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# 5 U.S.C. § 607 - Preparation of analyses

## Text

In complying with the provisions of sections 603 and 604 of this title, an agency may provide either a quantifiable or numerical description of the effects of a proposed rule or alternatives to the proposed rule, or more general descriptive statements if quantification is not practicable or reliable.

(Added Pub. L. 96–354, § 3(a), Sept. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 1168.)

## Notes

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective DateSection effective Jan. 1, 1981, see section 4 of Pub. L. 96–354, set out as a note under section 601 of this title.