Executive Order 12866 specifically addresses regulatory planning, coordination, and review by Federal agencies. Its goals are:

To make the Federal regulatory process more accessible and open to the public.

To provide the American people with a regulatory system -



1. that works for them, not against them;
   
2. that protects and improves their health, safety, environment, and well-being;
   
3. that improves the performance of the economy without imposing unacceptable or unreasonable costs on society;
   
4. that recognizes that the private sector and private markets are the best engine for economic growth; and
   
5. that respects the role of State, local, and tribal governments.

To ensure that rules are effective, sensible, understandable, and consistent within the same agency and between agencies.