5 U.S.C. § 602 : US Code - Section 602: Regulatory agenda

Search 5 U.S.C. § 602 : US Code - Section 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 rulemaking,(!1) and
(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.