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Public Policy - February, 2012

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• EPA Will Miss 2012 Deadline For GHG Refinery Rule
• USTR Prods Congress On Trade Authority, Russian Relations
• FTC Readies Online Disclosure Guidance For Advertisers
• Lawmakers Spar Over EPA Policies On Coal, Fracking
• China Countervailing Duty Bill 'Critical,' USTR Tells Hill
• HHS Finds $1B in Home Health Medicare Claims Miss Data
• House Passes Calif. Water Bill Opposed By Obama
• FDA's Graphic-Image Tobacco Labels Found Unconstitutional
• Calif. Legislators Unveil Homeowner Protection Bills
• Consumer Groups Say Aneurysm Fixer Needs More FDA Tests
• Bernanke Says Volcker Rule Won't Be Ready In July
• EPA's New Emissions Rules Are Illegal, DC Circ. Told
• Bill Would Create Registry Of Legit Web Pharmacies
• Clinton Presses For Firm SEC Rule On Foreign Oil Payments
• House Passes Bill To Nix High Court Eminent Domain Ruling
• Treasury Floats Rule To Better Identify Bank Account Owners
• House Panel Votes To Kill Health Law's Medicare Costs Board
• Calif. Creates Criminal Unit To Enforce Wage Theft Act
• GOP Lawmakers Lash Out At Employer Contraception Rule
• Audit Watchdog Proposes New Exec Pay Regulation
• Oregon House OKs Ban On Job Ads Excluding Unemployed
• SEC, CFTC Float Identity Theft Rules For Financial Cos.
• Businesses Urge Delay Of Health Benefit Explanations
• Fight Looms As SEC Mulls Campaign Money Disclosures
• FTC OKs New Compliance Program For Online Kid Protection
• Statins Carry Small Risk Of Diabetes, FDA Warns
• Merck Failed To Probe Diabetes Drugs For Risks: FDA
• EPA's GHG Rules Based On Bad Science, DC Circ. Hears
• Sebelius, Lawmakers Spar Over Long-Term Medicare Solvency
• Identity Theft Tops FTC Consumer Complaints For 2011
• NYC Comptroller's Campaign Treasurer Charged With Fraud
• OMB Floats Smoother Rules For $600B In US Grants
• US Agencies Join Forces To Beef Up Trade Enforcement
• EPA Head Defends $8B Budget As Reps Rip Fracking Studies
• GOP Says Interior Department Overstated Oil, Gas Success
• Court Won't End Suspension Of DOE Uranium Mining Program
• Lawmakers Mull Wasteful Spending Revealed In GAO Report
• FHFA Chief Backs Fannie, Freddie On Principal Reductions
• Regulatory Recap: Capital Formation And Reporting
• EPA Rule Would Keep GHG Thresholds Steady
• Russian Watchdog To Float More Antitrust Changes In March
• Doctors Urge Hill To Get Rid Of Payment Advisory Board
• Lawmakers Urged To Block China Countervailing Duties Bill
• FDA Rejects Preterm Birth Drug From Watson, Columbia
• Fed Reveals Banks' Plans To Fix Foreclosure Practices
• Belgium Told To End Tax Breaks For Region's VC Investors
• US Touts New Environmental Justice Policies
• CFTC's Position Limits Will Cripple Markets, Groups Say
• Markey Presses NRC To Hold Off On Entergy Plant License
• HHS Proposes Specs For Health Plan 'Metal Tiers'
• TransCanada To Break Ground On Part Of Keystone Pipeline
• High Court Again Denies Bid To Argue For Kagan Recusal
• Shining The Light On Calif. Internet Privacy Law
• The New Era Of FCPA Enforcement: A Time For Reflection
• Lost In The Crowdfunding Framework
• Alaska Could Hold More Shale Oil Than Eagle Ford: US
• Disease Groups Beg Congress For Antibiotics R&D Boost
• House Group Takes Gay Spouse Benefits Ruling To 9th Circ.
