Regulatory Review

Reviewing the Overall Benefits and Costs of Regulations

Executive Order 15-07 outlines the importance of up-to-date, transparent regulations that use rigorous analysis to balance health, safety, welfare, and the environment with the need to minimize regulatory burdens on Rhode Island businesses and individuals

Analysts assigned to each agency PDF file, less than 1

Timeline of regular, direct final, and emergency rulemaking PDF file, less than 1

A guide to analyzing regulatory benefits and costs PDF file, less than 1

BCA Calculations Example - Logging Permits Excel file, less than 1

ORR Fiscal Note Enterprise Policy PDF file, less than 1

Fiscal note template Word file, less than 1

Executive Order 15-07 PDF file, less than 1

Worksheet to draft submission system responses Word file, less than 1

Reviewing Regulations for Small Business Impact

Pursuant to the Small Business Regulatory Fairness in Administrative Procedures Act, executive branch agencies must consider the impact of proposed regulations on small businesses. Agencies provide their determination of whether a particular regulation adversely impacts small businesses, and ORR relies upon specific criteria as outlined in Rhode Island General Laws to provide guidance. ORR collects small business impact information as part of its online regulatory submission system. Previously, impact statements were published as PDFs on ORR's website.