Senator John Hoeven sent The Crude Life the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed reforming its cost-benefit analysis for new regulations issued under the Clean Air Act to provide more transparency and certainty. The agency is seeking to develop future analyses in a consistent manner that includes all relevant information, helping to ensure the agency’s actions are justified and supported by the latest in economic, engineering, biological and physical sciences.
“Federal regulations often impose significant compliance costs, in terms of time and money, which is why we’ve worked to streamline federal rules and provide relief from unnecessary and burdensome regulations,” said Hoeven. “It makes sense to ensure that the benefits of the administration’s actions outweigh the costs, and to do so in a consistent and transparent manner. We welcome the EPA’s effort to do just that, and we encourage North Dakotans from across sectors, including agriculture, energy and construction, to give their input on this proposal.”
The EPA is accepting public comments on the proposal for the next 45 days. Comments may be submitted online here or by e-mail, attention to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2020-00044.
U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee member, sent The Crude Life the following statement on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issuing a proposal to improve the rulemaking process under the Clean Air Act:
“Administrator Wheeler is taking further action to improve the way the EPA writes federal regulations. Today’s proposal ensures the EPA considers the full economic impact of any potential Clean Air Act regulation and would hopefully prevent atrocities like the Clean Power Plan from happening again. It aligns with President Trump’s efforts to rein the overreaching bureaucracy.”
According to the EPA, today’s proposal will help ensure Clean Air Act rules are analyzed consistently, transparently, and appropriately, and will provide the public with a better understanding of how the EPA is evaluating benefits and costs when developing regulatory actions.
Learn more about Cramer’s position here.
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