Regulatory Reform Act of 1983

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Regulatory Reform Act of 1983 - Title I: The Analysis, Management, and Organization of Agency Functions - Requires each executive agency and each independent regulatory agency to include in the notice of a proposed rule an explanation of the agency's determination as to whether the rule is a major rule. Directs each agency, before or upon publishing notice of a proposed rulemaking proceeding for a major rule, to issue statements concerning: (1) the reasonable alternative approaches; (2) regional differences; (3) the benefits and costs of the proposed rule and alternatives; (4) the advantages and disadvantages of adopting performance standards rather than design standards; (5) the technical information the agency will rely on in making the rule; and (6) the statutory authority of the agency to regulate any areas previously regulated only by State law. Requires that each agency issue additional statements upon providing notice of the promulgation of a major rule, including an analysis of the extent to which the rule obtains its objectives with lower economic costs than the alternatives analyzed. Directs each agency to: (1) include in the notice of each proposed and final major rule, …