But until the regulations are published, they cannot be sure.
It took almost 10 years, but final regulations were eventually published in 1991.
Detailed regulations on the changes will be published in February.
He emphasized that only proposed regulations had been published so far.
That will be six to 18 months after the final regulations are published on Nov. 8.
Final regulations were not published until last Friday, giving most people little time to study them and collect all the necessary documents.
Local authorities can do little preparatory work before the regulations are published.
Often, you can get involved well before a proposed regulation is published, as well.
The original regulation promulgated under section 609 was published in July 1992.
The new regulations will be published next week and enforcement will begin soon, Federal officials said.