Economic Impact Analysis for Proposed Comprehensive Procurement Guideline III

摘要

This document presents the Economic Impact Analysis for the proposed Comprehensive Guideline for Procurement of Products Containing Recovered Materials III, henceforth, the Comprehensive Procurement Guideline III or CPG III. The document presents the following information: (1) EPA analytical requirements under Executive Order 12866, (2) EPA requirements under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, (3) background information on the regulations governing the CPG, CPG II, and CPG III, (4) general provisions of CPG III, (5) summary of benefits, (6) summary of costs, (7) universe of entities affected by the rule, (8) cost analysis methodology, (9) discussion of price differential between recycled and virgin products, (10) Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, and (11) limitations of the analysis.