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Regulation Digest
February 24, 2021
Vol. 10, No. 7
Editor: Bryce Chinault

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Marketplace of Ideas
GW Regulatory Studies Center
- Extending Pandemic Flexibilities for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, Bridget Dooling & Laura Stanley

CAP
- The SEC’s Time To Act, Alexandra Thornton & Andy Green

CEI
- Prescription Drug Price Controls, Gregory Conko
- Attack on Gig Economy Companies, Sean Higgins
- Discipline of Guidance Documents, Wayne Crews & Mariam Inam

Economic Policy Inst.
- Tip Rule Delay, Heidi Shierholz & Margaret Poydock

Federalist Society
- Silicon Valley & American Discourse, Podcast
- Why Did Texas Lose Power?, Podcast

Free State Fdn.
- Fast Action on the Lower 3 GHz Band, Seth Cooper

Heritage Foundation
- Yellen Should Focus on Fiscal Policy, Norbert Michel

Manhattan Institute
- Old-Think in the New Cloud Era, Mark Mills

Mercatus Center
- Certificate-Of-Need Laws in 2020, Matthew Mitchell, et al.

Niskanen Center
- A Carbon Tax, Joseph Majkut, et al.

Progressive Policy Inst.
- Ease Access to Opioid Treatment, Kaitlin Edwards
- Price Controls: Restaurant Industry, Alec Stapp

Reason
- Keep Expanding Telehealth, Eric Boehm
- The Texas Blackout Blame Game, Josiah Neeley

RFF
- HYSPLIT Air Dispersion Model, Seth Villanueva, et al.
- Tradable Performance Standard, Banban Wang, et al.
- Potential of Hydrogen for Decarbonization, Jay Bartlett & Alan Krupnick

SBCA
- Value of a Statistical Life, W. Kip Viscusi

SSRN
- Economics of Banning TikTok, Cara Groseth
- Blockchain's Real-Life Applications, Michele Benedetto Neitz
- Internet Federalism, Tejas Narechania & Erik Stallman

The Regulatory Review
- Regulatory Reset, Susan Dudley
- Flipping the Mission of Regulatory Review, Lisa Schultz Bressman

Tech Policy Institute
- Spectrum Policy, Podcast
- FinTech in the Biden Administration, March 1

Washington Legal Fdn.
- Administrative State vs. APA, Christopher Danley

Yale Journal on Reg.
- Beware of a New Digital Regulator, George Ford

ACUS
- Six Recommendations

American Action Forum
- Internet as a Common Carrier, Jennifer Huddleston
- Prescription Drug Price Controls, Christopher Holt

AEI
- Social media censorship, Bronwyn Howell
- Antitrust and Big Tech, Jim Pethokoukis & Josh Wright

American Prospect
- Freezing Texans, Robert Kuttner
- Financial Reforms We Need, Lynn Turner

Brookings Institution
- Should free speech be regulated online?, Podcast
- Facebook: an imperfect case for private governance, David Morar
- Climate change mitigation and resilience, March 2

Cato Institute
- Federal Regulation from Trump to Biden, Podcast
- Rule By Guidance Document?, Walter Olson
- Short Sellers, Social Media, and Retail Investors Collide, Jennifer Schulp
- Global Supply Chains, Scott Lincicome

Various Sources
- Big Tech regulation: the long road ahead, Emily Cox
- Reducing Hospital Prices, Jodi Liu, et al.
Agency Rulemaking Highlights
COVID-19 Related Actions

DOD: TRICARE Prime Enrollees
HHS: Web-Based Schedules, Med. Countermeasures
FDA: Guidance Documents, Drug & Biological Products, Testing of Alcohol for Methanol
DHS: Travel Restrictions: Canada and Mexico
NCUA: Risk-Based Net Worth
Other Notable Actions

NEPA Guidance on GHG Emissions
The Council on Environmental Quality rescinded its "2019 Draft National Environmental Policy Act Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions."

Mailing E-Cigarettes
The Postal Service issued a proposed rule to apply the same restrictions for mailing cigarettes and smokeless tobacco on the mailing of electronic nicotine delivery systems. Comments due March 22.

