Regulation Reversal, Elimination Possible

President Joe Biden's team produced a list of regulations from the previous Administration that will face review and possible reversal or elimination

Published: January 21, 2021
Updated: January 21, 2021

General Regulatory Relief

“Guidance Document Procedures,” 86 Fed. Reg. 1279 (January 8, 2021).
“EPA Guidance; Administrative Procedures for Issuance and Public Petitions,” 85
Fed. Reg. 66230 (October 19, 2020).

“Procedures for Issuing Guidance Documents,” 85 Fed. Reg. 67666 (October 26,
2020).

“Strengthening Transparency in Pivotal Science Underlying Significant Regulatory
Actions and Influential Scientific Information,” 86 Fed. Reg. 469 (January 6, 2021).

“EPA Guidance; Administrative Procedures for Issuance and Public Petitions,” 85
Fed. Reg. 66230 (October 19, 2020).

"Update to the Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National
Environmental Policy Act,” 85 Fed. Reg. 43304 (July 16, 2020).

Endangered Species Act

“Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing
Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat,” 85 Fed. Reg.
81411 (December 16, 2020). LISTED TWICE

“Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Designating
Critical Habitat,” 85 Fed. Reg. 82376 (December 18, 2020).

“Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Species
and Designating Critical Habitat,” 84 Fed. Reg. 45020 (August 27, 2019). LISTED TWICE

“Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Interagency
Cooperation,” 84 Fed. Reg. 44976 (August 27, 2019). LISTED TWICE

“Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding for the
Monarch Butterfly,” 85 Fed. Reg. 81813 (December 17, 2020).

“Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Eleven Species Not Warranted
for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species,” 85 Fed. Reg. 78029 (December 3,
2020).

WATER

“The Navigable Waters Protection Rule: Definition of ‘Waters of the United States,'”
85 Fed. Reg. 22250 (April 21, 2020). LISTED TWICE

 “Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule,” 85 Fed. Reg. 42210 (July 13, 2020).
“NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule—Phase 2 Extension,” 85 Fed. Reg. 69189
(November 2, 2020).

AIR

“Review of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards,” 85 Fed. Reg. 87256
(December 31, 2020).

 “Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Benefits and Costs in the
Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process,” 85 Fed. Reg. 84130 (December 23, 2020).

 “Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter,” 85
Fed. Reg. 82684 (December 18, 2020).

Pesticides

“Pesticides; Agricultural Worker Protection Standard; Revision of the Application
Exclusion Zone Requirements,” 85 Fed. Reg. 68760 (October 30, 2020).

“Chlorpyrifos; Final Order Denying Objections to March 2017 Petition Denial
Order,” 84 Fed. Reg. 35555 (July 24, 2019).