The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is rescinding a Trump administration rule that would have allowed public input on agency guidance. The recission went into effect May 18.
Then-EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said the rule would shed light on guidance document development and provide for public participation for the first time. Opponents argued the rule would have undermined the work of former administrations and given industry a chance to challenge guidance they disliked.
“By rescinding the internal rule on guidance, EPA will restore the flexibilities needed to effectively address urgent public health, safety, and environmental challenges, so we can effectively deliver on our mission,” EPA Administrator Michael Regan said in a statement.
