March 20, 2012) (2 pages, 192 KB)
• Clarifying Regulatory Requirements: Executive Summaries (January 4, 2012) (2 pages, 100 KB)
• Circular A-4, “Regulatory Impact Analysis: A Primer” (August 15, 2011) (16 pages, 604 KB)

• Fall 2011 Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (June 30, 2011) (10 pages, 4.59 MB)
• Policy Principles for the U.S. Decision-Making Concerning Regulation and Oversight of Applications of Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials (June 9, 2011) (5 pages, 1.97 MB)
• M-11-23, Export and Trade Promotion, Public Participation, and Rulemaking (May 19, 2011) (4 pages, 1.25 MB)
• Principles for Regulation and Oversight of Emerging Technologies (March 11, 2011) (4 pages, 209 KB)
• Circular A-4, “Regulatory Analysis” Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) (February 7, 2011) (12 pages, 201 KB)
• M-11-10, Executive Order 13563, “Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review” (February 2, 2011) (6 pages, 93 KB)

• Spring 2011 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (January 21, 2011) (11 pages, 93 KB)
• Memorandum from the President on Regulatory Compliance (January 18, 2011) (2 pages, 43 KB)
• Memorandum from the President on Regulatory Flexibility, Small Business, and Job Creation (January 18, 2011) (3 pages, 46 KB)
• M-11-07, Facilitating Scientific Research by Streamlining the Paperwork Reduction Act Process (December 9, 2010) (11 pages, 147 KB)

• Agency Checklist: Regulatory Impact Analysis (October 28, 2010) (5 pages, 107 KB)
• Memorandum from the OIRA Administrator Regarding the 2010 Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (July 23, 2010) (18 pages, 118 KB)
• Disclosure and Simplification as Regulatory Tools (June 18, 2010) (12 pages, 94 KB)
• Increasing Openness in the Rulemaking Process – Improving Electronic Dockets (May 28, 2010) (3 pages, 58 KB)

• Increasing Openness in the Rulemaking Process – Use of the Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) (April 7, 2010) (2 pages, 45 KB)
• Memorandum from the Chief of Staff Regarding Issuance of Agency Regulations at the End of the Administration (May 9, 2008) (2 pages, 303 KB)
• M-07-07 (OMB Bulletin No. 07-02), Issuance of OMB’s “Final Bulletin for Agency Good Guidance Practices” (January 18, 2007) (23 pages, 159 KB)

• Regulatory Review Submission Forms:
  • Submission of Federal Rules Under the Congressional Review Act (2 pages, 147 KB)
  • Request for OMB Review Under Executive Order 12866, (Form OMB 83-R) (Revised December 1997) (2 pages, 160 KB)
• Circular A-4, “Regulatory Analysis” (September 17, 2003) (48 pages, 435 KB)
• M-00-02, Guidance for Implementing E.O. 13132, “Federalism” (October 28, 1999) (17 pages, 30 KB)
• M-99-13, Guidance for Implementing the Congressional Review Act (March 30, 1999) (10 pages, 427 KB)
• Congressional Review Act

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Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases

Memorandum from the Interagency Working Group on Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases (December 22, 2023) (1 Page, 63 KB)

Technical Support Document: Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases for Regulatory Impact Analysis and Other Areas of Policy Decision-Making (February 26, 2021) (48 Pages, 2.36 MB)

Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases Data Files Overview (February 26, 2021) (3 Pages, 188 KB)

• Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases Annual Values (February 26, 2021)
• Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases Complete Data Runs (February 26, 2021)

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