• Part C Insurers Could Face Mandatory Fraud Reporting
• Ex-House Energy And Commerce Counsel Back At Steptoe
• WTO To Examine US Zeroing Of South Korean Steel Imports
• NY Life Insurers Ordered To Give Families Lump-Sum Payouts
• Financial Domain Names Could Boost Web Fraud: EU Watchdog
• EU To Review Indian, Asian Polymer Duties
• Possible 'Japanese Madoff' Shut Down By Regulators
• Idaho Legislature To Weigh 2-Year Wind Farm Moratorium
• Senators Urge Extension Of Wind Power Tax Credit
• An End To Zeroing?
• Cybersecurity And The SEC: Disclosure Tips
• 221 Reps. Seek To Block GHG Rules For Power Plants
• Law Partners Could Pay For Tax Code Change: Experts
• CMS Proposes Stage 2 Goals For Health E-Records
• 7 States Try To Take Down Obama Contraception Rule
• In-Sourcing Afghan Police Training Wasn't An Option: GAO
• House Bill Aims To Rein In State Drug, Device Inspections
• OFT Chief To Leave Amid UK Antitrust Reorganization
• Google Enlists Ex-House Rep. To Lead Policy Push
• USPTO Gets Earful Over New Patent Fees Under AIA
• Ga. Senate OKs Bill Allowing Riskier Pension Investments
• Brazilian Adviser Tapped For 2nd Term Amid Antitrust Reform
• EU Panel Deadlocks Over Tar Sands' Emission Value
• ABA Wants Safeguards On Bank Info Given To CFPB
• CFTC Piles More Swaps Rules Atop Dodd-Frank Heap
• Congressional Insider Trading Ban Gets SEC Support
• CIA Sued Over Info Request Fees
• FINRA Wants Claim Limit Increase For Simplified Arbitration
• EPA Sends Water Protection Guidance To White House
• Are Those Real? Counterfeit Concerns For Contractors
• Privacy Bill Of Rights Could Fuel Class Actions: Experts
• Modernization May Have To Wait
• Obama's Tax Plan Takes Aim At Private Equity 'Loophole'
• SEC Mulls Fees As Buffer To High-Frequency Trading
• Wash.'s Contraceptive Sales Rules Unconstitutional: Judge
• New Rules Let States Opt Out Of Health Care Reform Law
• Union Sues Ind. Gov. Daniels Over Right-To-Work Law
• Swiss Banks Under Pressure To Help Collect Foreign Taxes
• Bill Would Spur Lenders To Speed Up Short Sales
• House Bill Would Allow Countervailing Duties On China
• Calif. AG, App Giants Unveil New Privacy Blueprint
• EEOC To Attack Systemic Bias Under New Plan
• EU Suspends ACTA Ratification For High Court Inspection
• Eye On Japan's Financial Reform Efforts
• EU Ministers Crack Down On Short Selling, CDS
• Keeping Pace With EU Data Privacy Law Overhaul
• Some Sticker Shock Over USPTO Fee-Setting Proposals
• A Jolt Of Power For FERC In EPA Reliability Issues
• Fla. Catholic University Sues Over Contraception Rule
• CFTC Puts Off 'Swap Dealer' Definition Vote
• US Issues $639M In Loans For Insurance CO-OPs
• CMS Sunshine Rule Will Unfairly Burden Docs: AMA, Others
• Forest's COPD Drug May Have Added Heart Risks: FDA
• 13 States Back Medicaid Expansion In High Court Brief
• FHFA Lays Out Plan To Cut Down Fannie, Freddie
