Right now there’s not much happening on the legislative front, other than preliminary discussions on a likely payroll tax cut extension.
But the regulators are busy as ever, especially those working at the EPA and the Department of Health and Human Services.
At this writing, the EPA has 31 regulatory actions currently under review while HHS comes in second at 26.( http://www.reginfo.gov/public/jsp/Utilities/index.jsp ).
The Office of Management and Budget has a website where we can all track what the regulators are up to.
We keep tabs on tax regulations, so I’ve been checking out what the folks at the Department of Treasury are working on. Many of the projects are ones you’d expect to find, like regulations relating to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Some other projects?
“Team Treasury” is working on “Proposed Revisions to the Beer Regulations.” The project is designed to ”revise brewery regulations to reduce the regulatory burden and streamline regulatory requirements.”
Sounds good to me.
And then there’s “Determination of Tax and Recordkeeping on Large Cigars.” Treasury says the priority on this project is ”Substantive, Nonsignificant.”
I’m not quite sure what that means.
Have a favorite agency or regulatory project that you want to check out? Just go to http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaMain. Select the agency at the bottom of the page and click the “Submit’ tab.
On the next screen, click on the “RIN” on the far right side to find out the details and who to contact if you have questions or comments.
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