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The government’s Disinformation Board was ended before it began. President Biden invoked the Defense Production Act to address the baby formula shortage. The 2022 Federal Register topped 30,000 pages. Agencies issued new regulations ranging from post office closures to pear taxes.

On to the data:

• Agencies issued 61 final regulations last week, after 67 the previous week.
• That’s the equivalent of a new regulation every two hours and 45 minutes.
• With 1,207 final regulations so far in 2022, agencies are on pace to issue 3,079 final regulations this year.
• For comparison, there were 3,257 new final regulations in 2021, President Biden’s first year, and 3,218 in 2020, President Trump’s final year.
• Agencies issued 28 proposed regulations in the Federal Register last week, after 32 the previous week.
• With 828 proposed regulations so far in 2022, agencies are on pace to issue 2,112 proposed regulations this year.
• For comparison, there were 2,094 new proposed regulations in 2021 and 2,094 in 2020.
• Agencies published 411 notices last week, after 470 notices the previous week.
• With 8,776 notices so far in 2022, agencies are on pace to issue 22,388 notices this year.
• For comparison, there were 20,018 notices in 2021. 2020’s total was 22,458.
• Last week, 1,442 new pages were added to the Federal Register, after 2,205 pages the previous week.
• The average Federal Register issue in 2022 contains 317 pages.
• With 31.091 pages so far, the 2022 Federal Register is on pace for 79,691 pages.
• For comparison, the 2021 Federal Register totals 74,352 pages, and 2020’s is 87,352 pages. The all-time record adjusted page count (subtracting skips, jumps, and blank pages) is 96,994, set in 2016.
• Rules are called “economically significant” if they have costs of $100 million or more in a given year. There are 16 such rules so far in 2021, one from the last week.
• This is on pace for 41 economically significant regulations in 2022.
• For comparison, there were 26 economically significant rules in 2021 and five in 2020.
• The total cost of 2022’s economically significant regulations so far ranges from net savings of $8.31 billion to net savings of $32.62 billion. However, this figure is incomplete. Three economically significant rules issued this year do not give the required cost estimates.
• For comparison, the running cost tally for 2021’s economically significant rules ranges from net costs of $13.54 billion to $19.36 billion. The 2020 figure ranges from net savings of between $2.04 billion and $5.69 billion, mostly from estimated savings on federal spending. The exact numbers depend on discount rates and other assumptions.
• There are 94 new regulations meeting the broader definition of “significant” so far in 2022. This is on pace for 240 significant rules for the year.
• For comparison, there were 387 such new regulations in 2021, and 79 in 2020.
• So far in 2022, 333 new regulations affect small businesses, on pace for 849. Thirty of them are significant, on pace for 77.
• For comparison, there were 912 rules in 2021 affecting small businesses, with 101 of them classified as significant. 2020’s totals were 668 rules affecting small businesses, 26 of them significant.

Highlights from last week’s new regulations:

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) subsidies for disadvantaged businesses.
• Television broadcasting in Wichita, Kansas.
• And in Weston, West Virginia.
• Postal Service price changes.
• The Postal Service is closing some of its retail locations.
• Environmental regulations for incinerators at hospitals.
• A temporary increase in H-2B visas.
• Kansas City airspace.
• Sulfur content for lighter commercial fuel oil in Pennsylvania.
• Changes to the Family Self-Sufficiency program.
• Interest rates on balances.
• Reclassification for HIV tests.
• Per court order, the EPA issued a stay of effectiveness for pesticide application exclusion zone requirements.
• Reassignment of Medicaid provider claims.
• Fee increase for travelers entering the U.S.
• No more fee-for-service safety certification for certain cat and dog foods.
• Energy conservation test for direct heating equipment.
• Tax increase for fresh pears grown in Oregon and Washington.

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Inflation remained high at 8.3 percent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was confirmed to a second term. A baby formula shortage is exposing the vulnerabilities of the managed trade-style policies the last two administrations have pursued. Agencies issued new regulations ranging from fireworks to krill meal.

