Call to action: Review and Vote on over
50 Regulatory Reform Ideas!
The comment period for input on regulatory reforms to increase the competitiveness of our shared US-Canada economy has been extended to April 11th, 2011.
Over the last month, PNWER has received over 50 comments and ideas from regional stakeholders concerning regulatory barriers and cooperation activities that could lead to improved US-Canada trade and competitiveness. These ideas cover a range of topics including, agriculture, energy, trade, border issues, security and workforce development.
Click here to review ideas and offer any additional thoughts or comments you may have on opportunities for regulatory reforms to improve the efficiency and competitiveness of your business or sector. Please submit all comments by April 11th. You may also email comments/ideas to Brandon Hardenbrook at brandon@pnwer.org We will submit a complete PNWER list of comments on behalf of all stakeholders to the Federal Register on April 18th. See below for details.
http://pnwer.ideascale.com/
Background
On February 4 Prime Minister Harper met with President Obama and signed a declaration entitled, "Beyond the Border: A Shared Vision for Perimeter Security and Economic Cooperation." They also announced the formation of a "Regulatory Cooperation Council" composed of senior regulatory, trade, and foreign affairs officials from both governments. "In recognition of our $1 trillion annual trade and investment relationship, the RCC has a two-year mandate to work together to promote economic growth, job creation, and benefits to our consumers and businesses through increased regulatory transparency and coordination"(according to the press release from the Government of Canada).
The President and Prime Minister further "directed that the first meeting of the RCC be convened within 90 days by the relevant agencies in Canada and the United States." To plan for that first meeting, the U.S. Department of Commerce is soliciting public comments concerning regulatory cooperation activities that would help eliminate or reduce unnecessaryregulatory divergences in North America that disrupt U.S. exports. In a meeting in Washington, D.C., PNWER Officers met with U.S. Department of Commerce Officials who asked PNWER to work with our bi-national, regional stakeholders to solicit input into this process. On the same day, the Department issued a Federal Register request with a 30 day window for public comments on regulations that could be amended to improve thecompetitiveness of our two nations. Also, please note, the U.S. Department of Commerce solicitation focuses on economic cooperation and is separate from perimeter security which is led by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) and will be forth coming.
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