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This text provides a full-length study of the structure and workings of federal independent regulatory agencies in the US, focusing on traditional multi-member agencies that have a significant impact on the American economy, such as the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, the National Labor Relations Commission, and the Federal Trade Commission

Introduction -- Why did the U.S. administrative state judicialize? -- The judicial roots of the Interstate Commerce Commission -- Creating the "supreme court of finance" -- Retrenching administrative commissions, expanding state judiciality -- The institutional consolidation of the independent regulatory commissions -- Conclusion.

A critical examination of the role of the independent regulatory commissions, attempting to develop a more realistic concept of the process of governmental regulation and to appraise the independent commission as an agent of governmental regulation at the national level. Originally published in 1955. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905

This guide offers an easy-to-read, concise analysis of federal regulations as well as the history, structure, purpose, actions, and key contacts for every regulatory agency in the U.S. government. It is indexed by subject, including organization and agency names

Intro -- ABSTRACT -- NRC: An independent Regulatory Agency -- Mission -- Major Activities -- Organizations and Functions -- Budget -- U.S. and Worldwide Nuclear Energy -- U.S. Electricity Capacity and Generation -- Average Production Expenses -- U.S. Electricity Generated by Commercial Nuclear Power -- Worldwide Electricity Generated by Commercial Nuclear Power -- Worldwide Nuclear Production -- International Activities -- Nuclear Reactors -- U.S. Commercial Nuclear Power Reactors -- Oversight of U.S. Commercial Nuclear Power Reactors -- New Commercial Nuclear Power Reactor Licensing -- Reactor License Renewal -- Research and Test Reactors -- Nuclear Regulatory Research -- Nuclear Materials -- Materials Licenses -- Medical and Academic -- Industrial -- Material Security -- Uranium Recovery -- Fuel Cycle Facilities -- Radioactive Waste -- Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal -- High-Level Radioactive Waste Management -- Transportation -- Decommissioning -- Security and Emergency Preparedness -- Overview -- Facility Security -- Cyber Security -- Materials Security -- Emergency Preparedness -- Incident Response -- Appendices -- Abbreviations Used in Appendices -- APPENDIX A: U.S. Commercial Nuclear Power Reactors -- APPENDIX B: U.S. Commercial Nuclear Power Reactors Permanently Shut Down-Formerly Licensed To Operate -- APPENDIX C: Canceled U.S. Commercial Nuclear Power Reactors -- APPENDIX D: U.S. Commercial Nuclear Power Reactors by Parent Company -- APPENDIX E: Operating U.S. Nuclear Research and Test Reactors Regulated by the NRC -- APPENDIX F: U.S. Nuclear Research and Test Reactors Under Decommissioning Regulated by the NRC -- APPENDIX G: Industry Performance indicators: Annual industry Averages, FYs 2000-2009 -- APPENDIX H: Dry Spent Fuel Storage Designs: NRC-Approved for Use by General Licensees -- APPENDIX I: Dry Spent Fuel Storage Licensees.

Authority to Subject Agency Rulemakings to Centralized Review INDEPENDENT REGULATORY COMMISSIONS AND OIRA REVIEW ; President's Authority for Extending OIRA Review to the IRCs ; RECOURSE FOR IRC NONCOMPLIANCE ; President's Recourse ; Does "for cause" Removal Protection Apply to Members of the IRCs if the Statute Is Silent? ; Does Noncompliance with an Executive Order Give Rise to "for cause" Removal? ; Judicial Recourse ; Executive Order 12866 Restricts Judicial Review ; Judicial Recourse for Noncompliance with Statute ; CONCLUSION ; End Notes.

Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) new rule on well category determinations. GAO noted that: (1) the rule reinstates regulatory provisions for well category determinations for certain categories of high-cost gas; and (2) FERC complied with the applicable requirements in promulgating the rule."