On to the data:

• Agencies issued 67 final regulations last week, after 56 the previous week.
• That’s the equivalent of a new regulation every two hours and 30 minutes.
• With 1,146 final regulations so far in 2022, agencies are on pace to issue 3,081 final regulations this year.
• For comparison, there were 3,257 new final regulations in 2021, President Biden’s first year, and 3,218 in 2020, President Trump’s final year.
• Agencies issued 32 proposed regulations in the Federal Register last week, after 42 the previous week.
• With 800 proposed regulations so far in 2022, agencies are on pace to issue 2,151 proposed regulations this year.
• For comparison, there were 2,094 new proposed regulations in 2021 and 2,094 in 2020.
• Agencies published 470 notices last week, after 394 notices the previous week.
• With 8,365 notices so far in 2022, agencies are on pace to issue 22,487 notices this year.
• For comparison, there were 20,018 notices in 2021. 2020’s total was 22,458.
• Last week, 2,205 new pages were added to the Federal Register, after 1,867 pages the previous week.
• The average Federal Register issue in 2022 contains 319 pages.
• With 29,645 pages so far, the 2022 Federal Register is on pace for 79,691 pages.
• For comparison, the 2021 Federal Register totals 74,352 pages, and 2020’s total is 87,352 pages. The all-time record adjusted page count (subtracting skips, jumps, and blank pages) is 96,994, set in 2016.
• Rules are called “economically significant” if they have costs of $100 million or more in a given year. There are 15 such rules so far in 2021, three from the last week.
• This is on pace for 40 economically significant regulations in 2022.
• For comparison, there were 26 economically significant rules in 2021 and five in 2020.
• The total cost of 2022’s economically significant regulations so far ranges from net savings of $8.42 billion to $32.73 billion. However, this figure is incomplete. Three economically significant rules issued this year do not give the required cost estimates.
• For comparison, the running cost tally for 2021’s economically significant rules ranges from net costs of $13.54 billion to $19.36 billion. The 2020 figure ranges from net savings of between $2.04 billion and $5.69 billion, mostly from estimated savings on federal spending. The exact numbers depend on discount rates and other assumptions.
• There are 91 new regulations meeting the broader definition of “significant” so far in 2022. This is on pace for 245 significant rules for the year.
• For comparison, there were 387 such new regulations in 2021 and 79 in 2020.
• So far in 2022, 318 new regulations affect small businesses, on pace for 855. Thirty of them are significant, on pace for 81.
• For comparison, there were 912 rules in 2021 affecting small businesses, with 101 of them classified as significant. 2020’s totals were 668 rules affecting small businesses, 26 of them significant.

Highlights from last week’s new regulations:

• Barge-based fireworks.
• Energy conservation tests for uninterruptible power supplies.
• Russian sanctions.
• Mutual fund windows.
• Pipeline criminal referrals.
• Opacity testing for heavy-duty vehicles.
• Antarctic krill meal color additives.
• Modeling guidelines for the Environmental Protection Agency.
• Two regulations for energy conservation standards for “general service lamps.”
• The Comptroller of the Currency is changing the address of its Customer Assistance Group.
• Consultative examinations for disabled railroad workers.
• Changes to Medicare coverage.

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The Federal Reserve took another small step to tamping down inflation, and the latest jobs report had mixed news. Agencies issued new regulations ranging from fuel economy to utility poles.

On to the data:

