{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.heller.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=32F5A8E2-8C3B-4FF3-AEE5-3C2AD9A2D3B5", "Heller Alarmed OMB Approved Complex Section 385 Rules Swiftly", "2016-10-26", "2016", "2016-10", "Republican", "House", "NV", "Dean Heller", "H001041", "www.heller.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "(Washington, DC) \u2013 Today, United States Senator Dean Heller sent the following letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shaun Donovan calling for transparency surrounding the recently approved United States Department of Treasury Section 385 rules. Given this, Heller requested a number of internal documents be made public in compliance with disclosure and transparency requirements under Executive Order 12866.\r\nA PDF copy of the letter can be found here. \r\nFull text of letter to Director Donovan:\r\nThe Honorable Shaun Donovan\r\nDirector\r\nOffice of Management and Budget (OMB)\r\n725 17th Street, N.W.\r\nWashington, DC 20503\r\n\r\nRe: Regulations under Internal Revenue Code Section 385 (TD 9790)\r\n\u00a0\r\nDear Director Donovan:\r\nI am writing to you as a follow up to a letter my Senate Finance Committee colleagues and I sent on October 11, 2016. \u00a0I look forward to a detailed response from your agency. As you know, the Treasury Department issued final and temporary debt-equity regulations under Internal Revenue Code section 385 on October 13, 2016. Per my recent letter to your agency, I am strongly concerned that a thorough vetting took place from the Treasury in such a short period of time.\u00a0I am alarmed with your agency taking only 8 working days to approve these complex rules. As a strong supporter of transparency in Congress, I respectfully request that you comply with the disclosure requirements in Executive Order #12866. Specifically, I request a number of documents be made public from the OMB\u2019s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA).\r\nAs you know, under Executive Order #12866, the regulatory review process provides public disclosure requirements to your agency \u201cto ensure greater openness, accessibility, and accountability.\u201d I hope that you will adhere to this Executive Order and ensure that the public has the opportunity to review these documents, particularly given the potential impact these regulations could have on American businesses. At a minimum, the documents between your agency and the Treasury Department should be released to the public to understand whether your agency rubber-stamped the Treasury\u2019s suggestions on section 385 or made substantial changes. As you know, under section 6 of the executive order, \u201cOIRA shall make available to the public all documents exchanged between OIRA and the agency during the review.\u201d\r\nGiven this, I believe in holding the Treasury Department accountable and respectfully request the following made public:\r\n \r\nAs required in section 6(a)(3)(E)(ii), identify in a complete manner the substantive changes between the draft submitted to OIRA for review and the action subsequently announced;\r\nAs required in section 6(a)(3)(E)(iii), identity those changes that were made at the recommendation of OIRA;\r\nAll written correspondence, including emails; and\r\nAll dates and names of individuals involved in substantive oral correspondence, including meetings and telephone conversations.\u00a0\r\n \r\nThank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to you complying with this Executive Order, particularly given the short period of time that was taken to approve the section 385 rules.\u00a0I look forward to reviewing these documents and respectfully request a response to my concerns by November 9, 2016.\u00a0\r\n\r\nSincerely,\r\n\u00a0\r\nDean Heller\r\nUnited States Senator\r\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\r\nCC:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\r\nThe Honorable Jacob Lew, Secretary of the Treasury, U.S. Department of the Treasury\r\nThe Honorable Mark J. Mazur, Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy, U.S. Department of the Treasury\r\nMr. Robert B. Stack, Deputy Assistant Secretary (International Tax Affairs), U.S. Department of\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the Treasury\r\nMs. Emily S. 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