A Software Infrastructure for Government Regulation Analysis and Compliance Assistance

Government regulations are voluminous, heavily cross-referenced and often ambiguous. To cope with the complexity and diversity of regulations, we developed a formal information infrastructure for regulation management, analysis and compliance assistance. In this system demonstration, several aspects of the project are shown – a regulatory document repository, a regulation assistance system and an e-rulemaking analysis prototype. Together, our system aids in understanding and compliance of government regulations and related documents. In order to develop a prototype system, we focus on accessibility and environmental regulations. The compliance assistance system is illustrated in the domain of used oil management, while the e-rulemaking analysis is performed on accessible public rights-of-way rules.