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NHTSA has been analyzing the costs and benefits of its future rulemakings (proposed and final rules) since 1970.� There have been several Executive Orders since 1978 that require the analysis of proposed and final regulations.� Executive Order 12866 (1993) is the current order.� A regulatory analysis is written for all proposed and final rules that have identifiable costs and/or benefits.� These analyses identify the problem that is address by the proposed rule, the alternative countermeasures, and the costs and benefits of those alternative countermeasures.������
Different names have been given to regulatory analyses over the years.� These include, for example, Preliminary Regulatory Evaluation (PRE), Final Regulatory Impact Analysis (FRIA), Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA).
�Preliminary� identifies an analysis that accompanies a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM).� An NPRM is published for public comment before a final rule is issued.
�Final� identifies an analysis that accompanies a Final Rule.
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (1980) requires a Regulatory Flexibility Analysis when there is a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.� In some cases, a regulatory analysis is accompanied by a Regulatory Flexibility Analysis.�
To view the titles of the regulatory analyses, you may access them below by date that they were completed or by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number/Part Number.� All of the regulatory analyses have been entered in the NHTSA docket.� Since 1999, they have been entered into the DOT docket and are available over the internet at http://dms.dot.gov/, where you can enter the docket number or keywords to search for the full text of the analysis.
For further information or to obtain a copy of any listed report, contact:
Linda Bernett, Plans and Policy, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NPP-20, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590
Email Lbernett@nhtsa.dot.gov
Phone (202)
366-1581
Fax (202)
366-2559