[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 44, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 44CFR1.12]

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              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
                                SECURITY
 
PART 1--RULEMAKING; POLICY AND PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart B--Procedures for Rulemaking
 
Sec. 1.12  Notice of proposed rulemaking.

    Each notice of proposed rulemaking required by statute, executive 
order, or by Sec. 1.4 will be published in the Federal Register and will 
include:
    (a) The substance or terms of the proposed rule or a description of 
the subject matter and issues involved.
    (b) A statement of how and to what extent interested persons may 
participate in the proceeding.
    (c) Where participation is limited to written comments, a statement 
of the time within which such comments must be submitted.
    (d) A reference to the legal authority under which the proposal is 
issued.
    (e) In a proceeding which has provided Advance Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking, an analysis of the principal issues and recommendations 
raised by the comments, and the manner in which they have been addressed 
in the proposed rulemaking.
    (f)(1) A brief statement setting forth the agency's initial 
determination whether the proposed rule is a major rule, together with 
the reasons underlying that determination;
    (2) For each proposed major rule, a brief summary of the agency's 
preliminary Regulatory Impact Analysis; and
    (3) The initial regulatory flexibility analysis or a summary thereof 
as required by the Regulatory Flexibility

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Act (5 U.S.C. 601, et seq.), or a certification that the rule, if 
promulgated, will not have a significant economic impact on a 
significant number of small entities pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 605. Such 
certification may be made by any FEMA official with rulemaking 
authority.
    (g) It is desirable, but not required, that the notices contain a 
target deadline for issuance of the regulation, and that to the extent 
feasible, this deadline be met.
    (h) If the rule is one which contains a requirement for collection 
of information, a copy of the rule will be furnished OMB in accordance 
with 44 U.S.C. 3504(h).

[46 FR 32584, June 24, 1981, as amended at 49 FR 38119, Sept. 27, 1984]