• Agencies issued 56 final regulations last week, after 36 the previous week.
• That’s the equivalent of a new regulation every three hours.
• With 1,079 final regulations so far in 2022, agencies are on pace to issue 3,065 final regulations this year.
• For comparison, there were 3,257 new final regulations in 2021, President Biden’s first year, and 3,218 in 2020, President Trump’s final year.
• Agencies issued 42 proposed regulations in the Federal Register last week, after 36 the previous week.
• With 768 proposed regulations so far in 2022, agencies are on pace to issue 2,182 proposed regulations this year.
• For comparison, there were 2,094 new proposed regulations in 2021, and 2,094 in 2020.
• Agencies published 394 notices last week, after 494 notices the previous week.
• With 7,895 notices so far in 2022, agencies are on pace to issue 22,429 notices this year.
• For comparison, there were 20,018 notices in 2021. 2020’s total was 22,458.
• Last week, 1,867 new pages were added to the Federal Register, after 1,298 pages the previous week.
• The average Federal Register issue in 2022 contains 308 pages.
• With 27,396 pages so far, the 2022 Federal Register is on pace for 77,830 pages.
• For comparison, the 2021 Federal Register totals 74,352 pages, and 2020’s is 87,352 pages. The all-time record adjusted page count (subtracting skips, jumps, and blank pages) is 96,994, set in 2016.
• Rules are called “economically significant” if they have costs of $100 million or more in a given year. There are 12 such rules so far in 2021, two from the last week.
• This is on pace for 37 economically significant regulations in 2022.
• For comparison, there were 26 economically significant rules in 2021 and five in 2020.
• The total cost of 2022’s economically significant regulations so far ranges from net savings of $1.92 billion to net savings of $25.30 billion. However, this figure is incomplete. Three economically significant rules issued this year do not give the required cost estimates.
• For comparison, the running net cost tally for 2021’s economically significant rules ranges from $13.54 billion to $19.36 billion. The 2020 figure ranges from net savings of between $2.04 billion and $5.69 billion, mostly from estimated savings on federal spending. The exact numbers depend on discount rates and other assumptions.
• There are 86 new regulations meeting the broader definition of “significant” so far in 2022. This is on pace for 244 significant rules for the year.
• For comparison, there were 387 such new regulations in 2021, and 79 in 2020.
• So far in 2022, 300 new regulations affect small businesses, on pace for 852. Thirty of them are significant, on pace for 85.
• For comparison, there were 912 rules in 2021 affecting small businesses, with 101 of them classified as significant. 2020’s totals were 668 rules affecting small businesses, 26 of them significant.

Highlights from last week’s new regulations:

• There are new regulations for how to subscribe to the Federal Register, in which all new regulations appear.
• Ukraine- and Russia-related sanctions.
• New corporate average fuel economy, or CAFE, standards for cars. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that it will have net savings of $1.5 billion to $20.6 billion over the lifetime of all cars produced in 2029. CEI submitted a comment on the proposed version of the rule, stating that the agency’s benefit-cost analysis is not credible.
• Fittings for small refrigerant cans.
• Three body system listings.
• Hydrolized vegetable proteins from soy.
• Yeast cell walls.
• Inclusion of the Space Force as part of the Armed Forces.
• Contraband wireless devices in prisons.
• Siderastrea glynni, a species of coral, is being removed from the Endangered Species List.
• The Environmental Protection Agency is withdrawing a recent regulation for public inquiries to the agency.
• “Timber products acceptable for use by rural utilities service electric and telecommunications borrowers,” also known as utility poles.
• National bridge inspection standards.

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The economy shrank at an annualized 1.4 percent pace in the first quarter of 2022. The Department of Homeland Security announced a new “Disinformation Governance Board.” Elon Musk bought Twitter. The number of new final regulations this year topped 1,000. Agencies issued new regulations ranging from Klondike Bluffs to changing babies.

On to the data:

