But under an outdated 1972 regulation, 2 percent milk, which contains five grams per serving, may still be sold as "low fat."

As long as our banks are hobbled by outdated regulations, American finance will be hard put to compete effectively on the world market.

Some outdated federal regulations or programs exist simply because they haven't been properly reviewed.

The Bush administration maintained that the practical impact on working Americans would be minimal and that the changes would help clarify an outdated regulation.

As a result, coaches have been routinely breaking the outdated regulations just to get along.

"This bill changes some of the outdated regulations governing the casinos," Mr. Florio said in a statement.

Repealed more than 200 outdated regulations and identified 25 sets of outdated data collections for elimination.

Supporters of these separate trends say the nation will benefit if markets are less encumbered by ill-defined laws and outdated regulations.

And the underwriting process is hobbled by outdated regulations and Government interference.

Laws were to expire automatically after one hundred years, thus preventing outdated regulations from remaining on the books.