1,700 Pages of Rules, Fewer Dead Trees

1,700 PAGES OF RULES, FEWER DEAD TREES
[SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: Cindy Skrzycki]
For U.S. rule-watchers who live in the digital world, the new searchable online version of the Bush administration's semi-annual regulatory agenda is an early holiday gift. For those who like to scoff at 1,500-page lists of documents, it's cause for Scrooge-like complaints. In print, the agenda is slimmed down to a mere 483 pages in the Dec. 10 Federal Register. That compares with the 1,700-page online edition, which contains the administration's full list of proposed and expected health, safety and other rules. The migration to http://www.reginfo.gov saves money and makes rulemaking more available to the public, administration officials said. Some experienced users including union watchdog Peg Seminario said the new agenda is a victory of style over substance.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/17/AR2007121701928.html
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