• Agencies issued 36 final regulations last week, after 41 the previous week.
• That’s the equivalent of a new regulation every four hours and four minutes.
• With 1,023 final regulations so far in 2022, agencies are on pace to issue 3,081 final regulations this year.
• For comparison, there were 3,257 new final regulations in 2021, President Biden’s first year, and 3,218 in 2020, President Trump’s final year.
• Agencies issued 36 proposed regulations in the Federal Register last week, after 31 the previous week.
• With 726 proposed regulations so far in 2022, agencies are on pace to issue 2,187 proposed regulations this year.
• For comparison, there were 2,094 new proposed regulations in 2021 and 2,094 in 2020.
• Agencies published 494 notices last week, after 526 notices the previous week.
• With 7,501 notices so far in 2022, agencies are on pace to issue 22,593 notices this year.
• For comparison, there were 20,018 notices in 2021. 2020’s total was 22,458.
• Last week, 1,298 new pages were added to the Federal Register, after 1,809 pages the previous week.
• The average Federal Register issue in 2022 contains 308 pages.
• With 25,550 pages so far, the 2022 Federal Register is on pace for 76,958 pages.
• For comparison, the 2021 Federal Register totals 74,352 pages, and 2020’s is 87,352 pages. The all-time record adjusted page count (subtracting skips, jumps, and blank pages) is 96,994, set in 2016.
• Rules are called “economically significant” if they have costs of $100 million or more in a given year. There are 10 such rules so far in 2021, none from the last week.
• This is on pace for 30 economically significant regulations in 2022.
• For comparison, there were 26 economically significant rules in 2021 and five in 2020.
• The total cost of 2022’s economically significant regulations so far ranges from net savings of $1.14 billion to $3.74 billion. However, this figure is incomplete. Not all such rules issued this year give the required cost estimates.
• For comparison, the running cost tally for 2021’s economically significant rules ranges from net costs of $13.54 billion to $19.36 billion. The 2020 figure ranges from net savings of between $2.04 billion and $5.69 billion, mostly from estimated savings on federal spending. The exact numbers depend on discount rates and other assumptions.
• There are 79 new regulations meeting the broader definition of “significant” so far in 2022. This is on pace for 238 significant rules for the year.
• For comparison, there were 387 such new regulations in 2021, and 79 in 2020.
• So far in 2022, 284 new regulations affect small businesses, on pace for 849. Thirty of them are significant, on pace for 90.
• For comparison, there were 912 rules in 2021 affecting small businesses, with 101 of them classified as significant. 2020’s totals were 668 rules affecting small businesses, 26 of them significant.

Highlights from last week’s new regulations:

• Crew-rest compartments on Boeing 767s.
• The Small Business Administration is revising a pilot grant program.
• The Environmental Protection Agency is taking a final action on petitions regarding its endangerment finding on greenhouse gases, which would expand its regulatory authority.
• Medicare accrediting paperwork.
• An anti-fraud system from the Social Security Administration.
• Six new defense–related acquisition regulations.
• Pelagic longline fishing gear.
• Loan guarantees for private businesses.
• New supplementary rules for the Klondike Bluffs area in Utah.
• New household goods recommendations from the … Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration?
• The definition of “frame and receiver.”
• New safety standards for baby changing products.

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Air travelers no longer have to wear masks, although the decision is being appealed. Having solved all of the state’s other problems, Florida Republicans passed an anti-Disney law. Agencies issued new regulations ranging from bottled water to replica cars.

On to the data:

• Agencies issued 41 final regulations last week, after 68 the previous week.
• That’s the equivalent of a new regulation every four hours and six minutes.
• With 966 final regulations so far in 2022, agencies are on pace to issue 3,096 final regulations this year.
• For comparison, there were 3,257 new final regulations in 2021, President Biden’s first year, and 3,218 in 2020, President Trump’s final year.
• Agencies issued 31 proposed regulations in the Federal Register last week, after 45 the previous week.
• With 690 proposed regulations so far in 2022, agencies are on pace to issue 2,211 proposed regulations this year.
• For comparison, there were 2,094 new proposed regulations in 2021, and 2,094 in 2020.
• Agencies published 526 notices last week, after 432 notices the previous week.
• With 7,007 notices so far in 2022, agencies are on pace to issue 22,503 notices this year.
• For comparison, there were 20,018 notices in 2021. 2020’s total was 22,458.
• Last week, 1,809 new pages were added to the Federal Register, after 1,809 pages the previous week.
• The average Federal Register issue in 2022 contains 312 pages.
• With 24,266 pages so far, the 2022 Federal Register is on pace for 77,776 pages.
• For comparison, the 2021 Federal Register totals 74,352 pages, and 2020’s is 87,352 pages. The all-time record adjusted page count (subtracting skips, jumps, and blank pages) is 96,994, set in 2016.
• Rules are called “economically significant” if they have costs of $100 million or more in a given year. There are 10 such rules so far in 2021, none from the last week.
• This is on pace for 32 economically significant regulations in 2022.
• For comparison, there were 26 economically significant rules in 2021 and five in 2020.
• The total cost of 2022’s economically significant regulations so far ranges from net savings of $1.14 billion to $3.74 billion. However, this figure is incomplete. Not all such rules issued this year give the required cost estimates.
• For comparison, the running cost tally for 2021’s economically significant rules ranges from net costs of $13.54 billion to $19.36 billion. The 2020 figure ranges from net savings of between $2.04 billion and $5.69 billion, mostly from estimated savings on federal spending. The exact numbers depend on discount rates and other assumptions.
• There are 76 new regulations meeting the broader definition of “significant” so far in 2022. This is on pace for 244 significant rules for the year.
• For comparison, there were 387 such new regulations in 2021 and 79 in 2020.
• So far in 2022, 265 new regulations affect small businesses, on pace for 849. Twenty-eight of them are significant, on pace for 90.
• For comparison, there were 912 rules in 2021 affecting small businesses, with 101 of them classified as significant. 2020’s totals were 668 rules affecting small businesses, 26 of them significant.

Highlights from last week’s new regulations:

• Monkfish specifications.
• A response to an appeal regarding new energy conservation standards for commercial boilers.
• Bottled water.
• Education Department penalties are being adjusted for inflation.
• So are NASA penalties.
• Revised National Environmental Policy Act regulations.
• Vehicle Identification Number standards for replica cars.
• The Federal Reserve is revising regulations for extending credit, and for reserve requirements.
• Temporary travel restrictions against Mexico.
• And Canada.
• Car rental rules for federal employees.

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The flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet was sunk. Baseball season began, marking the unofficial start of spring. Agencies issued new regulations ranging from Potato Board membership to pesticide performance.

On to the data:

• Agencies issued 68 final regulations last week, after 68 the previous week.
• That’s the equivalent of a new regulation every two hours and 28 minutes.
• With 930 final regulations so far in 2022, agencies are on pace to issue 3,168 final regulations this year.
• For comparison, there were 3,257 new final regulations in 2021, President Biden’s first year, and 3,218 in 2020, President Trump’s final year.
• Agencies issued 45 proposed regulations in the Federal Register last week, after 45 the previous week.
• With 659 proposed regulations so far in 2022, agencies are on pace to issue 2,257 proposed regulations this year.
• For comparison, there were 2,094 new proposed regulations in 2021, and 2,094 in 2020.
• Agencies published 432 notices last week, after 502 notices the previous week.
• With 6,571 notices so far in 2022, agencies are on pace to issue 22,503 notices this year.
• For comparison, there were 20,018 notices in 2021. 2020’s total was 22,480.
• Last week, 1,809 new pages were added to the Federal Register, after 1,419 pages the previous week.
• The average Federal Register issue in 2022 contains 312 pages.
• With 22,809 pages so far, the 2022 Federal Register is on pace for 77,199 pages.
• For comparison, the 2021 Federal Register totals 74,352 pages, and 2020’s is 87,352 pages. The all-time record adjusted page count (subtracting skips, jumps, and blank pages) is 96,994, set in 2016.
• Rules are called “economically significant” if they have costs of $100 million or more in a given year. There are 10 such rules so far in 2021, one from the past week.
• That is on pace for 34 economically significant regulations in 2022.
• For comparison, there were 26 economically significant rules in 2021 and five in 2020.
• The total cost of 2022’s economically significant regulations so far ranges from net savings of $1.14 billion to $3.74 billion. However, this figure is incomplete. Not all such rules issued this year give the required cost estimates.
• For comparison, the running cost tally for 2021’s economically significant rules ranges from net costs of $13.54 billion to $19.36 billion. The 2020 figure ranges from net savings of between $2.04 billion and $5.69 billion, mostly from estimated savings on federal spending. The exact numbers depend on discount rates and other assumptions.
• There are 72 new regulations meeting the broader definition of “significant” so far in 2022. This is on pace for 247 significant rules for the year.
• For comparison, there were 387 such new regulations in 2021 and 79 in 2020.
• So far in 2022, 256 new regulations affect small businesses, on pace for 877. Twenty-six of them are significant, on pace for 89.
• For comparison, there were 912 rules in 2021 affecting small businesses, with 101 of them classified as significant. 2020’s totals were 668 rules affecting small businesses, 26 of them significant.

