Center for Regulatory Effectiveness
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The Center for Regulatory Effectiveness (CRE) is a lobby group in the United States
which focuses on federal agency compliance with "good government" laws which regulate the regulators. These "good government" laws include the Data Quality Act
, the Paperwork Reduction Act
, Executive Orders on regulatory review, the Unfunded Mandates Act, the Regulatory Flexibility Act and the Congressional Review Act.
CRE was formed by former career officials of the White House Office of Management and Budget. The head of the firm is Jim Tozzi
.
It has been criticised as a front organisation for industries which seek to undermine the regulatory process, notably by Chris C. Mooney in his book The Republican War on Science
http://www.waronscience.com/home.php.
One of CRE's projects to promote public participation in the regulatory process is the establishment of the Interactive Public Docket
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
which focuses on federal agency compliance with "good government" laws which regulate the regulators. These "good government" laws include the Data Quality Act
Data Quality Act
The Data Quality Act passed through the United States Congress in Section 515 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001 . Because the Act was a two-sentence rider in a spending bill, it had no name given in the actual legislation...
, the Paperwork Reduction Act
Paperwork Reduction Act
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. No. 96-511, 94 Stat. 2812 , codified in part at Subchapter I of Chapter 35 of Title 44 of the United States Code, through , is a United States federal law enacted in 1980 that gave authority over the collection of certain information to the Office of...
, Executive Orders on regulatory review, the Unfunded Mandates Act, the Regulatory Flexibility Act and the Congressional Review Act.
CRE was formed by former career officials of the White House Office of Management and Budget. The head of the firm is Jim Tozzi
Jim Tozzi
Dr. James J. "Jim" Tozzi is a lobbyist in Washington, D.C.; he is head of the Center for Regulatory Effectiveness, a watchdog group that specializes in data quality, and is a former regulatory official of the United States Office of Management and Budget .Jim Tozzi got his Ph.D. in Economics and...
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It has been criticised as a front organisation for industries which seek to undermine the regulatory process, notably by Chris C. Mooney in his book The Republican War on Science
The Republican War on Science
The Republican War on Science is a book by Chris C. Mooney, an American journalist who focuses on the politics of science policy. In the book, Mooney discusses the Republican Party leadership's stance on science, and in particular that of the George W...
http://www.waronscience.com/home.php.
One of CRE's projects to promote public participation in the regulatory process is the establishment of the Interactive Public Docket
Interactive Public Docket
The Interactive Public Docket is an eRulemaking tool created and managed by non governmental organizations that seek to provide the public with the capability to: 1) publicly post data and other materials pertaining to federal proceedings on a continuous basis, including after the close of the...
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