RIA Database



Multiple presidential executive orders require agencies to perform benefit-cost analyses for most rules estimated to impose annual costs of over $100 million.  These regulatory impact analyses (RIAs) are central building blocks of government regulation. 

While some RIAs are available on government agency websites, many, especially those evaluating older regulations, are not.  In addition, until recently, no central clearinghouse of RIAs existed, making it difficult to locate RIAs even when they were available online.  The Reg-Markets Center provides an online database of RIAs and related Federal Register notices.  We hope these documents, covering hundreds of regulations, promote regulatory transparency and better understanding of the regulatory process.

Please note that the quality and style of RIAs varies by agency.  We recommend that users first read the Federal Register notice before delving directly into the RIA for two reasons.  First, many RIAs are technical and omit a general background discussion of the regulation.  The relevant background information is likely to be in the Federal Register notice.  Second, some agencies often include a detailed discussion of economic impacts in the Federal Register notice.

We have gone to great lengths to ensure the usefulness of this database and hope that it will be a valuable public good. Yet we are aware that additional RIAs exist for which we were unable to find relevant documents. If you have access to any RIAs not currently included in our database, please let us know so that we can add them.

For a complete list of Reg-Markets Center RIAs and supporting documents, click here.

For links to RIAs from specific agencies, please click on one of the following links:

Department of Commerce
Department of the Interior
Department of Labor
Department of Transportation
Environmental Protection Agency
Housing and Urban Development
Health and Human Services
Department of Agriculture
Department of Energy
Other Departments and Agencies

Click on the following link to view the U.S. government?s searchable page of regulations open for comment, www.regulations.gov.