Regulatory

HomeGovernment Affairs

Regulatory

Regulatory

ARTBA is the leading regulatory advocate, regularly representing the industry’s views before the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Occupational Safety & Health Administration, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Office of Management and Budget, and other federal agencies. ARTBA typically submits more than two dozen comments per year. Contact ARTBA’s Nick Goldstein with questions or to learn more.

See our Ripe for Regulatory Reform Scorecard, which is regularly updated

10/26 – Highlighting the Link Between Fuel Economy Standards and the Highway Trust Fund

10/24 – Supporting reforms to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Process.

10/10 – Supporting and Exemption for the Transportation Construction Industry from Federal Hours of Service Regulations

10/09 – Supporting the American Concrete Pavement Association’s Exemptions for Portions of the Federal Hours of Service Rules

10/05 – Supporting the Audit Report for Alaska’s NEPA Delegation Program

09/28 – Coalition comments supporting OSHA’s Revisions to Workplace Illness and Injury Reporting Rule

09/28 – Supporting Revisions to OSHA’s Workplace Injury and Illness Reporting Rule

09/24 – Supporting the efforts of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Improve Various Aspects of the Endangered Species Act

09/05 – Explaining to the House T&I Committee’s Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Why Repealing the Proprietary Products Rule is Necessary to Foster Innovation.

08/20 – Offering Improvements to the NEPA Process to CEQ

08/16 – Supporting EPA Proposal to Strengthen Transparency in Regulatory Science

08/15 – Supporting NEPA Delegation for the State of Nebraska

08/13 – Coalition Letter Highlighting the importance of the SWANCC Decision to EPA in developing a new WOTUS Rule

08/13 – Coalition comments supporting repeal of the 2015 “Waters of the United States” Rule

08/13 – Supporting the Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2018

08/13 – Supporting repeal of the 2015 “Waters of the United States” rule

08/13 – Supporting EPA’s Effort to Incorporate Costs and Benefits into the Rulemaking Process

07/23 – Opposing Mandatory PLAs for Federal-Aid Construction Projects

07/13 – Supporting the Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2018

07/05 – Supporting OSHA’s Proposed Rule on Cranes and Derricks in Construction

06/01 – Supporting NEPA Delegation for California Railroad Projects

05/21 – Urging EPA not to Extend Jurisdiction to Include Discharges into Groundwater

05/21 – Coalition Comments Urging EPA not to Extend Jurisdiction to Include Discharges into Groundwater

05/11 – ARTBA Supports Utah’s NEPA Delegation Program

05/11 – ARTBA Supports Ohio’s NEPA Delegation Program

05/11 – ARTBA Supports Florida’s NEPA Delegation Program

04/27 – ARTBA Supports Three Bills on Delegation of Regulatory Decisions to States

03/28 – ARTBA Asks U.S. DOT to Repeal Proprietary and Patented Products Rule

03/15 – Statement to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Concerning Federal Permitting Reform

1/24 – Coalition Letter Opposing the Use of Mandatory Project Labor Agreements

1/18 – Every Day Counts Proposal on Promotion of Patented and Proprietary Products

1/18 – Every Day Counts Proposal on Promotion of Environmental Streamlining Reforms

1/16 – Supporting Texas NEPA Delegation Program

2017

1/10 – Supporting MAP-21 & FAST Act Reforms, Warning U.S. DOT Not to Exceed Authority in National Environmental Policy Act Rule

1/04 – Urging Consistency in Using Most Recent Version of Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

1/04 – Identifying Issues with Various Occupational Safety & Health Administration Regulations

Supporting Effort to Strike Down “Volks” Recordkeeping Rule Changes

2/27 – Letter to Senate
2/17 – Letter to House

2/28 – Statement to House Subcommittee on Environment & Oversight on “Social Costs of Carbon.”

2/16 – Statement to House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee with Recommendations on Environment on Clean Air Act Reform

2/15 – Statement to Senate Environment & Public Works Committee on Endangered Species Act Modernization

25 Associations Urge Congress to Provide Funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Program.

2/08 – Letter to House
2/08 – Letter to Senate

More than 600 State and Industry Associations Urge the Senate to pass the Regulatory Accountability Act.

