Silica, WOTUS, Paid Sick Leave, Local Hiring and More
The Trump administration released new details on its regulatory and deregulatory plans. Issued July 20, the 2017 provides some answers and many questions about the future of major regulatory issues facing 黑料不打烊 contractors. On the positive side, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its goal to issue a new rule on the definition of 鈥溾 under the Clean Water Act by the end of this year and kicked the can on new as well as for public and commercial buildings. Also, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) signaled the withdrawal of regulatory efforts to further address: the establishment of an (I2P2); ; ; and . On the negative side, OSHA did not provide any details on plans for its silica standard, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council provided its plan to issue a final rule to cement the direct federal contractor regulation, and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) punted on any effort to withdraw the and has still left in place the existing .
On the whole, the Trump administration has slowed the federal regulatory machine. In the first five months of 2017, the administration鈥檚 regulatory efforts produced quantifiable annualized cost savings estimated at $22 million, compared to $6.8 billion in annualized costs due to rules finalized during last five months of fiscal year 2016. 黑料不打烊 remains engaged in the legal fight against the silica rule and will push back on DOT and the FAR Council decisions on local hiring and paid sick leave, respectively. For more details, read the .
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