[Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions]
[Introduction to the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions]
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Part II





Regulatory Information Service Center





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Introduction to the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and 
Deregulatory Actions

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REGULATORY INFORMATION SERVICE CENTER



Introduction to the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and 
Deregulatory Actions



AGENCY:   Regulatory Information Service Center.

ACTION:   Introduction to the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and 
Deregulatory Actions.

_______________________________________________________________________

SUMMARY:   The Regulatory Flexibility Act requires that agencies 
publish semiannual regulatory agendas describing regulatory actions 
they are developing (5 U.S.C. 602). Executive Order 12866 ``Regulatory 
Planning and Review'' (58 FR 51735; October 4, 1993) and Office of 
Management and Budget memoranda implementing section 4 of that Order 
establish minimum standards for agencies' agendas, including specific 
types of information for each entry.

    The Unified Agenda helps agencies fulfill all of these 
requirements. All Federal regulatory agencies have chosen to publish 
their regulatory agendas as part of this publication.

    Section 4 of Executive Order 12866 also directs that, as part of 
their submissions to the October edition of the Unified Agenda, 
agencies prepare a regulatory plan of the most important significant 
regulatory actions that the agency reasonably expects to issue in 
proposed or final form during the upcoming fiscal year. The agency 
plans appear only as part of the October publication. They are not 
included in the April publication.

    The following separate parts in this issue of the Federal Register 
are the agency agendas, followed by indexes to the entries. Together, 
these comprise the April 2000 edition of the semiannual Unified Agenda. 
We welcome your comments on this publication and your suggestions for 
improving future ones.

ADDRESSES:  Regulatory Information Service Center (MI), General 
Services Administration, 1800 F Street NW., Suite 3039, Washington, DC 
20405.



Electronic Availability

    All editions of the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and 
Deregulatory Actions and The Regulatory Plan since October 1995 are 
available in electronic form. You can search the Agenda and the Plan on 
the World Wide Web at:

http//reginfo.gov

    You may also search the Agenda and the Plan on the Government 
Printing Office's GPO Access, which is accessible through:

http//www.access.gpo.gov

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  For further information about 
specific regulatory actions, please refer to the Agency Contact listed 
for each entry.

    To provide comment on or to obtain further information about this 
publication, contact: Cynthia M. Warner, Acting Executive Director, 
Regulatory Information Service Center (MI), General Services 
Administration, 1800 F Street NW., Suite 3039, Washington, DC 20405, 
(202) 482-7340. You may also send comments to us by e-mail at:

[email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:   

                            TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
                                                                   Page
 
      Introduction to the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and
                          Deregulatory Actions
 
I. What is the Unified Agenda?..................................   22484
  A. What are the Limitations of the Information?...............   22484
II.Why is the Unified Agenda Published?.........................   22484
III. How is the Unified Agenda Organized?.......................   22485
IV. What Information Appears for Each Entry?....................   22485
V. Abbreviations................................................   22486
VI. How Can Users Get Copies of the Agenda and the Plan?........   22487
 
                             AGENCY AGENDAS
 
                           Cabinet Departments
 
Department of Agriculture.......................................   22489
Department of Commerce..........................................   22583
Department of Defense...........................................   22675
Department of Education.........................................   22707
Department of Energy............................................   22715
Department of Health and Human Services.........................   22737
Department of Housing and Urban Development.....................   22837
Department of the Interior......................................   22871
Department of Justice...........................................   22949
Department of Labor.............................................   23013
Department of State.............................................   23083
Department of Transportation....................................   23091
Department of the Treasury......................................   23287
Department of Veterans Affairs..................................   23385
 
