Initial regulatory flexibility analysis

Section 603(d)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and inserting; and; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (D) where the covered agency does not adopt any alternatives described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (c), a detailed justification of the covered agency’s determination that the relative size and resources of small entities should have no bearing on the rule, supported by factual, policy and legal reasons..