1 |
0 |
Identify need |
Industry (petition)
Government (identified problem)
Congressional directive
Government / Industry (new technology) |
2 |
1-3 |
Review available consensus standards |
Government (DOT) |
3 |
1-5 |
Research phase (usually 3-5 years required to collect, evaluate, and validate data for a
major rulemaking) |
Government (DOT) and industry |
4 |
4 |
Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) |
Government (DOT) |
5 |
4 |
Comment period |
Industry / Public |
6 |
4 |
Receive and analyze ANPRM comments |
Government (DOT) |
7 |
5 |
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), Preliminary Regulatory Evaluation (PRE), & Office of Management & Budget (OMB) review |
Government (DOT, OMB) |
8 |
5 |
Comment period |
Industry / Public |
9 |
6 |
Receive and analyze NPRM comments |
Government (DOT) |
10 |
7 |
Draft Final Rule and Final Regulatory Evaluation (FRE) |
Government (all) |
11 |
8 |
OMB review |
Government (OMB) |
12 |
8-9 |
Reject/ accept/ modify; publish Final Rule |
Government (DOT) |
13 |
10+ |
Second Notice of Proposed Rulemaking if substantially different from proposed (repeat steps 7 - 12) |
Government (DOT) |