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GAO-03-655R 1 (2003-04-17)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadwin0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 B-292160 April 17, 2003 The Honorable John McCain Chairman The Honorable Ernest F. Hollings Ranking Minority Member Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation United States Senate The Honorable Sherwood L. Boehlert Chairman The Honorable Ralph M. Hall Ranking Minority Member Committee on Science House of Representatives Subject: Department of Homeland Securit, Federal Emergency Management Agency: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), entitled Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (RIN: 3067-AD2 1). We received the rule on April 7, 2003. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on March 14, 2003. 68 Fed. Reg. 12544. The rule finalizes guidance announced in a prior interim final rule regarding the administration of grants made under the authority of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974. The interim final rule was published in the Federal Register on February 27, 2002 (67 Fed. Reg. 9142) and was the subject of a major rule report issued on March 27, 2002 (GAO-02-535R). The final rule has an announced effective date of March 14, 2003, the date of publication in the Federal Register. The Congressional Review Act requires a 60-day delay in the effective date of a major rule from the date of publication in the Federal Register or receipt of the rule by Congress, whichever is later. 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(3)(A). Therefore, the rule does not have the required delay in its effective date. While the interim final rule was made effective upon publication, FEMA cited the good cause exception to the 60-day delay provision found at 5 U.S.C. 808(2) that GAO-03-655R

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