49 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 6, § 002
This Rule establishes a framework for the conduct of negotiated rulemaking consistent with the APA and the Negotiated Rulemaking Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 84-921 to 84-932. Negotiated rulemaking is not a substitute for the requirements of the APA, but may be used as a supplemental procedure to development of new rules or the amendment or repeal of existing rules. The negotiated rulemaking process does not preclude other efforts or processes designed to reach consensus with affected or interested persons concerning the content of rules or regulations. A consensus agreement on a proposed rule reached by a negotiated rulemaking committee may be modified by the Department as a result of a subsequent formal rulemaking process.
49 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 6, § 002