Experts Say OMB, Not EPA, Should Make Any Cost-Benefit Review Updates

Several experts say the White House Office of Management & Budget (OMB) -- or some other interagency process -- should be responsible for any new policies to establish greater “consistency” in cost benefit analysis, rather than an effort focused solely on EPA practices as the agency floated in a preliminary rulemaking. That approach contrasts with support for an EPA-centric approach from some industry groups -- including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce -- that includes “statute-specific rulemakings,” with the group arguing...