Abstract
The Administration's fiscal 1981 budget proposal contains mixed results for the federal regulatory agencies that affect the chemical community. Budgets for most of the agencies would be up, but the inflation rate in fiscal 1981 will pretty much determine whether the agencies gain ground, hold their own, or lose in fiscal 1981. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission by anyone's standards would be the biggest winner in the budget proposal. In the wake of the Three Mile Island accident, the agency is slated for a budget increase of 25%, or $94 million, to $468.5 million. It also would get 356 new people. The Occupational Safety & Health Administration would get a hefty increase. It is slated for a budget increase of 13% to $211.8 million. OSHA's enforcement budget of $128.5 million, up 6% is expected to provide for 65,000 federal inspections in fiscal 1981, 3000 more than in 1980. Resources for OSHA's safety and health standards development ...
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