Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/02/15/05-2873/regulatory-flexibility-act-section-610-and-plain-language-reviews
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A Rule by the Research and Special Programs Administration on 02/15/2005
Docket No. RSPA-2005-20104 (Notice No. 05-02)
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/05-2873 https://www.federalregister.gov/d/05-2873
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Section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (Pub. L. 96-354), as amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L.104-121), requires agencies to conduct periodic reviews of rules that have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small business entities. The purpose of the review is to determine whether such rules should be continued without change, amended, or rescinded, consistent with the objectives of applicable statutes, to minimize any significant economic impact of the rules on a substantial number of such small entities.
The Department of Transportation (DOT) published its Semiannual Regulatory Agenda on December 13, 2004 (69 FR 73492), listing in Appendix D (69 FR 73505) those regulations that each operating administration will review under section 610 during the next 12 months. Appendix D also contains DOT's 10-year review plan for all of its existing regulations.
The Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA, we) has divided its Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) into 10 groups by subject area. Each group will be reviewed once every 10 years, undergoing a two-stage process—an Analysis Year and Section 610 Review Year. For purposes of the review announced in this notice, the Analysis year began in December 2004, coincident with the fall 2004 publication of the Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, and will conclude in the fall of 2005.
Cylinders Parts 172, 173, 174, 176, 177, 178, 180.
During Year 6 (2004-2005), the Analysis Year, we will conduct a preliminary assessment of the rules in 49 CFR Part 173 applicable to general shipment and packaging requirements for shippers. The review will include the following subparts:
Subpart D Definitions, Classification, Packing Group Assignments and Exceptions for Hazardous Materials Other Than Class 1 and Class 7.
Subpart F Bulk Packaging for Hazardous Materials Other Than Class 1 and Class 7.
We are seeking comments on whether any requirements for shippers in Part 173 have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities. “Small entities” include small businesses, not-for-profit organizations that are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations under 50,000. If your business or organization is a small entity and if any of the transportation requirements applicable to shippers in Part 173 has a significant economic impact on your business or organization, please submit a comment explaining how and to what degree these rules affect you, the extent of the economic impact on your business or organization, and why you believe the economic impact is significant.
In conjunction with our section 610 reviews, we will be performing plain language reviews of the HMR over a 10-year period on a schedule consistent with the section 610 review schedule. Thus, our review of requirements in Part 173 applicable to general shipment and packaging requirements for shippers will also include a plain language review to determine if the regulations can be reorganized and/or rewritten to make them easier to read, understand, and use. We encourage interested persons to submit draft regulatory language that clearly and simply communicates regulatory requirements, and other recommendations, such as putting information in tables or consolidating regulatory requirements, that may make the regulations easier to use.
Issued in Washington, DC on February 9, 2005 under authority delegated in 49 CFR Part 106.
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