Highlights from last week’s new regulations:

• Expanded sanctions against Russia and Belarus.
• New license requirements for exporting goods to Russia and Belarus.
• Potato Board membership.
• Maximum out-of-pocket limits for Medicare.
• Curating federally owned archaeological collections.
• Pesticide performance.
• Marine mammal casualties related to lighthouse repairs.
• Tax increase for Texas-grown oranges and grapefruit.
• And for pistachios.
• Tax cut for pecans.
• Johnson’s seagrass is being removed from the Endangered Species List.
• No more reporting requirements for apricots grown in Washington State.
• Email addresses at the Natural Resources Revenue Office.
• The streaked horned lark is now a threatened species.
• The National Archives and Records Administration is making its guidance documents less transparent to the public.
• Digital opportunity data collection.

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The Senate confirmed Ketanji Jackson Brown as the newest Supreme Court Justice. A rabid fox bit nine people on Capitol Hill, this time literally instead of figuratively. Agencies issued new regulations ranging from honeybee money to Minnesota bulk silos.

On to the data:

• Agencies issued 68 final regulations last week, after 57 the previous week.
• That’s the equivalent of a new regulation every two hours and 28 minutes.
• With 862 final regulations so far in 2022, agencies are on pace to issue 3,169 final regulations this year.
• For comparison, there were 3,257 new final regulations in 2021, President Biden’s first year, and 3,218 in 2020, President Trump’s final year.
• Agencies issued 45 proposed regulations in the Federal Register last week, after 50 the previous week.
• With 609 proposed regulations so far in 2022, agencies are on pace to issue 2,239 proposed regulations this year.
• For comparison, there were 2,094 new proposed regulations in 2021 and 2,094 in 2020.
• Agencies published 502 notices last week, after 459 notices the previous week.
• With 6,139 notices so far in 2022, agencies are on pace to issue 22,570 notices this year.
• For comparison, there were 20,018 notices in 2021. 2020’s total was 22,480.
• Last week, 1,419 new pages were added to the Federal Register, after 2,253 pages the previous week.
• The average Federal Register issue in 2022 contains 309 pages.
• With 20,998 pages so far, the 2022 Federal Register is on pace for 77,199 pages.
• For comparison, the 2021 Federal Register totals 74,352 pages, and 2020’s is 87,352 pages. The all-time record adjusted page count (subtracting skips, jumps, and blank pages) is 96,994, set in 2016.
• Rules are called “economically significant” if they have costs of $100 million or more in a given year. There are nine such rules so far in 2021, two from the last week.
• This is on pace for 33 economically significant regulations in 2022.
• For comparison, there were 26 economically significant rules in 2021, and five in 2020.
• The total cost of 2022’s economically significant regulations so far ranges from net savings of $1.14 billion to $3.74 billion. However, this figure is incomplete. Not all such rules issued this year give the required cost estimates.
• For comparison, the running cost tally for 2021’s economically significant rules ranges from net costs of $13.54 billion to $19.36 billion. The 2020 figure ranges from net savings of between $2.04 billion and $5.69 billion, mostly from estimated savings on federal spending. The exact numbers depend on discount rates and other assumptions.
• There are 68 new regulations meeting the broader definition of “significant” so far in 2022. This is on pace for 250 significant rules for the year.
• For comparison, there were 387 such new regulations in 2021, and 79 in 2020.
• So far in 2022, 241 new regulations affect small businesses, on pace for 881. Twenty-six of them are significant, on pace for 99.
• For comparison, there were 912 rules in 2021 affecting small businesses, with 101 of them classified as significant. 2020’s totals were 668 rules affecting small businesses, 26 of them significant.

