Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 655 - Secretary of State
Chapter 10 - Administrative Rules on Rulemaking
Subchapter 9 - Submission of Documents
Section 655:10-9-1 - Electronic copies and submissions; special treatment of rule documents
Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 655:10-9-1
Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a) Electronic preparation of documents. All documents must be prepared using word processing software, as required by 655:10-7-2(1)(A).
(b) Submission of documents. When submitting a document to the OAR for publication in the Register, agencies shall submit the document as set forth in this subsection. [See also (c) of this Section for special treatment of rule documents and 655:10-7-10 for rule document components.]
(1)
Electronic copies.
(A)
Rule documents.
(i)
Permanent rules. Within 30 calendar days after final adoption of
permanent rules, submit an electronic copy of the permanent rule document to
the OAR. [See also (c) of this Section]
(ii)
Emergency rules. Upon
approval by the Governor of emergency rules , submit an electronic copy of the
emergency rule document and the Governor's approval to the OAR. [See also (c)
of this Section]
(iii)
Preemptive rules. Upon approval by the Governor of preemptive
rules, submit an electronic copy of the preemptive rule document and the
Governor's approval to the OAR [75:250.6(B)(3)]. [See also (c) of this
Section]
(iv)
Expedited rule
repeals. Upon approval by the Legislature of expedited rule repeals,
submit an electronic copy of the expedited rule repeal document to the OAR.
[See also (c)(3) of this Section]
(B)
Notice documents. Submit an
electronic copy of notice documents to the OAR.
[75:303(B)].
(2)
Electronic submission. Submit documents electronically in
electronic format, as required by this Section, via email, or by web submission
if available.
(3)
Inaccessible records. If the OAR is unable to access a document
(e.g., due to a faulty, corrupt, or incompatible file), the OAR will notify the
agency as soon as possible. The agency must resubmit the file electronically in
a format that is accessible by the OAR.
(c) Special treatment of rule documents.
(1)
Emergency and
preemptive rules. Upon approval by the Governor of an emergency or
preemptive rule document, the agency shall submit the rule document in
electronic form to the OAR, as set forth in this Section, and pursuant to the
following:
(A) Submit an electronic copy of
the entire rule document. The rule document submitted must include any
corrections needed to bring the document into substantial compliance with this
Chapter, including any that were identified by the OAR in its review of the
document during the Governor's review period [75:253(C)(2) and
250.6(B)(2)].
(B) Submit an
electronic copy of the Governor's approval.
(C) Submit the electronic copy of the
red-marked pages or format-approved pages that was returned to the agency by
the OAR after reviewing the rules during the Governor's review
period.
(2)
Permanent rules. Within 30 calendar days after final adoption of
permanent rules, the agency must submit a permanent rule document to the OAR
[75:308.1] in electronic form, as set forth in (b) of this Section, and
pursuant to the following:
(A) Submit an
electronic copy of the entire rule document. The rules included in the
permanent rule document must include any corrections necessary to bring the
rules into substantial compliance with this Chapter, including any that were
reported to the agency by the OAR at earlier stages of the rulemaking
process.
(B) Submit the electronic
copy of the red-marked pages or format-approved pages that was returned to the
agency by the OAR after reviewing the rules during the Legislature's review
period.
(3)
Expedited rule repeals. Upon approval by the Legislature of a
request for expedited repeal of rules, the agency must submit an expedited rule
repeal document to the OAR in electronic form, as set forth in (b) of this
Section.
Amended at 9 Ok Reg 2983, eff 7-13-92; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 3353, eff 7-15-98; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2597, eff 7-1-99; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2655, eff 7-1-00; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 2476, eff 7-1-04; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 1719, eff 8-1-12
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