Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.

“Agency” means state agency.

“Building standard” has the same meaning provided in Section 18909 of the Health and Safety Code.

“Cost impact” means the amount of reasonable range of direct costs, or a description of the type and extent of direct costs, that a representative private person or business necessarily incurs in reasonable compliance with the proposed action.

“Director” means the director of the office.

“Emergency” means a situation that calls for immediate action to avoid serious harm to the public peace, health, safety, or general welfare.

“Major regulation” means any proposed adoption, amendment, or repeal of a regulation subject to review by the Office of Administrative Law pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 11349) that will have an economic impact on California business enterprises and individuals in an amount exceeding fifty million dollars ($50,000,000), as estimated by the agency.

“Office” means the Office of Administrative Law.

“Order of repeal” means any resolution, order, or other official act of a state agency that expressly repeals a regulation in whole or in part.

“Performance standard” means a regulation that describes an objective with the criteria stated for achieving the objective.

“Plain English” means language that satisfies the standard of clarity provided in Section 11349.

“Prescriptive standard” means a regulation that specifies the sole means of compliance with a performance standard by specific actions, measurements, or other quantifiable means.

“Proposed action” means the regulatory action, notice of which is submitted to the office for publication in the California Regulatory Notice Register.

“Regulation” means every rule, regulation, order, or standard of general application or the amendment, supplement, or revision of any rule, regulation, order, or standard adopted by any state agency to implement, interpret, or make specific the law enforced or administered by it, or to govern its procedure.

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