[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 44, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 44CFR1.1]

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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 A_General
 
Sec.  1.1  Purpose.


    (a) This part contains the basic policies and procedures of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for adoption of rules. These 
policies and procedures incorporate those provisions of section 4 of the 
Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553) which FEMA will 
follow. This part and internal FEMA Manuals implement Executive Order 
12291.
    (b) Rules which must be published are described in section 3(a) of 
the APA, 5 U.S.C. 552(a). FEMA implementation of paragraph (a) is 
contained in 44 CFR part 5, subpart B.
    (c) This part contains policies and procedures for implementation of 
the Regulatory Flexibility Act which took effect January 1, 1981.
    (d) A FEMA Manual No. 1140.1, ``The Formulation, Drafting, 
Clearance, and Publication of Federal Register Documents'' has been 
issued describing the internal procedures including policy level 
oversight of FEMA for:
    (1) Publishing the semiannual agenda of significant regulations 
under development and review;
    (2) Making initial determinations with respect to significance of 
proposed rulemaking;
    (3) Determining the need for regulatory analyses; and
    (4) Reviewing existing regulations, including the reviews required 
by the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    (e) As the FEMA Manual deals with internal management it is not 
subject to the requirements either of 5 U.S.C. 552 or 553. Its 
provisions are not part of this rule and reference to it is informative 
only.

[46 FR 32584, June 24, 1981, as amended at 49 FR 33878, Aug. 27, 1984]