Energy Impacts of the Roadless Rule: Joint Oversight Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources and the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health of the Committee on Resources, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, First Session, April 4, 2001, Том 4United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources. Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources U.S. Government Printing Office, 2001 - 146 страници |
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Страница 102 - small governmental jurisdiction" means governments of cities, counties, towns, townships, villages, school districts, or special districts, with a population of less than fifty thousand...
Страница 49 - Government in the national interest to foster and encourage private enterprise in the development of economically sound and stable domestic mining, minerals. metal, and mineral reclamation industries...
Страница 66 - It is important for the public to be aware of these costs and internalize them into their public land management and energy consumption decisions. The United States has less than 5 percent of the world's population but consumes 40% of the oil and 23% of the gas (USGS 2001). As such there is much we as a nation can do via investments in energy conservation and renewable energy to reduce our consumption, and the ecological and economic costs associated with our consumption levels (NRDC 2001).
Страница 72 - As stated in previous correspondence on this issue, the Office of Advocacy of the US Small Business Administration (SBA) was established by Congress under Pub. L. No. 94-305 to represent the views of small business before federal agencies and Congress. Advocacy is also required by...
Страница 73 - In complying with the provisions of sections 603 and 604 of this title, an agency may provide either a quantifiable or numerical description of the effects of a proposed rule or alternatives to the proposed rule, or more general descriptive statements if quantification is not practicable or reliable.
Страница 1 - US House of Representatives Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health Committee on Resources Washington, DC The Subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 3:05 pm, in Room 1334, Longworth House Office Building, Hon.
Страница 72 - Each initial regulatory flexibility analysis required under this section shall contain — (1) a description of the reasons why action by the agency is being considered; (2) a succinct statement of the objectives of, and legal basis for, the proposed rule; (3) a description of and, where feasible, an estimate of the number of small entities to which the proposed rule will apply; (4) a description of the projected reporting, recordkeeping and other compliance requirements of the proposed rule, including...
Страница 112 - ... (5) a description of the steps the agency has taken to minimize the significant economic impact on small entities consistent with the stated objectives of applicable statutes, including a statement of the factual, policy, and legal reasons for selecting the alternative adopted in the final rule and why each one of the other significant alternatives to the rule considered by the agency which affect the impact on small entities was rejected.
Страница 54 - The cost/benefit analysis appears to under-estimate grossly the impact, and the Forest Service has ignored the cumulative effect the rule will have on sectors of the economy already reeling because of elevated energy costs. In its evaluation of the adequacy of the regulatory framework for hard rock mining, the National Research Council stated: The lack of information appeared to be greatest among highly placed officials who have the greatest need to know. Consequently, those responsible for regulatory...
Страница 75 - Although the Court remanded the rule to the agency, the Court found that EPA had complied with the requirements of the RFA Specifically, the Court found that since the States, not EPA, had the direct authority to impose the burden on small entities, EPA's regulation did not directly impact small entities The Court also found that since the states would have broad discretion in obtaining compliance with the NAAQS, small entities were only indirectly affected by the standards.