                        Other Executive Agencies
 
Agency for International Development............................   23415
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board......   23419
Commission on Civil Rights......................................   23423
Corporation for National and Community Service..................   23425
Environmental Protection Agency.................................   23429
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.........................   23599
Federal Emergency Management Agency.............................   23605
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service......................   23613
General Services Administration.................................   23615
Morris K. Udall Foundation-U.S. Institute for Environmental        23627
 Conflict Resolution............................................
National Aeronautics and Space Administration...................   23631
National Archives and Records Administration....................   23635
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities..............
 Institute of Museum and Library Services.......................   23643
 National Endowment for the Arts................................   23645
 National Endowment for the Humanities..........................   23649
National Science Foundation.....................................   23651
Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight..................   23653
Office of Government Ethics.....................................   23657
Office of Management and Budget.................................   23665
Office of Personnel Management..................................   23669
Office of Special Counsel.......................................   23695
Peace Corps.....................................................   23697
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation............................   23701
Presidio Trust..................................................   23707
Railroad Retirement Board.......................................   23711
Selective Service System........................................   23717
Small Business Administration...................................   23719
Social Security Administration..................................   23731
Tennessee Valley Authority......................................   23753
 
                             Joint Authority
 
Department of Defense/General Services Administration/National     23755
 Aeronautics and Space Administration (Federal Acquisition
 Regulation)....................................................
 

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                     Independent Regulatory Agencies
 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission............................   23771
Consumer Product Safety Commission..............................   23779
Farm Credit Administration......................................   23789
Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation........................   23797
Federal Communications Commission...............................   23799
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation...........................   23847
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission............................   23857
Federal Housing Finance Board...................................   23865
Federal Maritime Commission.....................................   23875
Federal Reserve System..........................................   23879
Federal Trade Commission........................................   23893
National Credit Union Administration............................   23905
National Indian Gaming Commission...............................   23913
Nuclear Regulatory Commission...................................   23919
Securities and Exchange Commission..............................   23937
Surface Transportation Board....................................   23961
 
                    INDEXES TO UNIFIED AGENDA ENTRIES
 
A. Regulatory Flexibility Act Section 610 Review Index..........   23965
B. Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Index........................   23967
C. Small Entities Index (Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Not       23979
 Required)......................................................
D. Government Levels Index......................................   23993
E. Federalism Index.............................................   24031
F. Subject Index................................................   24033
 



INTRODUCTION TO THE UNIFIED AGENDA OF FEDERAL REGULATORY AND 
DEREGULATORY ACTIONS



I. What Is the Unified Agenda?

    The Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 
(Unified Agenda) provides information, in a uniform format, about 
regulations that the Government is considering or reviewing. The 
Unified Agenda has appeared in the Federal Register twice each year 
since 1983. This edition includes regulatory agendas from 60 Federal 
departments and agencies. Agencies of the United States Congress are 
not included.

    The Regulatory Plan, required under Executive Order 12866, is part 
of the October edition of the Unified Agenda. The Plan provides 
additional information about the most important significant regulatory 
actions that agencies reasonably expect to issue in proposed or final 
form during the upcoming fiscal year.

    The Regulatory Information Service Center (the Center) compiles the 
Unified Agenda for the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs 
(OIRA), part of the Office of Management and Budget. OIRA is 
responsible for overseeing the Federal Government's regulatory, 
paperwork, and information resource management activities, including 
implementation of E.O. 12866. The Center also provides information 
about Federal regulatory activity to the President and his Executive 
Office, the Congress, agency managers, and the public.

    The activities included in the Agenda are, in general, those that 
will have a regulatory action within the next 12 months. Agencies may 
include activities that will have a longer timeframe than 12 months. 
Agency agendas also show actions or reviews completed or withdrawn 
since the last agenda. The agendas do not contain regulations that were 
excluded under Executive Order 12866, such as those concerning military 
or foreign affairs functions or regulations related to agency 
organization, management, or personnel matters.



A. What Are the Limitations of the Information?

    Agencies prepared entries for this publication to give the public 
notice of their plans to review, propose, and issue regulations. They 
have tried to predict their activities over the next 12 months as 
accurately as possible, but dates and schedules are subject to change. 
Agencies may withdraw some of the regulations now under development, 
and they may issue or propose other regulations not included in their 
agendas. Agency actions in the rulemaking process may occur before or 
after the dates they have listed.

    The Unified Agenda does not create a legal obligation on agencies 
to adhere to schedules within it or to confine their regulatory 
activities to those regulations that appear in this publication. The 
information in this edition is accurate as of April 1, 2000, in the 
judgment of the submitting agencies, except as otherwise noted by the 
agencies. In addition, some agencies submitted updates after that date.

