Trump Orders Agencies to Eliminate One-Third of Advisory Panels

The Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies and departments June 14 were directed by President Donald Trump to eliminate at least one-third of their advisory committees, which have traditionally provided regulatory advice on a host of regulatory, scientific, and policy matters.

The White House executive order directs agencies to make those cuts by Sept. 30. Federal advisory committees required by statute are essentially exempted from the executive order, as are advisory committees that provide input to regulatory agencies created to be independent from the executive branch, such as the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the U.S. Chemical Safety and ...