Highlights from last week’s new regulations:

• A step toward unified auditing requirements for government agencies, which would make apples-to-apples comparisons possible.
• The appearance of law student and business representatives.
• Regulations under the Buy Indian Act.
• Installing pipeline valves.
• Energy efficiency for high-rise federal housing.
• Energy efficiency for low-rise federal housing.
• Daridorexant is now a Schedule IV controlled substance.
• Notification of Interpretation of Section 188 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
• Minnesota bulk silos.
• The Dixie Valley toad is being listed as an endangered species on an emergency basis in order to prevent a renewable energy project from being completed.
• Emergency financial assistance for honey bees.
• Organic livestock origins.
• Another Flugzeugbau regulation.
• Emissions from paints, varnishes, lacquers, and enamels.
• The homework gap.

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The tide is slowly turning in Ukraine, though Europe’s biggest war since World War II continued. Meanwhile, conservative culture warriors declared “moral war against Disney” and Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) showed off his fluency in drug slang. Agencies issued new regulations ranging from self-driving car safety to product reviews.

On to the data:

• Agencies issued 57 final regulations last week, after 52 the previous week.
• That’s the equivalent of a new regulation every three hours and four minutes.
• With 794 final regulations so far in 2022, agencies are on pace to issue 3,151 final regulations this year.
• For comparison, there were 3,257 new final regulations in 2021, President Biden’s first year, and 3,218 in 2020, President Trump’s final year.
• Agencies issued 50 proposed regulations in the Federal Register last week, after 66 the previous week.
• With 564 proposed regulations so far in 2022, agencies are on pace to issue 2,238 proposed regulations this year.
• For comparison, there were 2,094 new proposed regulations in 2021 and 2,102 in 2020.
• Agencies published 459 notices last week, after 454 notices the previous week.
• With 5,637 notices so far in 2022, agencies are on pace to issue 22,369 notices this year.
• For comparison, there were 20,018 notices in 2021. 2020’s total was 22,480.
• Last week, 2,253 new pages were added to the Federal Register, after 1,300 pages the previous week.
• The average Federal Register issue in 2022 contains 307 pages.
• With 19,365 pages so far, the 2022 Federal Register is on pace for 76,845 pages.
• For comparison, the 2021 Federal Register totals 74,352 pages, and 2020’s is 87,352 pages. The all-time record adjusted page count (subtracting skips, jumps, and blank pages) is 96,994, set in 2016.
• Rules are called “economically significant” if they have costs of $100 million or more in a given year. There are seven such rules so far in 2021, four from the last week.
• This is on pace for 28 economically significant regulations in 2022.
• For comparison, there were 26 economically significant rules in 2021, and five in 2020.
• The total cost of 2022’s economically significant regulations so far ranges from net savings of $263.1 million to net costs of $522.9 million. However, this figure is incomplete. Not all such rules issued this year give the required cost estimates.
• For comparison, the running cost tally for 2021’s economically significant rules ranges from $13.54 billion to $19.36 billion. The 2020 figure ranges from net savings of between $2.04 billion and $5.69 billion, mostly from estimated savings on federal spending. The exact numbers depend on discount rates and other assumptions.
• There are 64 new regulations meeting the broader definition of “significant” so far in 2022. This is on pace for 254 significant rules for the year.
• For comparison, there were 387 such new regulations in 2021, and 79 in 2020.
• So far in 2022, 222 new regulations affect small businesses, on pace for 881. Twenty-five of them are significant, on pace for 99.
• For comparison, there were 912 rules in 2021 affecting small businesses, with 101 of them classified as significant. 2020’s totals were 668 rules affecting small businesses, 26 of them significant.

