Research into Proposed Rule structure

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Look at proposed rules from existing eRegs agencies; try to come up with shared concepts/hierarchy

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FEC's 2011-32632:

• I. Background
• II. Overview of changes to 11 CFR Part 114
• III. Proposed 11 CFR 114.(b)
  • A. Proposed 11 CFR 114.2(b)(2)(i)
  • Alternative A
  • Alternative B
  • B. Proposed 11 CFR 114.3
• IV. Proposed 11 CFR 114.3
  • A. 11 CFR 114.3(b)
  • 1. Reporting of ...
  • 2. Reporting of ...
  • B. Proposed 11 CFR 114.3(c)(4)
• V. Proposed 11 CFR 114.4
• ...
• Certification of No effect Pursuant to 5 USC 605(b) (Regulatory Flexibility Act)

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CFPB's 2015-15836:

• I. Summary of the Proposed Rule
• II. Background
  • A. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosures Rulemaking
  • B. Proposed Effective Date
• III. Legal Authority
• IV. Section-by-section analysis
  • Section 1026.1 ....
  • 1(d) ....
  • ...
• V. Effective Date
• VI. Section 1022(b)(2) of Dodd-Frank
  • A. Overview
  • B. Potential Benefits and Costs to Consumer of Covered Person
  • C. Impact on Depository Institutions
  • D. Impact on Access to Credit
  • E. Impact on Rural Areas
• VII. Regulatory Flexibility Act
  • Number of Classes of Affected Entities
  • Certification
• VIII. Paperwork Reduction Act Analysis

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ATF's 2014-00039

• I. Background
• II. Proposed Rule
• III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
  • A. Executive Order 12866, 13563
  • B. Executive Order 13132
  • ...
  • G. Paperwork Reduction Act
• Public Participation
  • A. Comments Sought
  • B. Confidentiality
  • C. Submitting Comments
  • D. Request for Hearing
• Disclosure
• Drafting Information

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EPA's 2016-02749

• I. General Information
  • A. What is EPA seeking comment on?
  • B. How does this action apply to me?
• II. Statutory Authorization
• III. Background
  • A. Why is EPA proposing an addition to ... ?
  • B. What is the history of ... ?
  • C. What is the impact ... ?
  • 1. Impact on Current Cleanup Programs, Resources and Costs
  • 2. Children's Environmental Health and Environmental Justice
• IV. Hazard Ranking System
  • A. Purpose
  • B. Structure
• V. Approach to HRS Addition
  • A. General Approach
  • 1. What is the need? ...
  • 2. What alteration ... ?
  • ...
  • B. Technical Consideration to Maintenance ...
  • 1. Maintaining the Commitment ...
  • 2. Addition of the new ...
  • C. Supporting Materials
• VI Discussion of the Proposed SiI Addition to the HRS
  • A. Addition w/i a restricted ...
  • B. Subsurface
  • 1. New Definitions
  • 2. Delineation
       • a. ...
       • b. ...
• VII Summary of Proposed updates to the HRS
  • A. Addition of an SiI
  • 1. Chapter 5
  • ...
  • B. Terminology updates
  • ...
• VIII Statutory and Executive Order Requirements
  • A. Executive Order 12866
  • B. PRA
  • ...
  • K. Executive Order 12580

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Hrm. This may be an unfair comparison, though -- CFPB's is twice as large as ATF, FEC's is twice CFPB, and EPA's is 4 times as large as FEC's in terms of page count.

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Some recurring themes:

• List of requirements for specific executive orders, legislative acts, etc.
• Section-by-section/paragraph-by-paragraph analysis/explanation (though the EPA rule buries this a bit deep)

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Focused this on the preamble, but closing this out now.