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Regulation and the Price per Life 



"v-YwbVears^go, the Office oJ^MangeQjenl'and Budgel Ined.to ' ' 'jV* ' 



GStimatfl.jKeicbsl ol certain ery/jfonmenlal arjd safely regulations : by |fW> 



--:dividlnq 'thVcost'Of ohfbrc4ng:each' , -fulG:Py.UYo number, of iiO'GS ''h^v-ic:*!'-- 



b-ttfhB^estimate is^.\lgf)!y/subj^divasjnce itjte^rtuajlyjmpossiblp^b,.^ .£ 

 '£I&rrbw\nbw ; m'a*^ii^ 



addition, the'an'alysis did nbXaccpupyprnon : falal injuries. But this 

 cost-benefit analysis' did demonstrate the Bush Administration's 

 attitudes toward the laws it was'enforcing. : -.-•■' •- 



Now, stale and local goy/emments'are distributing this analysis 

 ;> .. ; widely,. to support ttieir-criticisVnjpf'natiQnal environmental policy.. Here , . v; 

 , is a v parfial list'of regulations. "i\ )' £}\ Jij \' V 



S?\:i *K . ?i '•'.• .' "'«? X Cost per premature 



eft :••- J£ .•;: -...' -wj -;;- ^- .-•■•%, & r - doath' averted >'■; ,. 



...; Regulation^". ->;V^ < :^£;- ■>■_'■ jjjfct'*^ jln millions^of dollarSf '; 



.'- • BaKion'unvented i spacej^oato^^^V; '.»>*■* V^"5 ■ .i$->0.1 ,.-*&„ i~ 

 ' Aircraft'cabin rifG-protectionstandards : u \>; : '- . '.■..•- °- 1 



^'.fAOtb'pas^ ' " .■.~ J .--y : ^ir.0A, i ^^~..^l. 



■ TrJhafom,'ethane|jr^ j&t -$< & 2 - ;$ 



ATrcrafV floor omerqericyiiq^ )■ B' .0:6 . • ; a. 

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/• ; rBan on*Jlammable;.childj;en^'.slGepwo^ >' .;; "' • 0.8 .r . 



■• -.'Grain dust GxpiosYorjTpfeventibnjsiah^ardSy.-. /•*.-. '%.'.'■,- ■*•'.' .'2.8; 



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• 'BenieWexp^osu/gl^ • ■• v •. , :-; B - 9 



• \,Standards for^elbct_n^T ( equjpm6ntjn.c^rm ... 



. r ..i Arsonk^eM6^ipn^stendardsaor,grasS plants, :;.. ^ 4f"| .1.3.5 ./?,-.< 



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'653.0 



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