Highlights from last week’s new regulations:

• Size standards for small businesses.
• Critical habitat for the Arctic subspecies of the ringed seal.
• And for the Beringia distinct population segment of the bearded seal.
• Intermediary relending.
• Travel authorizations from the Department of Homeland Security.
• Unlicensed television operations.
• Halibut sharing.
• Ozone attainment in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
• The Layia carnosa plant is being reclassified from endangered to threatened.
• Energy conservation tests for microwave ovens.
• Safety standards for self-driving cars.
• Unfair or deceptive product reviews.

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Ukraine continues to hold out against Putin’s unprovoked invasion. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Jackson Brown had her Senate hearings. Meanwhile, agencies issued new regulations ranging from yogurt definitions to urinal energy use.

On to the data:

• Agencies issued 52 final regulations last week, after 69 the previous week.
• That’s the equivalent of a new regulation every three hours and four minutes.
• With 737 final regulations so far in 2022, agencies are on pace to issue 3,177 final regulations this year.
• For comparison, there were 3,257 new final regulations in 2021, President Biden’s first year, and 3,218 in 2020, President Trump’s final year.
• Agencies issued 66 proposed regulations in the Federal Register last week, after 30 the previous week.
• With 514 proposed regulations so far in 2022, agencies are on pace to issue 2,116 proposed regulations this year.
• For comparison, there were 2,094 new proposed regulations in 2021 and 2,102 in 2020.
• Agencies published 454 notices last week, after 413 notices the previous week.
• With 5,178 notices so far in 2022, agencies are on pace to issue 22,319 notices this year.
• For comparison, there were 20,018 notices in 2021. 2020’s total was 22,480.
• Last week, 1,300 new pages were added to the Federal Register, after 1,693 pages the previous week.
• The average Federal Register issue in 2022 contains 296 pages.
• With 17,137 pages so far, the 2022 Federal Register is on pace for 73,879 pages.
• For comparison, the 2021 Federal Register totals 74,352 pages, and 2020’s is 87,352 pages. The all-time record adjusted page count (subtracting skips, jumps, and blank pages) is 96,994, set in 2016.
• Rules are called “economically significant” if they have costs of $100 million or more in a given year. There are three such rules so far in 2021, none from the last week.
• This is on pace for 13 economically significant regulations in 2022.
• For comparison, there were 26 economically significant rules in 2021 and five in 2020.
• The total cost of 2022’s economically significant regulations so far is $187 million. However, this figure is incomplete. Only one of the three such rules issued this year gives the required cost estimates.
• For comparison, the running cost tally for 2021’s economically significant rules ranges from $13.54 billion to $19.36 billion. The 2020 figure ranges from net savings of between $2.04 billion and $5.69 billion, mostly from estimated savings on federal spending. The exact numbers depend on discount rates and other assumptions.
• There are 54 new regulations meeting the broader definition of “significant” so far in 2022. This is on pace for 233 significant rules for the year.
• For comparison, there were 387 such new regulations in 2021, and 79 in 2020.
• So far in 2022, 212 new regulations affect small businesses, on pace for 939. Nineteen of them are significant, on pace for 82.
• For comparison, there were 912 rules in 2021 affecting small businesses, with 101 of them classified as significant. 2020’s totals were 668 rules affecting small businesses, 26 of them significant.

Highlights from last week’s new regulations:

• Speed limits for Dassault Falcon fighter jets.
• Phthalate ban in certain children’s toys.
• Sterilizing ballast water.
• Energy conservation tests for urinals and toilets.
• Limits for natural gas pipeline permits.
• The federal government’s Bone, Reproductive, and Urologic Drugs Advisory Committee is changing its name to the Obstetrics, Reproductive, and Urologic Drugs Advisory Committee.
• A delay in new definitions of yogurt.
• Arms trafficking terminology.
• Federal Communications Commission data collection policies for prisoners’ phone calls.
• Health care workers’ on-the-job COVID exposure.
• The Pandemic Cover Crop Program.
• Inflation-adjusted penalties for mining.
• Food labeling.
• Income taxes.

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