Pit & Quarry, February 2016

www pitandquarry com North Coast Media LLC 1360 E Ninth St Suite 1070 Cleveland OH 44114 Phone 216 706 3700 Fax 216 706 3711 EDITOR IN CHIEF Darren Constantino 216 706 3747 dconstantino@ northcoastmedia net SENIOR EDITOR Kevin Yanik 216 706 3724 kyanik@ northcoastmedia net ASSOCIATE EDITOR Megan Wilkinson 216 706 7930 mwilkinson@ northcoastmedia net DIGITAL MEDIA CONTENT EDITOR Allison Barwacz 216 706 3796 abarwacz@ northcoastmedia net SAFETY LAW COLUMNIST Michael T Heenan michael heenan@ odnss com AGGREGATES FORECASTER David Chereb dc@ davidcherebgroup com ECONOMICS COLUMNIST George Reddin greddin@ fminet com WESTERN U S CORRESPONDENT Loretta Sorensen GROUP PUBLISHER Rob Fulop 216 706 3741 rfulop@ northcoastmedia net ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Dino Vitanza 216 706 3744 dvitanza@ northcoastmedia net CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER Dino Vitanza 216 706 3744 dvitanza@ northcoastmedia net PRESIDENT CEO Kevin Stoltman 216 706 3740 kstoltman@ northcoastmedia net V P FINANCE OPERATIONS Steve Galperin 216 706 3705 sgalperin@ northcoastmedia net V P GRAPHIC DESIGN PRODUCTION Pete Seltzer 216 706 3737 pseltzer@ northcoastmedia net ART DIRECTOR Kim Traum 216 706 3779 ktraum@ northcoastmedia net PRODUCTION SERVICES MANAGER Terri Johnstone 216 978 9622 tjohnstone@ northcoastmedia net SR AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Antoinette Sanchez Perkins 216 706 3750 asanchez perkins@ northcoastmedia net MARKETING MANAGER Scott Gebler 855 460 5502 ext 7932 sgebler@ northcoastmedia net MARKETING SALES MANAGER BUYERS GUIDE Chloe Scoular 216 363 7929 cscoular@ northcoastmedia net DIGITAL OPERATIONS MANAGER Bethany Chambers 216 706 3771 bchambers@ northcoastmedia net WEB DEVELOPER Jesse Malcmacher 216 363 7925 jmalcmacher@ northcoastmedia net BUYERS GUIDE INQUIRIES Fry Communications Inc 800 334 1429 pitquarry@ frycomm com LIST RENTAL Antoinette Sanchez Perkins 216 706 3750 asanchez perkins@ northcoastmedia net REPRINTS Brett Petillo Wrights Media 877 652 5295 bpetillo@ wrightsmedia com SUBSCRIPTIONS CUSTOMER SERVICE Phone 847 763 4942 Fax 847 763 9694 Web www pitandquarry com subscribe Cleaning up its act I ts a piece of legislation that is sure to get vetoed if it passes the Senate and it would likely turn into a partisan mess if it ever actually became law but the basic idea behind the SCRUB Act is a good one Officially known as the Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act it passed the U S House of Representatives in January by a vote of 245 174 If it were to somehow become law the SCRUB Act would establish a bipartisan commission to review existing federal regulations and identify rules that should be repealed Specifically the bill establishes the Retrospective Regulatory Review Commission to review rules that impose paperwork burdens or unfunded mandates that could be reduced substantially without significantly diminishing regulatory effectiveness that impose disproportionately high costs on small entities or that could be strengthened in their effectiveness while reducing regulatory costs In other words the idea is to simplify and or get rid of regulations that are outdated and ineffective such as some of those imposed on aggregate producers According to The Hill lawmakers say the commissions goal would be to reduce cumulative costs from regulations by 15 percent and prioritize rules that have been in effect for more than 15 years Critics argue that creating a new commission could cost taxpayers as much as 30 million the amount of funding authorized by the legislation and replicate what agencies and Congress are already doing The White House says the president would veto the bill because it would limit the authority federal agencies have to issue rules In his 1970 book Up the Organization Robert Townsend former CEO of Avis wrote Every company should have a Vice President of Killing Things He wasnt referring to hunting He was suggesting that companies discontinue outdated projects and initiatives that are no longer effective or serve a purpose As new ideas are generated old projects and procedures that should be nixed tend to go on because thats the way weve always done it If administered properly the SCRUB Act could be like the governments Vice President of Killing Things But the SCRUB Act is unlikely to ever become law And if it did the partisan atmosphere in Washington would likely turn it into a political football AS NEW IDEAS ARE GENERATED OLD PROJECTS AND PROCEDURES THAT SHOULD BE NIXED TEND TO GO ON BECAUSE THATS THE WAY WEVE ALWAYS DONE IT Darren Constantino EDITOR IN CHIEF dconstantino@ northcoastmedia net 4 PIT QUARRY February 2016 www pitandquarry com