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A regulatory reform officer (RRO) was a staff member of a federal administrative agency charged with overseeing the agency's presidential regulatory reform initiatives and serving as the chair of the agency's regulatory reform task force. The position was established in 2017 by President Donald Trump's (R) Executive Order 13777, which directed RROs to "ensure that agencies effectively carry out regulatory reforms, consistent with applicable law." [1][2][3]

President Joe Biden (D) abolished regulatory reform officer positions and regulatory reform task forces on January 20, 2021, via E.O. 13992.

Background

See also: Regulatory policy officer

Executive Order 13777, "Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda," was issued by President Donald Trump (R) on February 24, 2017. The order directed each federal agency head to appoint a regulatory reform officer to oversee the agency's implementation of regulatory reform initiatives, including three previous executive orders issued by Presidents Bill Clinton (E.O. 12866), Barack Obama (E.O. 13563), and Donald Trump (E.O. 13771):[1]

“ Within 60 days of the date of this order, the head of each agency, except the heads of agencies receiving waivers under section 5 of this order, shall designate an agency official as its Regulatory Reform Officer (RRO). Each RRO shall oversee the implementation of regulatory reform initiatives and policies to ensure that agencies effectively carry out regulatory reforms, consistent with applicable law. ... Each agency RRO shall periodically report to the agency head and regularly consult with agency leadership.[4] ”
—Executive Order 13777 (2017)[1]

Under E.O. 13777, each agency is also required to establish a regulatory reform task force consisting of the agency RRO, the agency regulatory policy officer (a role established in 1993 by Executive Order 12866), and at least one other agency official. The task force should be chaired by the agency RRO "unless otherwise designated by the agency head," according to E.O. 13777. The task forces are responsible for identifying existing agency regulations for review and repeal, including rules that "eliminate jobs, or inhibit job creation; are outdated, unnecessary, or ineffective; impose costs that exceed benefits; [or] create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with regulatory reform initiatives and policies."[1]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 White House Office of the Press Secretary, "Presidential Executive Order on Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda," February 24, 2017
  2. ↑ Covington & Burling LLP, "Trump Administration Issues Executive Order For Implementation of Regulatory Reforms," March 2, 2017
  3. ↑ Covington & Burling LLP, "President Issues New Executive Order, Requires Agencies to Establish Regulatory Reform Task Forces," February 28, 2017
  4. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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