News - Regulatory agency
WASHINGTON, July 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Center for Regulatory Effectiveness criticizes a regulatory agency of the Department of Interior, BOEMRE (Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Regulation and Enforcement), for refusing to release public comments. Federal law as well as established tradition requires agencies to disclose comments it receives on proposed rules.
This is fast beginning to resemble a punch and Judy show. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), theoretically at least, are supposed to work in tandem to govern, improve and regulate telecom and allied services in the country.
By Sandler, Ronald Bosso, Christopher J The purpose of the U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) is to promote nanoscale science and technology in a way that, so far as possible, benefits U.S. citizens in particular and humanity in general.
By Robert Pear The U.S. Senate has approved a bill that would give the Food and Drug Administration new power to police drug safety, order changes on drug labels, regulate advertising and restrict the use and distribution of medicines found to pose serious risks to consumers.
By Taylor, Russ I. INTRODUCTION Even the most strident opponents of regulation cannot fathom a world in which society does not-at some level-regulate the provision or consumption of information or communications. Even if markets function perfectly, we would still envision certain legal controls.
