Director of the GW Regulatory Studies Center Roger Nober shares perspectives from his recent public comment to the EPA regarding California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards for In-Use Locomotive Regulation. Nober draws from his extensive career in transportation policy and regulation to call for a rejection of the California emissions plan. Federal preemption is key to interstate commerce, he argues. Read the full comment.

Director of the GW Regulatory Studies Center Roger Nober discusses the implications that new limitations on the longstanding Chevron Deference doctrine would have for federal agencies and regulatory rulemaking. Nober contends that the rhetoric around Chevron is overblown. The likely outcome of new limitations on Chevron would be a phase of regulation by adjudication as agencies adapt to build on their authority in the adjudicatory area. Read the full commentary.

Professor Steve Balla discusses a new legislative proposal which aims to implement recommendations of the Administrative Conference of the United States to better handle mass campaigns and computer-generated inputs in the public commenting process. The Comment Integrity and Management Act promotes best practices in commenting at federal agencies and directs further study on the impacts of mass campaigns and computer-generated content. Read the full commentary.