2/06 – Coalition Letter

40 Trade Associations Ask U.S. DOT to Withdraw Improper Greenhouse Gas Tracking Measure from MAP-21 Performance Measure

2/03 – Coalition Letter

3/31 – Regulatory Report Submitted to U.S. Department of Commerce in Response to President Trump’s January 24 Memoranda on Reducing Regulatory Burdens to Domestic Manufacturing

Supporting Legislation Ending Mandatory Project Labor Agreements

4/26 – Statement to Senate Environment & Public Works Committee on “A Review of the Technical, Scientific and Legal Basis of the WOTUS Rule”

4/17 – Comments Supporting National Environmental Policy Act Delegation Audit Report for Ohio Department of Transportation</a

4/10 – Waters Advocacy Coalition Letter to President Trump Expressing Support for WOTUS Repeal

Expressing Support for the “Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017” in the House and Senate

4/03 – Coalition Letter on H.R. 33
4/03 – Coalition Letter on S. 584

5/18 – Letter from 24 Industry Associations to House Urging Support for the Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Program Funding

5/15 – Regulatory Report Submitted in Response to EPA’s Evaluation of Existing Regulations

5/03 – Statement to Senate Environment & Public Works Committee on “Infrastructure Project Streamlining and Efficiency: Achieving Faster, Better and Cheaper Results”

6/16 – Supporting National Environmental Policy Act Delegation Memorandum of Understanding for Utah Department of Transportation

July 2017 Update – A comprehensive report for Congress and the new Trump Administration outlining reforms to proposed or existing rules in order reduce delay in the transportation project review and approval process.

7/26 – Coalition Letter in Support of Legislation Preventing the Future Agency Use of the Social Cost of Carbon.

7/24 – Updated Regulatory Report Submitted in Response to DOT’s Evaluation of Existing Regulations.

7/14 – Coalition for Workplace Safety Letter Supporting OSHA’s Proposal to Extend the Compliance Deadline for the Injury Reporting and Record keeping Rule.

7/11 – Supporting OSHA’s Proposal to Extend the Compliance Deadline for the Illness and Injury Reporting and Recordkeeping Rule.

8/28 – Coalition comments objecting to the inclusion of the construction industry in OSHA’s proposed beryllium standard.

8/09 – Supporting an Exemption from the Hours of Service Rules for the Pipe Line Contractors Association.

9/29 – Supporting an Extension to the Compliance Date for OSHA’s Rule on Cranes and Derricks in Construction

9/29 – Encouraging Transparency in FTA’s Private Investment Project Procedures

9/27 – Waters Advocacy Coalition Comments Supporting Withdrawal of the “Waters of the United States” Rule

9/27 – Supporting Withdrawal of the “Waters of the United States” Rule

9/25 – Department of Labor Review of Overtime Regulations

9/25 – Supporting National Environmental Policy Act Delegation for the State of Alaska

10/18 – Coalition Request to Extend OSHA’s “Good Faith Standard” for Enforcement of the Silica Rule

10/18 – Recommendations for the United States Army Corps of Engineers’ Regulatory Review

10/16 – Supporting an Exemption from the Hours of Service Rules for the Power and Communications Contractors Association

10/10 – Supporting an Exemption from Hours of Service Rules for the National Asphalt Pavement Association

11/29 – Recommending Changes to NEPA for House Natural Resources Committee

11/28 – Supporting FAST Act Environmental Project Delivery Reforms

11/28 – Recommendations for Redefining “Waters of the United States”

11/27 – Supporting National Environmental Policy Act State Equivalent Pilot Program

11/21 – Supporting National Environmental Policy Act Delegation for the State of Arizona

11/20 – Supporting EPA Delegation of State Permitting Programs under FAST-41

11/15 – Supporting Withdrawal of GHG Tracking Provision from MAP-21 Performance Standard

11/06 – Coalition Comments Supporting Withdrawal of GHG Tracking Provision from MAP-21 Performance Standard

11/01 – Ripe for Reform Regulatory Scorecard November Update

12/13 – Supporting EPA Addition of an Applicability Date to the 2015 WOTUS Rule

12/11 – Supporting California High Speed Rail Authority as Lead Agency for NEPA Assignment

12/01 – Recommending Areas of Focus for DOT Regulatory Review

By Rony Sejas| 2018-11-29T13:42:04+00:00 March 11th, 2014|Comments Off

About the Author: Rony Sejas

X