• China, US Reach Blockbuster Deal In WTO Film Fight
• US Chamber, Others Seek Clarity On FCPA Enforcement
• US, Mexico Open 1.5M Acres In Gulf For Drilling
• FDA Calls For Voluntary Reporting Amid Drug Shortages
• Zeroing Fight To Continue Despite DOC's Vow To Change
• 'Buy American' And Solar Devices — DOD Clarification
• Ramping Up For 'Ring-Fencing'
• House Bill Would Cap Credit Card Interest Rates At 16%
• NC Gets Health Insurance Waiver While Wis. Misses Bar
• House Greenlights Energy Bill To Expand Oil Drilling
• Long-Awaited EPA Report Finds No Dioxin Health Risk
• Novartis Must Note Blood Pressure Drug Risks On EU Labels
• PhRMA, Others Urge CMS To Back Off On Sunshine Rule
• FERC Floats Rule To Boost Gas, Utilities Data Sharing
• Power Plant Emissions Rule Challenged On Multiple Fronts
• Federal Execs Blast Inclusion In Insider Trading Bill
• Privacy, Piracy Concerns Prompt FTC Site Hacks
• Obama Unveils New Export Initiatives, Trade Zone Rules
• Congress Passes Payroll Tax Cut, 'Doc Fix' Deal
• Sham IP Claims Get Too Much Antitrust Slack, Reps. Hear
• EU Approves $8.8B Danish Bank Guarantee Plan
• DOT Floats Automaker Guidelines To Cut Distracted Driving
• Philly Courts Revamp Mass Tort, Asbestos Programs
• Increasing Access To Innovative Biomedical Technology
• In Promotional Labeling, Size Matters
• Law School, Meet Litigation PR ...
• House Panel OKs Bill Striking Swaps 'Pushout' Rule
• FTC To Weigh Public Concerns In Finalizing COPPA Rule
• New Bill Would Give FDA Greater Development, Review Tools
• 'Doc Fix' Deal Slashes Bad Debt Payments, Prevention Fund
• FERC Won't Change Utility Merger Review Process
• GOP Lawmakers Challenge NLRB 'Ambush Election' Rule
• Bernanke Says Examiners Need 'Balance' In Bank Reviews
• Apps For Kids Lack Sufficient Privacy Disclosures: FTC
• White House Seeks To Lump Commerce, 5 Trade Agencies
• Catholic Group Sues White House Over Contraception Rule
• USPTO Gene Test Fight Pits Patients Against Patents
• Lawmakers Introduce 2 Bills To Boost US-Made Goods
• ITC To Investigate Expansion Of Duty-Free List
• Employers Fear Calif. Wage Theft Law May Spur Suits
• Sens. Demand Info From Ben Venue Over Drug Shortage
• Republicans Scoff At Obama's Energy Budget Proposal
• DHS Brass Defend Media Monitoring Program's Privacy Regs
• 2012 Regulatory Watch List: Commodity ETF Industry
• CFPB To Oversee Credit Reporting, Debt Collection Cos.
• Avoiding Union Ire With Consistent Policy Enforcement
• Enviros Say Fla. Agency Hushed Up Plan To Block Creek
• EPA Violated CWA With Idaho Waterways Plan: Enviros
• Senate Confirms 11th Circ.'s 1st Cuban-Born Judge
• HHS Delays ICD-10 Coding Switch Due To Provider Complaints
• House GOP Slams Troop Reductions In DOD Budget
• SEC Tweaks Standards For Performance-Based Advising Fees
• Volcker Rule Draws Fire From Range Of Nonbank Cos.
