§ 602. — Regulatory agenda.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 5USC602]
TITLE 5--GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
PART I--THE AGENCIES GENERALLY
CHAPTER 6--THE ANALYSIS OF REGULATORY FUNCTIONS
Sec. 602. Regulatory agenda
(a) During the months of October and April of each year, each agency
shall publish in the Federal Register a regulatory flexibility agenda
which shall contain--
(1) a brief description of the subject area of any rule which
the agency expects to propose or promulgate which is likely to have
a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities;
(2) a summary of the nature of any such rule under consideration
for each subject area listed in the agenda pursuant to paragraph
(1), the objectives and legal basis for the issuance of the rule,
and an approximate schedule for completing action on any rule for
which the agency has issued a general notice of proposed
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(3) the name and telephone number of an agency official
knowledgeable concerning the items listed in paragraph (1).
(b) Each regulatory flexibility agenda shall be transmitted to the
Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration for
comment, if any.
(c) Each agency shall endeavor to provide notice of each regulatory
flexibility agenda to small entities or their representatives through
direct notification or publication of the agenda in publications likely
to be obtained by such small entities and shall invite comments upon
each subject area on the agenda.
(d) Nothing in this section precludes an agency from considering or
acting on any matter not included in a regulatory flexibility agenda, or
requires an agency to consider or act on any matter listed in such
agenda.
(Added Pub. L. 96-354, Sec. 3(a), Sept. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 1166.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 605 of this title.
