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Executive Order 14267

Reducing Anti-Competitive Regulatory Barriers

This executive order directs all federal agencies to review their regulations and identify those that are anti-competitive—such as rules creating monopolies, barriers to entry, or burdensome licensing requirements—with recommendations for rescission or modification. The FTC Chairman and Attorney General will consolidate these findings for OMB review, with the goal of incorporating changes into the Unified Regulatory Agenda.

Federal Register Open PDF 90 FR 15629

Impact dates

  1. FTC Chairman submits consolidated list to OMB Director (90 days after receiving agency lists)

  2. Agency heads submit anti-competitive regulation lists to FTC Chairman and Attorney General

  3. RFI public comment period closes

  4. FTC Chairman issues RFI

Key directives

  • Agency heads shall complete review of all regulations and identify anti-competitive rules
  • Within 70 days: agency heads provide lists with rescission/modification recommendations to FTC Chairman and Attorney General
  • Within 10 days: FTC Chairman issues RFI seeking public input on anti-competitive regulations
  • RFI remains open for 40 days
  • Within 90 days of receiving agency lists: FTC Chairman provides consolidated list to OMB Director
  • OMB Director to consult on incorporating proposals into Unified Regulatory Agenda per EO 14219

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • FTC Chairman must issue RFI within 10 days
  • agencies begin regulatory review

Near term (90d)

  • agency heads submit anti-competitive regulation lists within 70 days
  • RFI public comment period closes after 40 days
  • FTC Chairman consolidates recommendations and submits to OMB within 90 days of receiving agency lists

Long term

  • potential incorporation of rescissions/modifications into Unified Regulatory Agenda
  • eventual rulemaking to eliminate identified anti-competitive regulations

Risks & tensions

  • Vague criteria for 'anti-competitive' may lead to inconsistent agency interpretations
  • Prioritization of 'significant regulatory actions' under EO 12866 may create tension with deregulatory goals if review process itself becomes bottleneck
  • FTC Chairman's authority to add regulations not identified by agencies could generate inter-agency friction
  • Dependent on EO 14219's Unified Regulatory Agenda process, creating implementation uncertainty
  • Subject to appropriations availability may limit enforcement capacity
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