• New SBA Size Limits Open Contracts To Over 8K Businesses
• Lawmakers Pan Obama's CFPB, NLRB Recess Appointments
• Lawmakers Decry Chinese State-Owned Cos. In US
• Consumer Group Wants Google CEO To Testify On Privacy
• Agencies Must Toughen Up Banker Pay Rules, Senate Panel Hears
• GOP Signals Fight Ahead Over Medical Device User Fees
• Pregnancy Bias In Workplace Still Widespread: EEOC Panel
• DOT's LaHood Says $2.2B Needed For Mass Transit Projects
• FCC Tightens 'Robocall' Regs For Telemarketers
• NY To Examine Insurers' Data Used To Request Rate Hikes
• The EU Proposal For Financial Transactions Tax
• New EPA Rule Cracks Down On PVC Plant Emissions
• Groups Sue EPA To Force Revamp Of Air Quality Standards
• Fracking Disclosures Needed To Quell Public Fear: Salazar
• US, EU Strike Deal Opening Trade In Organic Products
• House Delays Vote On $260B Transportation, Energy Bill
• Energy Cos. Want A Pass On Dodd-Frank Trading Rule
• Lawmakers Aim To Stem US Natural Gas Exports
• HHS, DOJ Recoup Record $4.1B From Health Fraud In FY 2011
• Senate Banking Chair Seeks Audit Of Small Bank Exams
• USAID Will Probe Contractors To Keep Cash From Terrorists
• HUD Withdraws Farm Credit Mortgage Insurance Plan
• Canada Rolls Out Controversial Online Surveillance Bill
• Obama Calls For Balanced Trade During Chinese VP's Visit
• CMS Floats 60-Day Medicare Overpayment Refund Rule
• USPTO Patent Review Rules To Trigger Discovery Battles
• DOD Defends Military Budget Cuts At Senate Hearing
• The Wide-Ranging Applications Of Calif. Anti-SLAPP Law
• Bulking Up NERC's Reliability Authority
• The Buzz On Electric Vehicle Safety
• European Parliament Approves New Bank Transfer Regime
• Obama's Budget Gives $150M To Ohio Uranium Plant
• Scope Of Biz Method Patent Review Left Murky By USPTO Rules
• Obama Budget Seeks To Arm Regulators For Fight Against Fraud
• White House Holds Product Safety Budget Steady
• Caterpillar Doesn't Dig Barriers For Remanufactured Goods
• Obama Budget Would Trim Health Entitlements By $350B
• Obama's 2013 Budget Targets Pay-For-Delay Deals
• Chicago Businesses Cry Foul Over Mass Transit Defunding
• Drug Industry Balks At Obama's Budget Proposals
• Obama's Budget To Give Clean Energy A Leg Up
• Belgium, France Lift Short Selling Bans
• Obama Eyes $26M Trade Enforcement Center In New Budget
• GOP Senators Seek Keystone Amendment Vote
• SEC Puts PE Firm Practices Under The Microscope
• Volcker Launches Broad Defense Of Eponymous Rule
• A Perfect Storm Of EU Data Law Changes
• Alliant Can't Keep $733M Army Plant Contract From BAE
• Obama Budget Would Double Infrastructure Spending
• Consumer Task Force Launches Campaign Against Lending Fraud
• 4 Tips For Avoiding The Eye Of The CFPB
• Sen. Wants Answers On Exec Bonuses At Bankrupt Cos.
