ACUS Update: Forum for International Regulatory Cooperation (June 3)

Join the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) on Monday, June 3 (9:30 a.m.–3 p.m. ET) for a public forum on international regulatory cooperation.

U.S. and international regulators, leading academic researchers, and other experts in the field will examine the current federal framework for international regulatory cooperation, explore global perspectives, and identify remaining barriers to regulatory cooperation and best practices that will guide future policymaking.

The hybrid forum will be held virtually and in person at the Lafayette Center, 1120 20th St. NW, Building 1 South, Washington, DC 20036. Registration is required to participate. We provide lunch to registered people in person.

Following the opening remarks of the ACUS President Andrew Foisparticipants will hear from three panels:

Panel 1: Assessment of Executive Order 13609 and its origins (9:45-11:00)

In 2012, President Obama issued Executive Order 13609, directing executive branch agencies to consider the potential for international regulatory cooperation when engaging in policymaking. This panel will assess how the EO was created, what international regulatory cooperation efforts were before its promulgation, and ask how agencies received it after its promulgation. The speakers on the first panel are:

• David Zaring, Wharton School (Moderator)
• Francesca Bignami, George Washington University School of Law
• Alex Hunt, U.S. Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
• Jonathan Wiener, Duke’s Law

Panel 2: Global prospects for regulatory cooperation (11:15–12:30)

Executive Order 13609 was issued in the United States at a time when the international community was increasingly engaged in cross-border cooperation efforts, as evidenced by the increase in regulatory exchanges between international organizations. This panel will focus on these organizations’ efforts to complement and strengthen national programs and assess how these efforts have evolved over the past decade, as well as areas that still require work. The speakers of the second panel are:

• Kathleen Claussen, Georgetown Law (Moderator)
• Sarah Cahill, Joint FAO/WHO food standards program
• Marianna Karttunen, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
• Dan Mullaney, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (former)
• James van Raalte, Regulatory Policy and Cooperation, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Panel 3: Best practices and future prospects for international regulatory cooperation (13:30–14:45)

What has Executive Order 13609 helped achieve so far? How can agency practices be improved to better meet EO goals? This panel will assess how EO 13609 is currently implemented in the United States and where there is room for more effective implementation. Best practices for individual agencies and the federal government as a whole will be included. The speakers of the third panel are:

• Elena Czaczko, Berkeley’s law (Moderator)
• Alex Zektser, United States Department of Transportation
• Sean Heather, US Chamber of Commerce
• Mary Brett Rogers-Springs, US Department of State, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

To learn more and register to participate, visit www.acus.gov/irc-forum.

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This post is part of the Administrative Conference Update series, which highlights new and continuing projects, upcoming committee meetings, proposed and recently adopted recommendations, and other news about the United States Administrative Conference. The series is further explained Hereas well as all previous posts in this series Here.

Conrad Dryland is legal counsel and special advisor to the President of the United States Administrative Conference. Any views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administrative Conference or the federal government.