New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 1D - GENERAL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Subchapter 5 - EXTENSION OF COMMENT PERIOD AND PUBLIC HEARINGS ON PROPOSED RULES; NOTICE OF PROPOSAL AND QUARTERLY RULEMAKING CALENDAR
Section 7:1D-5.1 - Extension of comment period on a proposed rule
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 7:1D-5.1
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024
(a) The Department may extend the public comment period on a proposed rule whenever the Commissioner determines an extension is appropriate.
(b) The Department shall extend the public comment period on a proposed rule for an additional 30 days when sufficient public interest is demonstrated in accordance with (c) below.
(c) Sufficient public interest is demonstrated when, based on written request(s) for an extension or on the comments received within the 30-day period following publication of the proposal in the New Jersey Register:
1. The
Department is satisfied that one of the criteria in (c)1i or ii below is met;
i. The proposed rule is complex and/or
involves significant amendment(s) to a regulatory program; or
ii. The request(s) to extend the comment
period encompasses a broad range of interests;
2. The Department determines that extension
of the comment period is likely to result in the Department receiving comments
relevant to the proposed rule that raise issues or provide new information,
data or findings that were not previously raised or provided during the
development of the proposed rule or during the initial comment period;
and
3. The Department determines
that the delay in the rulemaking process resulting from an extension of the
public comment period is not likely to result in an adverse impact(s) to the
public health, safety or welfare or the environment.
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