• Biosimilar Guidance Silent On Industry's Biggest Questions
• DOE Loan Program Could Lose $2.7B, Less Than Forecast
• St. Paul Drops Fair Housing Appeal Before High Court Review
• France Formalizes Antitrust Settlement Process
• GSA Revives Guidance For Building Contract Pay Process
• Sens. Press OMB For Delayed Medical Device Rule
• FDA's Stepwise Approach To Demonstrating Biosimilarity
• Info Gathering In The Google Age: Notes On The SCA
• ITC Keeps Heat On LG, Samsung In Washer Dumping Probe
• Calif. Teams With DOL To Fight Worker Misclassification
• Broadening The Range Of 'Broker May Not Vote' Matters
• GOP Threatens White House With Contempt Over Solyndra
• Obama Announces Compromise On Birth Control Rule
• Using The Clayton Act To Disentangle The FTAIA
• Expanding Agency Debarment And Suspension Authority
• Revised Removal Statutes — Possibilities, Pitfalls: Part 2
• Banks' $25B Reprieve Over Housing Crisis May Be Fleeting
• Watchdog Finds No Bias In Keystone Enviro Review
• Health Insurers Slam HHS Rule To Simplify Policy Explanations
• Lawmakers Interrogate Google Over Privacy Policy Changes
• Volvo Recalls Trucks Over Low-Temp Spontaneous Braking
• Pa. Lawmakers To Allow Counties To Charge Fracking Fees
• CPSC Proposes New Safety Standards For Infant Swings
• FDA Releases Guidance On Biosimilar Approvals At Last
• Sens. Set Up Final Vote On $109B Transportation Bill
• Bill Would Require DOD To Use US-Made Steel
• EU Adopts Rules To Rein In Opaque Derivatives Market
• Drug Cos. To Fund FDA Generics Reviews Under New Bill
• NRC OKs First New Nuclear Plant Construction In 30 Years
• Getting Non-US Advisers In Line With Advisers Act
• Contractors Oppose DOL's 7% Disabled Work Force Rule
• Senate Panel OKs Bill To Put Cameras In Supreme Court
• Sniffing Out Vapor Intrusion
• House Passes Ban On Congressional Insider Trading
• USPTO Regs Could Impose Steep Fees On Patent Challengers
• GSA Details Security Roles For Cloud Computing Acquisitions
• House GOPs Train Fire On Unions' Political Contributions
• Mine Safety Regulator Centralizes Oversight Functions
• SEC Targets Tri-Valley After Earnings Restatements
• House Version Of Insider-Trading Bill Draws Criticism
• Drilling Violations Are Barely Punished, House Dems Say
• Popular Acid Reflux Drugs Can Trigger Infections: FDA
• US Eases Foreign Tax Evasion Rules Amid Privacy Worries
• House Committee Bill Demands Full Review Of Ethanol
• US Banks Push For Overseas Exemption To Derivatives Rules
• Bill To Require FDA To Limit Arsenic, Lead In Juice
• China To Revisit Duties On EU Potato Starch
• EPA Chief Defends MACT Rule Amid Coal Plant Closures
• Lawmakers Question Practicality Of Waste Storage Plan
• GMO Salmon Needs More FDA Testing, Consumer Groups Say
• Senate Panel Finds $10.5B For Transportation Bill
• House Panel Weighs Means To Check CFPB's Accountability
• House OKs Bill Adding Fannie, Freddie To Federal Budget
• FDA Faces Renewed Battle Over Plan B Age Restrictions
• You Say Brokering, I Say Facilitation
• Alliance Plans 79-Mile Gas Pipeline To Cut Flaring
• Wall Street Groups Seek To Stay CFTC Position Limits Rule
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle E-Waste In Ill.
• FTC Warns App Marketers Of Potential FCRA Violations
• RI Joins $25B Mortgage Relief Deal While Others Remain Unsure
• Patton Boggs Scores Former CFTC Commissioner
• Fannie, Freddie Wind-Down Raises Liquidity Worries
• IP Attys Blast USPTO's Supplemental Exam Rules
• EPA Braces For Shake-Up As High Court, Congress Take Aim
• House Bill Aims To Strip Obama Of Keystone Permit Authority
• Judge Upholds FDA Approval Of Generic Lovenox
• Ramping Up Calif. Renewable Energy
• Legislators Battle Over Scope Of Export Control Reforms
• DOL Tells High Court Drug Sales Reps Deserve OT Pay
