5 USC 601 - Regulatory Flexability Act

The following text of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended, is taken from 5 USC §§ 601 - 612. (The Regulatory Flexibility Act was originaly passed in 1980 (Pub. L. 96-354). The Act was amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121).   § 601. Definitions For purposes of this chapter-- (1) the term "agency" means an ag...

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Data Quality Act (HR 5658)

Data Quality Act (H.R. 5658 - Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2001) SEC. 515. (a) IN GENERAL- The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall, by not later than September 30, 2001, and with public and Federal agency involvement, issue guidelines under sections 3504(d)(1) and 3516 of title 44, United States Code, that provide policy and procedural guidance to Federal ...

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Federal Data Quality Act A Tool for Landowners

In the eternal struggle to resist out-of-control federal regulators, a new super hero has emerged. Well, perhaps not a super hero, but definitely a super tool to assist the common folk who daily struggle to protect private property rights. The Data Quality Act is now the law of the land. It emerged from Congress under the radar, buried in a general appr...

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Overview of Data Quality Act and Regulatory Flexibility Act

The Data Quality Act and Regulatory Flexibility Act are two other federal statutes that can be used to require accountability of the federal agencies during the coordination process. These statutes do not require coordination themselves, rather they call upon the agencies to provide and substantiate the quality of the material they are basing their decisions upon, and to review the economic impact...

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Owyhee County Comments to Data Quality Act

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