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Rulemaking
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Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Proposed Amendments to the FRCPs: Now Published and Available for Comment
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
In June 2013, the JudicialConference Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure (a.k.a. the Standing Committee) approved a significantset of amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for publication…
Workforce Bulletin
OSHA Signals Renewed Focus on Rulemaking
By Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
By Epstein Becker & Green’s OSHA Practice Group OSHA during the first term of the Obama Administration featured a heavy focus on enforcement, at the expense of compliance assistance, and…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC’s Office of Inspector General Makes Recommendations to Strengthen Economic Analysis of Rulemaking
The SEC's Office of Inspector General recently issued a report, Use of the Current Guidance on Economic Analysis in SEC Rulemakings, Report No. 518, detailing the results of its evaluation…
Mineral Law
BLM Extends Comment Period on Proposed Fracking Rule
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced today that it is extending the comment period for its updated draft rule on hydraulic fracturing an additional 60 days to August 23.
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Public Adjusters Challenge Validity of Proposed Language Regarding Direct Supervision and More
The Florida Department of Financial Services proposed changes to very important sections of the administrative rules that govern public adjusters and, in part, other adjusters in Florida. I posted about the…
California Land Use & Development Law Report
Federal Agencies Cannot Use Consent Decrees To Adopt Stricter Regulatory Requirements, According to Ninth Circuit
By Marc Bruner
Can a district court “approve resolution of litigation involving a federal agency though a consent decree, which substantially and permanently amends regulations that the agency could only otherwise amend by…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Utility Group Lacks Standing to Intervene to Stop EPA Clean Water Rulemaking
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
A three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit ruled this week in Defenders of Wildlife v. Perciasepe that a utility industry group lacked Article III standing to intervene in a case brought…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Take Action Florida Public Adjusters: The Florida Department Seeks to Change the Rules Again
The Department of Insurance is looking to change the way adjusting is done in Florida. Rule changes to 69B-220.051 and 69B-220.201 have been proposed. Here is the summary from the…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Mary Jo White Identifies Dodd-Frank and JOBS Act Rulemaking as a Priority
Mary Jo White is testifying today before the Senate Banking Committee about her nomination for Chair of the SEC. In her written statement (Download White Testimony) she identified the following priorities:finish…
Consumer Finance Monitor
CFPB establishes when a final rule is “issued”
The CFPB has published a final procedural rule that addresses what constitutes official issuance of a CFPB final rule. The procedural rule establishes that the CFPB's final rules, including interim…