Federal Agency Probes Could Impact Transportation Construction Industry
By Nick Goldstein, vice president of regulatory and legal issues, ARTBA Two federal agencies say they are investigating anticompetitive highway procurement practices and other potential lawbreaking that could impact the transportation construction industry. The U.S....
New ‘Waters of the U.S.’ Rule Heads to OMB for Review
By Nick Goldstein, vice president of regulatory and legal issues, ARTBA The Trump administration’s revision of the “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) reached a major milestone Dec. 5 when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) forwarded its draft to the Office...
USDOT Issues New Rule to Enhance Regulatory Reforms
By John Schneidawind, vice president of public affairs, ARTBA U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Elaine Chao Dec. 5 signed a “rule on rules” to simplify and modernize agency regulations. The rule enhances transparency in how the agency issues rules...
Groups Press For Project Review & Approval Reforms
By Nick Goldstein, vice president of regulatory and legal issues, ARTBA ARTBA and 33 other trade associations urged President Trump’s Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to issue long-planned revisions to the National Environmental Policy Act. The revisions were...
ARTBA Supports Reconsideration of Salary Data Requirements
By Nick Goldstein, vice president of regulatory and legal issues, ARTBA ARTBA is supporting the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s decision to reexamine increased reporting requirements for its employer information report (EEO-1). Before 2016, the EEO-1...Advertisements:
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