Tiering: A Practical Guide to the Use of Tiering as a Regulatory Alternative

摘要

Tiering is the tailoring of regulatory requirements to fit the particular circumstances surrounding regulated entities. These diverse circumstances may make an across-the-board requirement inappropriate. Treating all regulated entities -- businesses, organizations, and governmental jurisdictions -- in an equal manner may place unnecessary burdens on entities that do not contribute significantly to the problem a regulation is designed to address. The report contains a discussion of definitions, advantages, disadvantages, costs, and benefits of tiering as a regulatory technique; case studies of tiering; and an annotated bibliography.