President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order directing the Office of the Federal Register to accelerate the publication of new regulatory actions and reduce costs as part of efforts to improve efficiency.
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Modernizing Computer Systems
The EO requires the U.S. archivist to work with the director of the Government Publishing Office to modernize computer systems and remove unnecessary bureaucracy to reduce publication delays.
Required OMB Reports
The new presidential action directs the U.S. archivist to submit to the director of the Office of Management and Budget a report showing average publication times for various categories of documents within 15 days.
Within 45 days, the archivist should assess the fee schedules for publication in the Federal Register and initiate steps to ensure that fees are based on the publication’s actual costs. A report calculating the percentage difference in fees between any proposed fee schedule and the previous one should also be submitted to OMB.
The archivist should submit another report to OMB no later than Aug. 22, 2025, showing average publication times between July 15 and Aug. 15, for the same categories of documents cited in the initial OMB report.
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