PCAP - Presidential Climate Action Project

expeditiously propose new regulations. 450demand immediacy. 451Further, there are numerous executive orders thatConclusion. The President has the authority to order the CEQ to expedite the development ofnational sustainability indicators. This falls squarely within the CEQ’s mission and thePresident’s authority over the CEQ is substantial.Good candidate to implement by executive order.450 Exec. Order No. 13,158, Marine Protected Areas, sec. 2(f), (May 26, 2000); see also, e.g., Exec. Order Nos.:13274 (agencies shall to the maximum extent practicable expedite their reviews for relevant permits or otherapprovals, and take related actions as necessary); 13212 (agencies shall expedite projects that will increase theproduction, transmission, or conservation of energy, expedite their review of permits or take other actions asnecessary); 13139 (expeditiously review waiver requests); 13101 (expedite the process of designating items that areor can be made with recovered materials); 12333 (procedures required by this Order shall be established asexpeditiously as possible); 12153 (the Secretary shall expeditiously conduct a public inquiry as to what other typesof heavy crude oil, if any, should be exempted from price controls).451 E.g., Exec. Order Nos.: 13186 (agencies are encouraged to immediately begin implementing the conservationmeasures set forth above); 13271 (the Attorney General shall immediately establish within the Department of Justicea Corporate Fraud Task Force); 13103 (agencies are encouraged to immediately test and evaluate the principles andconcepts contained in the EPA’s guidance on the Acquisition of Environmentally Preferable Products).CEES 116 | P age