The phrase "about not approving" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a topic related to disapproval or lack of consent regarding a particular matter.
Example: "The meeting was primarily about not approving the proposed budget for the next quarter."
Alternatives: "regarding disapproval" or "concerning lack of approval".
Agencies have more or less effective counterincentives, of course; the American Food and Drug Administration cares about pharmaceutical companies, but its employees also care very, very much about not approving things that poison people (which isn't necessarily good, as it may prevent the approval of lifesaving drugs... but that is another post).
Those on the left worry more about not approving dangerous drugs.
Reports of birth defects were mounting for women who had used the drug in Europe and overseas and she was adamant about not approving it.
As Dunne says, this is about protecting citizens, not approving drugs.
Instead, she was asked to improvise a spiel about Lynn's home life and, on the spot, concocted a whole backstory about her mum not approving of her boss.
The following day, Geneviève meets Guy to tell him the bad news about her mother not approving their proposed marriage.
A District Attorney Talks About a 'Not Approved' Rating Robert T. Johnson of the Bronx is currently the longest tenured district attorney in New York City.
In 2012 alone, the agency received 73,319, of which about 22,000 were not approved in the initial review process.
At the same time, the censors assiduously removed information about Mr. Liu not approved by the propaganda ministry, including any mention at all of Charter 08, the pro-democracy manifesto that he helped shape and that led to his conviction.
"Of those, we've not approved about 15 that haven't gone forward in terms of exchange of information," she said.
Lerner replied that she could not legally reveal information about groups that were not approved and that identifying targeted applicants that were already approved would require additional work, specifically a "manual review of each file". She did not identify any of the organizations.
