To Whom It May Concern: Our nation's web of regulations intended to enforce are laws particularly in the environmental sphere are more often than not -- a mystery to Americans. In fact they are so opaque that most lawyers find them indecipherable, But since regulations are essentially the muscle behind American's laws, they are central to supporting and protecting our economy, environment, and overall welfare as a country.
That's why in light of the horrifying global pandemic that has ravaged America's people and spirit, it is more important than ever that we take time now to advance and support steps to improve the federal regulatory system for the better. To be respected laws must be understood, I support the steps taken by Administrator Wheeler and effort to provide real cost-benefit analysis to EPA Rule Making. As Administrator Wheeler so succinctly put it we must: "ensure that its regulatory decisions are rooted in sound, transparent and consistent approaches to evaluating benefits and costs." Known as a "cost benefit analysis," this process allows an agency--in this case the EPA--to evaluate positive and negative impacts of a regulation on the public.