Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Federal rules require an economic impact analysis for promulgation, and without exception all of these changes were deemed by federal analysis to cause "minimal impact, with little or no change in market prices or production." Additionally, several of the rule changes are relaxations and as such will result in either direct (decreased regulatory costs) or indirect (administrative time savings) cost savings for businesses and entities in affected business sectors. Additionally, many of these changes (and all that are not relaxations) were promulgated under the authority of RCRA as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 (HSWA). Regulations promulgated under HSWA are immediately effective in all states, regardless of state authorization status.