News and Events
- June 20, 2013:
RCC Stakeholder Outreach
Event - June 20, 2013:
Save-the-Date: RCC
Stakeholder Dialogue Session - June 13, 2013:
Small Business Lens Webinar - June 10, 2013:
RCC News - May 2013 - June 07, 2013:
Harper Government Moves to
Strengthen Regulations on
Air Pollution to Provide
Cleaner Air to Canadians - May 24, 2013:
RCC Nanotechnology Policy
Principles for Decision-
Making Concerning
Regulation and Oversight of
Nanotechnology and
Nanomaterials/Opportunity
for Comment - February 12, 2013:
List of RCC meetings and
events that have occurred
as of December 14, 2012 - February 4, 2013:
RCC Overview by Jeff
Weiss and Bob Carberry - February 4, 2013:
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
will host an update on the
Beyond the Border &
Regulatory Cooperation
Council Initiatives - January 15, 2013:
Public Meeting of the RCC
Motor Vehicles Working Group - Archives
Useful Websites and Links
- RCC: High Level Summary
- RCC: Working Group Contact
Information - U.S. RCC website
- Canada RCC website
- Joint Statement by President
Obama and Prime Minister
Harper of Canada on
Regulatory Cooperation
(February 2011) - Beyond the Border: A Shared
Vision for Perimeter Security
and Economic
Competitiveness website - Executive Order 13609,
“Promoting International
Regulatory Cooperation”
Key Documents
- RCC Progress Report to
Leaders - Regulatory Cooperation
Council Joint Action Plan
(December 2011) - Regulatory Cooperation
Council Terms of Reference
(June 2011)
U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and President Barack Obama created the U.S. – Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC) on February 4, 2011. After private sector consultations and bilateral negotiations, the RCC released the Joint Action Plan on Regulatory Cooperation on December 7, 2011. The Joint Action Plan is a practical first step to increased regulatory cooperation between the United States and Canada.
In order to implement the initiatives identified in the Joint Action Plan, bilateral working groups led by senior officials from regulatory agencies will develop work plans with concrete objectives, deliverables and milestones for tangible progress within the RCC's two-year mandate.
The RCC hosted an initial outreach event in Washington, DC on January 30-31, 2012 to allow an opportunity for interested stakeholders to learn more about the Council and to provide input to federal regulators as they finalize draft work plans. Click here for a summary of this Initial Stakeholder Outreach Event. The RCC hosted a second outreach event at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, DC on February 4, 2013. Click here for RCC overview by Jeff Weiss and Bob Carberry.
We welcome ongoing feedback on the Regulatory Cooperation Council process and implementation. Please direct all commentary to RCC@trade.gov.
RCC Work Plans
The U.S. – Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council Joint Action Plan was released by President Obama and Prime Minister Harper on December 7, 2011. The RCC will focus its initial efforts on initiatives outlined in the Plan. Below is a list of work plans for each initiative. These plans are in the process of being finalized as the working groups incorporate the feedback provided by stakeholders at the outreach event in Washington, DC on January 30-31, 2012. We will post the final work plans as they become available.
Agriculture and Food 1
Lead Agencies: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Food Safety Inspection Service, Agricultural Marketing Service
- MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCT EXPORT CERTIFICATION
- ZONING FOR FOREIGN ANIMAL DISEASES
- EQUIVALENCE OF MEAT SAFETY SYSTEMS
- PERIMETER APPROACH TO PLANT PROTECTION
- MEAT CUT NOMENCLATURE
- FINANCIAL RISK MITIGATION FOR PRODUCE SELLERS
Agriculture and Food 2
Lead Agency: Food and Drug Administration
Crop Protection Products
Lead Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Personal Care Products and Pharmaceuticals
Lead Agency: Food and Drug Administration
- ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION GATEWAY
- COMMON MONOGRAPHS FOR OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS
- GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES
Occupational Safety Issues
Lead Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Motor Vehicles
Lead Agency: Department of Transportation
Rail Safety, Dangerous Goods, and Intelligent Transportation Systems
Lead Agency: Department of Transportation
Air Transport
Lead Agency: Department of Transportation
Marine Transport
Lead Agency: U.S. Coast Guard
- MARINE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY REGULATIONS
- REGULATORY OVERSIGHT REGIME ON THE GREAT LAKES & SEAWAY
- LIFE SAVING APPLIANCES
- CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR SMALL CRAFT
Locomotive Emissions
Lead Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Environment
Lead Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Nanotechnology
Lead Agency: Office of Management and Budget
Small Business Lens
Lead Agency: Office of Management and Budget
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