Nat'l Service Criminal History Check
The Corporation for National & Community Service revised existing background check regulations for grant recipients and subrecipients. Effective May 1.

Energy Conservation Program
The Dept. of Energy issued a request for information regarding the prioritization of rulemakings pursuant to the department's "Process Rule" for consumer and commercial products. Comments due March 11.

Banks and Parent Companies
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued a final rule that requires any industrial bank or loan company that seeks to become a subsidiary of another company that is not subject to Federal Reserve Board supervision to enter into a written agreement with the FDIC. Effective April 1.

Revoked: Expanding Apprenticeships
President Biden issued Executive Order 14016 which revokes President Trump's EO 13801 "Expanding Apprenticeships in America."
The Opinion Section
WSJ Editorial: Inside the Mind of a Biden Regulator and More Green Blackouts Ahead
Paul Krugman: Et Tu, Ted? Why Deregulation Failed
Ted Nordhaus: How Serious Are Biden and the Democrats About Fighting Climate Change?
Beth Macy: He Lost His Son to an Overdose. Now He’s Taking On the ‘Top Drug Cop.’
Matthew Zeitlin: The GameStop Craze Was Mostly Just Crazy
Dan Glickman: Rural America Needs Internet Access
Charles Yates: The SUNSET Provision for Old Regulations Will Improve Agency Accountability
Jack Lienke: Azar’s ‘Sunset Rule’ Will Bring a Dangerous New Dawn for Health Regulation
Benjamin Zycher: With Politicized Lending, Biden Aims to Revive ‘Operation Choke Point’
WaPo Editorial: Do Your Job and Regulate Tech, Congress — or States Will Try to Do it for You
Lawrence Spiwak: The Folly of 'Line of Business' Restrictions for Big Tech
Chris Riley: How Biden can Tamp Down Tech Policy Dumpster Fires
Isaac Orr & Jason Hayes: The Blackouts Have Only Just Begun
Catherine Rampell: Republicans Fearmonger, but Deregulation is What Left Texas in the Dark
Walter Russell Mead: The Polar Bear Paradox
Bartley Madden: ESG Metrics and the Purpose of the Traditional 'Firm'
In the News
Congress & Regulatory Reform
  • Biden’s SEC, CFPB Picks Set for Confirmation Hearing on March 2, Bloomberg
  • White House Loses Bid to Halt Suit Over Trump Environmental Rule, Bloomberg
Financial Markets & Housing
  • Treasury May Be Able to Facilitate Climate Stress Tests on Financial Firms, Wall Street Journal
  • Is financial regulation the way to advance a climate agenda?, NBC News
  • Private Equity May Face Return of Attention-Getting SEC Fines Under Gensler, Wall Street Journal
  • Silver and Natural Gas Scrutinized by CFTC After Price Spikes, Bloomberg
  • GameStop Frenzy Prompts SEC to Weigh More Short Sale Transparency, Wall Street Journal
Energy & Environment
  • Tracking Biden’s environmental actions, Washington Post
  • Texas Storms, California Heat Waves and ‘Vulnerable’ Utilities, New York Times
  • Biden Energy Dept orders sweeping review of Trump energy rules, The Hill
  • EPA Moves Ahead ‘Forever Chemicals’ Regulation, Monitoring, Bloomberg
Health & Safety
  • FDA Looks to Quickly Authorize Covid-19 Vaccine Booster Shots as New Variants Emerge, Wall Street Journal
  • Pork plants in a USDA test program had higher contamination rates than traditional plants, Washington Post
  • Biden Tries To Rein In ICE: New Rules Limit Who Immigration Agents Target for Arrest, NPR
  • FAA Orders High-Tech Inspections of Engines on Boeing 777s, Bloomberg
Business
  • Facebook’s Tussle With Australia Over News Is Just the Beginning, Wall Street Journal
  • Boeing 777’s Midair Malfunction Puts Focus on Engine Cover, Wall Street Journal
Technology
  • States Push Internet Privacy Rules in Lieu of Federal Standards, Wall Street Journal
  • Net neutrality law to take effect in California after judge deals blow to telecom industry, Washington Post
  • Virginia lawmakers advance Consumer Data Protection Act, Associated Press
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