Government Contracting and Business Development Section 610 Reviews

Section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. § 610) calls for the implementation of periodic “lookback” reviews for rules affecting small entities. These periodic reviews assemble updated information about the need for regulation; examine retrospective information about the regulatory impacts and performance to determine whether rules need to be changed, amended, or rescinded; and assess whether they are still consistent with their stated objectives. Additionally, these reviews help identify any adverse or unintentional economic impacts that the implemented rule may have had on a substantial number of affected entities and identify any ways to increase the rule’s overall effectiveness in the future.