"Federal agencies very often fail to grasp the full impact that their new regulations -- added to prior rules and those of other agencies -- have on businesses, communities, and the economy as a whole.... As a result, rulemakings produce flawed, incoherent rules that become subject to lengthy court challenges, leaving regulated parties struggling to understand what exactly they have to do to comply with the law.... The legislation would put balance and accountability back into the federal rulemaking process, without undercutting vital public safety and health protections ... The Act would require federal agencies do a better job of explaining the rationale for new rules and being more open and transparent when they write those rules."  MORE >>