    Where applicable, individual actions will be subject to review for 
compliance with applicable Executive orders, the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act, and the Paperwork Reduction Act at appropriate points in the 
regulatory process.



II. Why Is the Unified Agenda Published?

    The Unified Agenda helps agencies comply with their obligations 
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act and various Executive orders and 
other statutes.



Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act requires agencies to identify those 
rules that may have a significant economic impact on a substantial 
number of small entities (5 U.S.C. 602). Agencies meet that requirement 
by including the information in their submissions for the Unified 
Agenda. Agencies may also indicate those regulations that they are 
reviewing as part of their periodic review of existing rules under the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 610).



Executive Order 12866

    Executive Order 12866 entitled ``Regulatory Planning and Review'' 
(September 30, 1993; 58 FR 51735) requires covered agencies to prepare 
an agenda of all regulations under development or review. The Order 
also requires that certain agencies prepare annually a regulatory plan 
of their ``most important significant regulatory actions,'' which 
appears as part of the October Unified Agenda.



Executive Order 13132

    Executive Order 13132 entitled ``Federalism'' (August 4, 1999; 64 
FR 43255) directs agencies to have an accountable process to ensure 
meaningful and timely input by State and local officials in the 
development of regulatory policies that have ``federalism 
implications'' as defined in the Order. Under the Order, an agency that 
is proposing regulations with federalism implications, which either 
preempt State law or impose nonstatutory unfunded substantial direct 
compliance costs on State and local governments, must consult with 
State and local officials early in the process of developing the 
regulation. In addition, the agency must provide to the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget a federalism summary impact statement 
for such regulations, which consists of a description of the extent of 
the agency's prior consultation with State and local officials, a 
summary of their concerns and the agency's position supporting the need 
to issue the regulation, and a statement of the extent to which those 
concerns have been met. As part of this effort, agencies include in 
their submissions for the Unified Agenda information on whether their 
regulatory actions may have an effect on the various levels of 
government and whether those actions have federalism implications.

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Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-4, title II) 
requires agencies to prepare written assessments of the costs and 
benefits of significant regulatory actions ``that may result in the 
expenditure by State, local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate, 
or by the private sector, of $100,000,000 or more . . . in any 1 year . 
. . .'' The requirement does not apply to independent regulatory 
agencies, nor does it apply to certain subject areas excluded by 
section 4 of the Act. Affected agencies identify in the Unified Agenda 
those regulatory actions they believe are subject to title II of the 
Act.



Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act

    The Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (P.L. 104-
121, title II) established a procedure for congressional review of 
rules (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), which defers, unless exempted, the 
effective date of a ``major'' rule for at least 60 days from the 
publication of the final rule in the Federal Register. The Act 
specifies that a rule is ``major'' if it has resulted or is likely to 
result in an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more or 
meets other criteria specified in that Act. If the issuing agency 
believes that a rule may be major, it indicates this under the 
``Priority'' heading of the entry. The Act provides that the 
Administrator of OIRA will make the final determination as to whether a 
rule is major.



III. How Is the Unified Agenda Organized?

    Each agency's agenda appears as a separate part in this edition of 
the Federal Register. The parts of the Unified Agenda are organized 
alphabetically in four groups: Cabinet departments; other executive 
agencies; the Federal Acquisition Regulation, a joint authority; and 
independent regulatory agencies. Departments may in turn be divided 
into subagencies.

    Each department or agency introduces its part of the Agenda with a 
preamble providing information specific to that part. For each agency 
that requests it, the Center provides a table of contents that appears 
in the Agenda after the agency preamble.

    Each agency presents its entries under one of five headings 
according to the rulemaking stage of the entry. The stages are:

1.  Prerule Stage -- actions agencies will undertake to determine 
    whether or how to initiate rulemaking. Such actions occur prior to 
    a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) and may include Advance 
    Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRMs) and reviews of existing 
    regulations.

