New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 1 - RULES OF PRACTICE; PETITION FOR RULEMAKING
Subchapter 3 - ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD UPON SHOWING OF SUFFICIENT PUBLIC INTEREST
Section 10:1-3.1 - Extension of the public comment period

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 10:1-3.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) The Department, in accord with the New Jersey Administrative Procedure Act (52:14B-1 et seq.) and the Office of Administrative Law Rules for Agency Rulemaking (N.J.A.C. 1:30), may extend the time for submission of public comments on a proposed rulemaking, at its discretion, without the need for a specific request or the demonstration of sufficient public interest.

(b) The Department, in accord with the New Jersey Administrative Procedure Act (52:14B-1 et seq.) and the Office of Administrative Law Rules for Agency Rulemaking (N.J.A.C. 1:30), shall extend the time for submission of public comments for an additional 30-day period, if, within 30 days of the publication of a notice of proposal, sufficient public interest is demonstrated in an extension of time to submit comments.

(c) Sufficient public interest is demonstrated in an extension of the comment period when the following occurs:

1. In the case of the Division of Developmental Disabilities, the Division of Family Development, the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services, and the Division of Mental Health Services, 50 or more individuals have expressed the need for the extension of the comment period; or

2. In the case of all other Divisions and Department offices, 10 or more individuals have expressed the need for the extension of the comment period.

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