Beyond Words

• Date: 01 December 2010

12-2010 NEWS & ANALYSIS 40 ELR 11181

BEYOND WORDS

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Source: Oce of Management & Budget, Informing Regulatory Decisions: Report to Congress on the Costs and

Benets of Federal Regulations and Unfunded Mandates on State, Local, and Tribal Entities 9 tbl. 3 (2003).

Table 3: Estimates of Annual Benefits and Costs of Major Federal Rules:

Selected Programs and Agencies

October 1, 1992-September 30, 2002

(millions of 2001 dollars)

Agency Benefits Costs

Energy

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 4,700-4,768 2,472

Health & Human Services

Food and Drug Administration 2,016-4,551 481-651

Labor

Occupational Safety and Health Administration 1,804-4,185 1,056

Transportation

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration 4,321-7,634 2,791-5,288

Coast Guard 72 1,195

Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Air 117,888-177,330 17,861-20,561

Office of Water 891-8,076 2,418-2,931

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