To win the future, we need a regulatory system that will promote economic growth, competitiveness, and job creation while also protecting our environment and the health and safety of the American people. On January 18, 2011, President Obama signed an important Executive Order designed to achieve that goal. Among other things, the Executive Order directs agenciesto consider comments from the public, to choose the least burdensome approaches, to ensure that the benefits of regulation justify the costs, and within 120 days, to produce plans for review of significant regulations that are now on the books.
In the short period since it was signed, agencies across the federal government have taken fresh steps to improve regulations, reducing costs, incorporating input from stakeholders and the public, and updating rules that impose unintended or excessive burdens on the American people.
Fonte: White House