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Rescission of the 2020 Benefit-Cost Rule

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an interim final rule to rescind the previous administration’s 2020 rule entitled “Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Benefits and Costs in the Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process,” also known as the Benefit-Cost Rule. Read the press release.

EPA held a virtual public hearing on this interim final rulemaking on Wednesday, June 9, 2021.

May 13, 2021 - Interim Final Rule: Rescinding the Rule on Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Benefits and Costs in the Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process
December 23, 2020 - (Rescinded) Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Benefits and Costs in the Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process

Rescission of the 2020 Benefit-Cost Rule

Clean Air Act Overview