New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 18 - EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE
Subchapter 4 - RULEMAKING PETITION PROCEDURES
Section 13:18-4.2 - Commission response to petition

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:18-4.2

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

(a) Within 60 days of receipt of a rulemaking petition, the Commission shall either:

1. Deny the petition, in which case the agency shall provide a written statement of its reasons to the petitioner, and include such reasons in its notice of action;

2. Grant the petition and initiate a rulemaking proceeding within 90 days of the granting of the petition; or

3. Refer the matter for further deliberations, the nature of which shall be specified to the petitioner and in the notice of action and which shall conclude within 90 days of such referral. Upon conclusion of such further deliberations, the Commission shall either deny the petition or grant the petition and initiate a rulemaking proceeding within 90 days. The Commission shall mail the results of these further deliberations to the petitioner and submit the results to the Office of Administrative Law for publication in the New Jersey Register.

(b) A specific period of more than 90 days for further deliberations under (a)3 above and/or to initiate a rulemaking proceeding under (a)2 or 3 above may be agreed upon, in writing, by the petitioner and the agency. An agreement to extend either period, or both periods, shall constitute an action on the petition subject to the notice requirements of (c) below.

(c) Within 60 days of receiving the petition, the Commission shall mail to the petitioner, and file with the Office of Administrative Law for publication in the New Jersey Register, a notice of action on the petition which shall include:

1. The name of the petitioner;

2. The Register citation for the notice of petition;

3. The signature of the Commission's Chief Administrator, signifying that the petition was duly considered pursuant to law;

4. The nature or substance of the Commission action upon the petition; and

5. A brief statement of reasons for the Commission action.

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