N.J. Admin. Code § 19:9-6.7

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 19:9-6.7 - Conducting a public hearing

(a) The Authority may conduct a public hearing on a proposed rulemaking at its discretion without the need for a specific request or the demonstration of sufficient public interest.

(b) The Authority shall conduct a hearing at the request of a Legislative Committee, a State agency, or a county, local, or municipal governmental entity, if the request is made to the Authority within 30 calendar days following publication of the proposed rulemaking or if sufficient public interest is demonstrated.

(c) Sufficient public interest in a public hearing is demonstrated when 50 or more individuals or entities have expressed either the need for a public hearing on the rule proposal or disagreement with one or more substantive provisions of the rule proposal.

(d) The Authority shall not consider, in the calculation of the number of comments received under (c) above, those comments that relate to specific recommended changes in the rule that the Authority has agreed to make or does not have the legal authority to make.

N.J. Admin. Code § 19:9-6.7

Amended by 49 N.J.R. 3236(b), effective 9/18/2017