Regulatory Advisor to Leave Administration

On August 3, the White House Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Cass Sunstein, announced he would be stepping down shortly. Sunstein often stressed pragmatism over ideology as he headed an often overlooked federal agency, which has proven to be an important federal agency that reviews all new federal regulations before they are finalized.  Over the past three and half years, there have been several times when his office has slowed down or even stopped some of the more controversial regulations. In the past, AGC has used the OIRA review process to stress the industry’s position on key issues. AGC hopes to continue to work with the office after Sunstein leaves his post. For more information, please contact Jim Young at (202) 547-0133 or youngj@agc.org.