2.  Proposed Rule Stage -- actions for which agencies plan to publish a 
    Notice of Proposed Rulemaking as the next step in their rulemaking 
    process or for which the closing date of the NPRM Comment Period is 
    the next step.

3.  Final Rule Stage -- actions for which agencies plan to publish a 
    final rule or an interim final rule or to take other final action 
    as the next step in their rulemaking process.

4.  Long-Term Actions -- items under development but for which the 
    agency does not expect to have a regulatory action within the 12 
    months after publication of this edition of the Unified Agenda. 
    Some of the entries in this section may contain abbreviated 
    information.

5.  Completed Actions -- actions or reviews the agency has completed or 
    withdrawn since publishing its last agenda. This section also 
    includes items the agency began and completed between issues of the 
    Agenda.

    An agency may use subheadings to identify regulations that it has 
grouped according to particular topics. When these subheadings are 
used, they appear above the title of the first regulation in each 
group.

    A bullet () preceding an entry indicates that the entry 
appears in this publication for the first time.

    All entries are numbered sequentially from the beginning to the end 
of the Unified Agenda. The sequence number preceding the title of each 
entry identifies the location of the entry in this edition. The same 
number is used in the indexes to enable readers to find entries on 
specific subjects.

    This publication contains six indexes. Index A lists entries for 
which agencies have indicated that they are conducting a periodic 
review under section 610(c) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Index B 
lists the regulatory actions for which agencies believe that the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act may require a Regulatory Flexibility 
Analysis. Index C lists additional regulatory actions for which 
agencies have chosen to indicate that some impact on small entities is 
likely even though a Regulatory Flexibility Analysis may not be 
required. Index D lists entries that agencies believe may have effects 
on levels of government. Index E lists entries that agencies believe 
may have federalism implications as defined in Executive Order 13132. 
Index F is a subject index based on the Federal Register Thesaurus of 
Indexing Terms.



IV. What Information Appears for Each Entry?

    All entries in the Unified Agenda contain uniform data elements 
including, at a minimum, the following information:

    Title of the Regulation. The notation ``Section 610 Review'' 
following the title indicates that the agency has selected the rule for 
its periodic review of existing rules under the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act (5 U.S.C. 610(c)). Some agencies have indicated completions of 
section 610 reviews or rulmaking actions resulting from completed 
section 610 reviews

    Priority. Agencies assign each entry to one of the following five 
categories of significance.

(1) Economically Significant

    As defined in Executive Order 12866, a rulemaking action that will 
have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more or will 
adversely affect in a material way the economy, a sector of the 
economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public 
health or safety, or State, local, or tribal governments or 
communities. The definition of an ``economically significant'' rule is 
similar but not identical to the definition of a ``major'' rule under 5 
U.S.C. 801 (P. L. 104-121). (See below.)

(2) Other Significant

    A rulemaking that is not economically significant but is considered 
significant by the agency. This category includes rules that the agency 
anticipates will be reviewed under E.O. 12866 or rules that are a 
priority of the agency head. These rules may or may not be included in 
the agency's regulatory plan.

(3) Substantive, Nonsignificant

    A rulemaking that has substantive impacts but is neither 
Significant, nor Routine and Frequent, nor Informational/
Administrative/Other.

(4) Routine and Frequent

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    A rulemaking that is a specific case of a multiple recurring 
application of a regulatory program in the Code of Federal Regulations 
and that does not alter the body of the regulation.

(5) Informational/Administrative/Other

    A rulemaking that is primarily informational or pertains to agency 
matters not central to accomplishing the agency's regulatory mandate 
but that the agency places in the Unified Agenda to inform the public 
of the activity.

    In addition, if an agency believes that a rule may be ``major'' 
under 5 U.S.C. 801 (P.L. 104-121) because it has resulted or is likely 
to result in an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more or 
meets other criteria specified in that Act, the agency indicates this 
under the ``Priority'' heading. (The Act provides that the 
Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs will 
make the final determination as to whether a rule is major.)

