Trump’s Order on Regulations Doesn’t Affect Independent Agencies Like FCC and FTC

A new executive order that requires executive agencies to find at least two existing regulations to rescind for every new rule does not extend to independent agencies, according to the White House. “All independent agencies are not covered by the EO,” said Lindsay Walters, a White House spokeswoman. “Trump independent agencies that are headed by [Republican] commissioners or [Republican] appointees will want to comply,” said Amit Narang, a regulatory expert for the consumer group Public Citizen. That group includes the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer described the order as the most significant regulatory rollback effort since former President Ronald Reagan established the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in 1981.