Comments, Letters, & Testimony to Agencies

The Member Scholars and staff of the Center for Progressive Reform often communicate with federal and state agencies, testifying, filing comments on proposed regulations, or bringing important matters to their attention with letters or other means of communication.

All such communications since 2011 are listed on this page. For testimony or other communications with Congress, visit this page
 
Communication with Agencies (Letters, Comments and Testimony) from CPR Member Scholars and staff:
Letter to White House Counsel re ongoing violations of presidential executive orders by OIRA

Letter from several CPR Member Scholars to White House Counsel re three ongoing violations of presidential executive orders by the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs: 1) continuing review of agency guidance documents; 2) exceeding deadlines for completing reviews; 3) failing to disclose "before and after" documents allowing public scrutiny of OIRA revisions to rules

Type: Letters to Agencies (March 17, 2010)
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Author(s): Robert Glicksman, Thomas McGarity, Sidney Shapiro, Amy Sinden, Rena Steinzor
CPR Comments to OSHA on 'HazCom' standard

CPR Comments to OSHA on its Hazard Communication standard

Type: Letters to Agencies (March 5, 2010)
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Author(s): Sidney Shapiro, James Goodwin
CPR Comments at Hearing on OSHA 'HazCom' standard
Type: Letters to Agencies (March 4, 2010)
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Author(s): Matt Shudtz
CPR Member Scholars letter to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Toyota safety recall

CPR Member Scholars Rena Steinzor and Sidney Shapiro's letter to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee re the failure of the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration to address in a timely fashion engineering failures in certain Toyota models

Type: Letters to Agencies (Feb. 9, 2010)
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Author(s): Sidney Shapiro, Rena Steinzor
Comments on Draft Water Quality Report for the Chesapeake Bay.

Comments on Draft Water Quality Report for the Chesapeake Bay. CPR Policy Analyst Yee Huang's comments on EPA's draft 202a Water Quality Report & 203 Strategy for the Chesapeake Bay

Type: Letters to Agencies (Jan. 8, 2010)
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Author(s): Yee Huang
Letter to OIRA on 2009 OMB Report to Congress

Comments to the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on 2009 OMB Report to Congress re the costs and benefits of regulation, by Amy Sinden, Rena Steinzor and James Goodwin

Type: Letters to Agencies (Nov. 5, 2009)
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Author(s): Amy Sinden, Rena Steinzor, James Goodwin
Comments on Endangered Species Act Consultation Rules

Comments on Endangered Species Act Consultation Rules, supporting withdrawal of Bush administration "midnight rule" weakening enforcement

Type: Letters to Agencies (Aug. 3, 2009)
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Author(s): Mary Jane Angelo, Holly Doremus, Dan Rohlf, James Goodwin
Letter to White House Science Advisor on Scientific Integrity

Letter to White House Science Advisor on Scientific Integrity from CPR's Rena Steinzor

Type: Letters to Agencies (May 13, 2009)
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Author(s): Rena Steinzor
Letter to Interior and Commerce Secretaries on Endangered Species Act Consultation Regulation.

Letter on Endangered Species Act Consultation Regulation. April 1, 2009 letter to Interior Secretary Salazar and Commerce Secretary Locke

Type: Letters to Agencies (April 1, 2009)
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Author(s): Robert Glicksman, Alejandro Camacho, Dan Rohlf, Margaret Giblin
Final Comments on Obama Regulatory Review Process

Final Comments on Obama Regulatory Review Process, joint letter from several CPR Member Scholars

Type: Letters to Agencies (March 16, 2009)
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Author(s): Robert Glicksman, Thomas McGarity, Sidney Shapiro, Amy Sinden, Rena Steinzor, Robert Verchick

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