    Unfunded Mandates -- whether the rule is covered by section 202 of 
the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-4). The Act requires 
that, before issuing an NPRM likely to result in a mandate that may 
result in expenditures by State, local, and tribal governments, in the 
aggregate, or by the private sector of more than $100 million in 1 
year, agencies, other than independent regulatory agencies, shall 
prepare a written statement containing an assessment of the anticipated 
costs and benefits of the Federal mandate. If the agency believes the 
entry is not subject to the Act, this data element will not be printed.

    Reinvention -- whether the action is part of the Administration's 
Reinventing Government effort and, if so, whether the result will be 
elimination of existing text in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
or revision of text in the CFR to reduce burden or duplication or to 
streamline requirements. If the action is not specifically part of this 
effort, the data element will not be printed.

    Legal Authority -- the section(s) of the United States Code 
(U.S.C.) or Public Law (P.L.) or the Executive order (E.O.) that 
authorize(s) the regulatory action. Agencies may provide popular name 
references to laws in addition to these citations.

    CFR Citation -- the section(s) of the Code of Federal Regulations 
that will be affected by the action.

    Legal Deadline -- whether the action is subject to a statutory or 
judicial deadline, the date of that deadline, and whether the deadline 
pertains to an NPRM, a Final Action, or some other action.

    Abstract -- a brief description of the problem the regulation will 
address; the need for a Federal solution; to the extent available, 
alternatives that the agency is considering to address the problem; and 
potential costs and benefits of the action.

    Timetable -- the dates and citations (if available) for all past 
steps and a projected date for at least the next step for the 
regulatory action. A date printed in the form 02/00/01 means the agency 
is predicting the month and year the action will take place but not the 
day it will occur. In some instances, agencies may indicate what the 
next action will be, but the date of that action is ``To Be 
Determined.'' ``Next Action Undetermined'' indicates the agency does 
not know what action it will take next. Dates after 1999 are printed in 
the same form as other dates, using the last two digits of the year.

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required -- whether an analysis is 
required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) 
because the rulemaking action is likely to have a significant economic 
impact on a substantial number of small entities as defined by the Act.

    Small Entities Affected -- the types of small entities (businesses, 
governmental jurisdictions, or organizations) on which the rulemaking 
action is likely to have an impact as defined by the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act. Some agencies have chosen to indicate likely effects 
on small entities even though they believe that a Regulatory 
Flexibility Analysis will not be required.

    Government Levels Affected -- whether the action is expected to 
affect levels of government and, if so, whether the governments are 
State, local, tribal, or Federal.

    Federalism -- whether the action has ``federalism implications'' as 
defined in Executive Order 13132. This term refers to actions ``that 
have substantial direct effects on the States, on the relationship 
between the national government and the States, or on the distribution 
of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government.'' 
If the action does not have federalism implications, this data element 
will not be printed. Independent regulatory agencies are not required 
to supply this information.

    Agency Contact -- the name, title, address, and phone number of a 
person in the agency who is knowledgeable about the rulemaking action. 
If available, the agency may also provide the fax number, e-mail 
address, and TDD for the agency contact.

    Procurement -- whether the action is related to procurement and, if 
so, whether it is required by statute and whether it involves a 
paperwork burden. The Procurement heading appears only if the entry is 
related to procurement.

    Some agencies have provided the following optional information:

    Compliance Cost to the Public -- the estimated gross compliance 
cost of the action.

    Affected Sectors -- the industrial sectors that the action may most 
affect, either directly or indirectly. Affected Sectors are identified 
by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes.

    Some of the agencies that participated in the October 1999 edition 
of The Regulatory Plan have chosen to include the following information 
for those entries that appeared in the Plan:

    Statement of Need -- a description of the need for the regulatory 
action.

    Summary of the Legal Basis -- a description of the legal basis for 
the action, including whether any aspect of the action is required by 
statute or court order.

    Alternatives -- a description of the alternatives the agency has 
considered or will consider as required by section 4(c)(1)(B) of E.O. 
12866.

    Anticipated Costs and Benefits -- a description of preliminary 
estimates of the anticipated costs and benefits of the action.

    Risks -- a description of the magnitude of the risk the action 
addresses, the amount by which the agency expects the action to reduce 
this risk, and the relation of the risk and this risk reduction effort 
to other risks and risk reduction efforts within the agency's 
jurisdiction.



