Governors, Mayors Ask Trump to Halt Regulatory Comment Clock (1)

More than 1,000 proposed federal rules and regulatory actions are due to finish their public comment periods while stakeholders are distracted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Governors Association and others wrote to President Donald Trump.

Nine state and local government associations asked Trump to pause the comment periods for all active federal rulemaking and notices, according to their letter dated Friday.

The pandemic’s “extreme impact on normal working and living conditions will impair the ability of not only state and local officials, but also the general public, issue experts and others to provide thoughtful and meaningful participation and involvement ...