Section 1.372. Evaluation of existing regulations

(a) Existing regulations shall be reviewed by agencies for consistency with the principles in § 1.371 (relating to general requirements). Regulations that are inconsistent with these principles shall be considered for amendment or repeal.

(b) Agency heads shall have the flexibility to construct a program that reviews their existing regulations to assure consistency with these principles. A plan and schedule for review of existing regulations shall be submitted to the Governor’s Policy Office by August 6, 1996. The review programs shall commence by February 6, 1997.

(c) Regulations proposed for repeal should be submitted to the General Counsel, the Secretary of the Budget and the Governor’s Policy Director along with a Repeal Analysis Form. The analysis shall state:

(1) The name of the agency.

(2) The name of a contact person at that agency.

(3) A short title of the regulation.

(4) An explanation of the regulation.

(5) A justification for the proposed repeal.

(6) A proposed schedule for repeal—noting any public comment periods.

(7) Any costs or savings, or both, associated with the repeal.

(d) If a statute prohibits the repeal of a regulation that the agency deems to be inconsistent with the principles in § 1.371, the agency head shall submit to the General Counsel, the Governor’s Policy Director and the Secretary for Legislative Affairs the specific citation for the statute that prohibits the repeal and the citation for any regulation that is determined to be inconsistent with the principles in § 1.371, the nature of and reason for the inconsistency, and a recommendation for legislative action, if appropriate.