V. Abbreviations

    The following abbreviations appear throughout this publication:

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    ANPRM -- An Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is a preliminary 
notice, published in the Federal Register, announcing that an agency is 
considering a regulatory action. The agency issues an ANPRM before it 
develops a detailed proposed rule. The ANPRM describes the general area 
that may be subject to regulation and usually asks for public comment 
on the issues and options being discussed. An ANPRM is issued only when 
an agency believes it needs to gather more information before 
proceeding to a notice of proposed rulemaking.

    CFR -- The Code of Federal Regulations is an annual codification of 
the general and permanent regulations published in the Federal Register 
by the departments and agencies of the Federal Government. The Code is 
divided into 50 titles, and each title covers a broad area subject to 
Federal regulation. The CFR is keyed to and kept up to date by the 
daily issues of the Federal Register.

    EO -- An Executive order is a directive from the President to 
executive agencies, issued under constitutional or statutory authority. 
Executive orders are published in the Federal Register and in title 3 
of the Code of Federal Regulations.

    FR -- The Federal Register is a daily Federal Government 
publication that provides a uniform system for publishing Presidential 
documents, all proposed and final regulations, notices of meetings, and 
other official documents issued by Federal departments and agencies.

    FY -- The Federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30.

    NPRM -- A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is the document an agency 
issues and publishes in the Federal Register that describes and 
solicits public comments on a proposed regulatory action. Under the 
Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553), an NPRM must include, at a 
minimum:

      a statement of the time, place, and nature of the public 
rulemaking proceeding;

      a reference to the legal authority under which the rule 
is proposed; and

      either the terms or substance of the proposed rule or a 
description of the subjects and issues involved.

    PL -- A Public Law is a law passed by Congress and signed by the 
President or enacted over his veto. It has general applicability, 
unlike a private law that applies only to those persons or entities 
specifically designated. Public laws are numbered in sequence 
throughout the 2-year life of each Congress; for example, PL 105-4 is 
the fourth public law of the 105th Congress.

    RFA -- A Regulatory Flexibility Analysis is a description and 
analysis of the impact of a rule on small entities, including small 
businesses, small governmental jurisdictions, and certain small not-
for-profit organizations. The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 
et seq.) requires each agency to prepare an initial RFA for public 
comment when it is required to publish an NPRM and to make available a 
final RFA when the final rule is published, unless the agency head 
certifies that the rule would not have a significant economic impact on 
a substantial number of small entities.

    RIN -- The Regulation Identifier Number is assigned by the 
Regulatory Information Service Center to identify each regulatory 
action listed in the Unified Agenda and The Regulatory Plan, as 
directed by E.O. 12866 (section 4(b)). Additionally, OMB has asked 
agencies to include RINs in the headings of their Rule and Proposed 
Rule documents when publishing them in the Federal Register, to make it 
easier for the public and agency officials to track the publication 
history of regulatory actions throughout their development.

    Seq. No. -- The Sequence Number identifies the location of an entry 
in this publication. Note that a specific regulatory action will have 
the same RIN throughout its development but will generally have 
different sequence numbers in different editions of the Unified Agenda 
and The Regulatory Plan.

    USC -- The United States Code is a consolidation and codification 
of all general and permanent laws of the United States. The USC is 
divided into 50 titles, and each title covers a broad area of Federal 
law.



VI. How Can Users Get Copies of the Agenda and the Plan?

    Printed copies of this edition of the Federal Register are 
available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government 
Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402-9325, (202) 512-1800.

    Copies of individual agency materials may be available directly 
from the agency. Please contact the particular agency for further 
information.

    All editions of the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and 
Deregulatory Actions and The Regulatory Plan since October 1995 are 
also available in electronic form. You can search the Agenda and the 
Plan on the World Wide Web at:

http//reginfo.gov

    You may also search the Agenda and the Plan on the Government 
Printing Office's GPO Access, which is accessible through:

http//www.access.gpo.gov

Dated:  April 13, 2000.

 Cynthia M. Warner,
Acting Executive Director.

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