American Action Forum December 27, 2022
The week leading up to Christmas saw some notable action on the regulatory front. For one, the streak of total costs exceeding a billion dollars dating back to mid-November continued apace. Among the 13 actions with some quantified economic impact, however, there were only two that stood out – both, incidentally, from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Across all rulemakings, agencies published $2.8 billion in total costs and added 534,891 annual paperwork burden hours.
REGULATORY TOPLINES
- Proposed Rules: 40
- Final Rules: 82
- 2022 Total Pages: 79,145
- 2022 Final Rule Costs: $117 billion
- 2022 Proposed Rule Costs: $156.8 billion
NOTABLE REGULATORY ACTIONS
The most consequential rulemaking of the week was the proposed rule from HHS regarding...
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