Regulatory Agencies Inventory and Attributes

The Regulatory Agencies Inventory is one of 39 recognized Noun Types in the IF4IT Enterprise Inventory Management taxonomy. The full taxonomy, its governance principles, and the Inventory of Inventories are documented in the IF4IT Enterprise Inventory Management Best Practices document.

The six most closely related Noun Types to Regulatory Agency, with their named relationships: (1) Regulation — a Regulation is published or enforced by a Regulatory Agency; the Regulatory Agencies Inventory is the parent of the Regulations Inventory. The Regulations Inventory is not yet published — refer to the IF4IT Enterprise Inventory Management Best Practices document. (2) Regulatory Obligation — a Regulatory Obligation is derived from a Regulation issued by a Regulatory Agency; the Regulatory Agencies Inventory is the grandparent of the Regulatory Obligations Inventory. Not yet published — refer to the IF4IT Enterprise Inventory Management Best Practices document. (3) Data and Information Type — specific data types are subject to a Regulatory Agency’s jurisdiction; the Data and Information Inventory and Attributes is published. (4) Integration — Integrations carrying regulated data types are subject to the Regulatory Agency governing those types; the Integrations Inventory and Attributes is published. (5) Vendor — Vendors may be regulated entities or supply services subject to regulatory oversight; the Vendors Inventory and Attributes is published. (6) Legal Entity — a Legal Entity within the enterprise is the registered, regulated party formally subject to a Regulatory Agency’s jurisdiction; the Legal Entities Inventory is not yet published — refer to the IF4IT Enterprise Inventory Management Best Practices document.

The Regulatory Agency Noun Type is not the same as a Regulation, a Regulatory Obligation, a Legal Entity, or a Compliance Control. A Regulatory Agency is the governing body itself. A Regulation is what the agency publishes. A Regulatory Obligation is what the enterprise must specifically do in response. A Legal Entity is the enterprise’s registered legal person that is subject to the agency’s jurisdiction. These are distinct Noun Types with distinct governance responsibilities, connected through the Enterprise Model graph.