White House Memo Regarding Regulations

The White House has asked in a Memo that any new or pending regulation “should not be sent to the Federal Register for publication unless and until it has been reviewed and approved by a department or agency head appointed or designated by the President. . .” The White House has also indicated that all “proposed or final regulations that have not been published in the Federal Register” be withdrawn until review. Finally, for the regulations that have been published, but that have not taken effect (which would include these regulations), the White House is urging extension of the effective date for another 60 days.