• UK OKs Lufthansa-Emirates Deal Over Antitrust Concerns
• Canadian Watchdog Raises Bar On Merger Notices
• The End Of Saving Greenbacks To Patent Greentech
• Judge Can't Stop Contentious Texas Abortion Law
• DOD Should Weigh Reforms For Small Contractors: Panel
• USDA Won't Impose New Labor Provisions On Contractors
• DOE Secretary Chu Threatened With Congressional Subpoena
• IRS Lays Out Plan For New Medical Device Tax
• US Slaps Iran, Central Bank With New Sanctions
• Enviros Challenge DOE's $8.3B Nuclear Loan Guarantee
• US Makes Deals With EU, Japan To End Zeroing
• FRB Snapshot: Housing Investment Opportunities
• Obama Appoints New White House Procurement Head
• Inside The EU Data Privacy Proposal
• Who's A Federal Contractor? You Just Might Be
• ATF Has Longer Firearm Import Permits In Its Sights
• Judge Denies Green Group's Push To List Sage Grouse
• Republicans Want DOJ To Take Action On Solyndra
• Top US Law Firms Blast Ch. 11 Fee Guideline Changes
• FTC Eyes Privacy Limits For Facial Recognition Rules
• House Dems Attempt To Block Keystone Oil Exports
• Wheelchair Fraud Prevention Programs To Launch In June
• SEC Commissioner Objects To Choice For Auditing Panel
• White House Ready To Start Fannie, Freddie Wind-Down
• Commerce Seeks To Scrap Cotton, Steel Import Rules
• Wrigley Building Clears First Hurdle To Landmark Status
• BLM Slashes Available Oil Shale Land In Western States
• Contested Highway Fund Bill To Go For House Vote
• China Announces Crackdown On Counterfeit Goods
• Senate Bill Would Streamline FDA's New Device Reviews
• EEOC Says Cos. Must Retain Records To Comply With GINA
• Highlighting 'Pay For Delay' Concerns
• A Little 'Guidance': All You Need For Preemption?
• Revised Removal Statutes — Possibilities, Pitfalls: Part 1
• Google Defies EU Watchdog's Call To Delay Privacy Policy
• Google Addresses Some Privacy Concerns Before House Panel
• Bill Aims To Boost Contract Work For Small Businesses
• House Bill Would Put New Checks On Agency Settlements
• EU Seeks Deeper Study Of Faulty Breast Implants
• Feds Seize 16 Sports Streaming Sites In Copyright Crackdown
• Senate Passes Ban On Insider Trading
• House Committee Sends Arctic Drilling Bill To Floor
• White House Rules Aim To Widen Retiree Benefit Options
• CMS Won't Change Emergency Care Rules For Inpatients
• Senate Panel Backs Beefed-Up Iran Sanctions
• Minn. GOP Sets Out New Right-To-Work Bill
• Jury Trial Restrictions Cut From Mo. Discrimination Bill
• SEC's Small Biz Group Wants Reporting Rules Loosened
• EU Lawmakers Block Food Labels With New Health Claims
• Nuclear Utility Fees Should Fund Waste Program: Panel
• Bill Targets 'Loophole' In FDA Device Approval Process
• Raising The Enforcement Bar
• Republicans Seek To Block GHG Rules For Power Plants
• The Impact Of CFPB Rule On Remittance Transfers
• Broader Than Bombs: What The AECA Means To Cos.
• Qualcomm Discloses Feds' FCPA Investigation
• Indiana Senate, Gov. OK Right-To-Work Law
• Senate Panel To Examine Verizon Wireless Spectrum Deals
• FCA Haul Topped $8.8B In Past 3 Years, Holder Says
• DOL To Re-Propose Child Farm Work Exemption
• Kappos Says Prior Use Rule Shouldn't Be Changed For Now
• Force Fannie, Freddie To Lower Loan Principals: Lawmaker
• Calif. Senate OKs Restrictions On Debt Collection Suits
• House Panel Passes 3 Bills To Expand Oil, Gas Drilling
• Bank Regulators Say New Ombudsman Would Harm Exams
• White House Unveils Mortgage Refinancing Plan
• Lawmakers Blast Obama's CFPB, NLRB Recess Appointments
• Fannie, Freddie Kick Off Foreclosure Purchase Program
• Sens. Urge Strong SEC Transparency Rule For Oil Cos.
• EU Iran Sanctions — Following The US Lead
• FCPA: Ethical Beacon Or Anti-Competitive Burden?
• SEC Panel Proposes Easing Regulation On Small Businesses