The Executive Order of 1991 delegated authority to evade metrication to Heads of Federal Departments and Agencies (and Administrations as in the case of EIA) without reversal by presidential authority.
Hopefully, the next Executive Order directing metrication of elements of the Executive Branch will not permit evasion of metrication by exaggerated difficulties. Since advancement of the Amendment to the FPLA awaits confirmation of the new Secretary of Commerce and, possibly, lifting of objections by the Food Marketing Institute, a new Executive Order directing metrication might be more promptly set in place than the Amendment? How can we see to that? Gene. ---- Original message ---- >Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:03:36 -0800 (PST) >From: Jeremiah MacGregor <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [USMA:43034] Executive Order 12770 >To: [email protected], "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > > Is there anything in the Executive order that would > have required anyone claiming difficulties to prove > the difficulties exist? > > Jerry > > ------------------------------------------------ > > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 12:12:43 PM > Subject: [USMA:43034] Executive Order 12770 > > Executive Order 12770 of 1991 was not effective > because it permitted heads of Federal Agencies and > Departments to evade metrication by asserting > difficulties. > > Hopefully, a new Executive Order by President Obama > will not allow easy exceptions to metrication such > as those practiced, for example, by the Energy > Information Agency. > > But first, a new Secretary of Commerce must be > confirmed before we can expect a new Executive Order > directing metrication of Federal programs.
