Regulatory planning process

Signed by Ronald Wilson Reagan on January 4, 1985.

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Reference number: eo-12498
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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 12498: Regulatory planning process}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-12498}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-12498; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1985.html; last checked October 26, 2026; accessed October 27, 2026}
}

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Revoked by EO 12866, September 30, 1993

See EO 12291, February 17, 1981; EO 12612, October 26, 1987; President's Message to Congress, November 5, 1991 (Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, v. 27, no. 45); EO 12803, April 30, 1992

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