Announcement of Public Forum on Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 171 (Friday, September 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48441-48442]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-23056]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


Announcement of Public Forum on Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

TIME AND DATE: 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m., September 21, 1999.

PLACE: Room 10234, Nassif Building, Department of Transportation, 400 
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.

STATUS: Open to public with attendance limited to space available.

PURPOSE: The purpose of the forum is to have an exchange of ideas and 
to start a dialogue that will better enable the Department to analyze 
its rules. We do not want comments on specific rules or proposals, 
although it would be appropriate to use an existing rule to illustrate 
a point.

SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation will be hosting a public 
forum on regulatory flexibility analysis in rulemaking. Expert 
panelists for this forum will include representatives from business, 
labor and government. The moderator of the forum will present a series 
of issues to the panel for discussion; the audience will also be 
encouraged to ask questions or make comments. The forum will address 
various issues such as improving regulatory flexibility analysis used 
in rulemaking decisions, helping small entities participate more 
effectively in rulemaking, and reviewing existing rules to determine 
whether they should be revised to lessen or eliminate burdens on small 
entities. The forum on regulatory flexibility analysis is the third in 
a series of public forums on rulemaking. As with the forum on economic 
analysis held in May and the forum on risk assessment held in June, the 
forum on regulatory flexibility analysis will provide an opportunity 
for the public to join the Department in discussing important 
rulemaking issues.

REGISTRATION: Participants are requested to register their intent to 
attend this forum meeting by sending e-mail to 
gwyneth.radloff@ost.dot.gov. Put the words ``Registration for Small 
Entities Forum'' in the subject line and the participant's name, 
address, phone number, and affiliation in the body of the message. If 
you do not have internet access, you can register by calling 202-

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366-4723 or by writing to the contact person below. Please include your 
name, address, and phone number in your letter/postcard. Also, remember 
that space is limited and registration is on a first-come-first-served 
basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gwyneth Radloff, Office of General 
Counsel (C-50), Department of Transportation, Room 10424, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Phone: (202) 366-4723 (voice), (202) 
755-7687 (TDD); Email: gwyneth.radloff@ost.dot.gov.

    Issued in Washington, D. C., this 31st day of August, 1999.
Neil Eisner,
Assistant General Counsel for Regulation and Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 99-23056 Filed 9-2-99; 8:45 am]
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