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Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Few Pending Regs at OMB in Wake of Biden Administration Review

Very few regulations remain under review at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as the Biden administration undergoes a review of prior and pending regulatory actions from the Trump administration.

There are currently no USDA regulations pending review at OMB, and prior regulations that were at OMB have been mostly withdrawn, including ones dealing with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the use of radio frequency identification tag for cattle and bison, and a final rule on imports of small ruminants relative to BSE.

Of five pending from EPA, the list still shows the 2021 biofuel and 2022 biodiesel proposed levels as being under review. The regulatory agenda from the Biden administration continues to take shape, but it is clear that many of their initial actions will be linked to likely altering any pending actions left from the Trump administration and then deciding how to proceed relative to regulations that were put in place over the past four years.