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Regulatory enforcement crackdowns may be aimed at specific industries with a history of violations, while industries with above-average records can expect some letup. Budget cuts and staff vacancies have created backlogs in the agencies, so many of them are dropping the random or representative enforcement practices used in the past. "Targeted" enforcement will be used by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in safety inspections and the Federal Trade Commission on antitrust cases.