Section 247-13-002 - DEFINITIONSFor purposes of this Chapter of these model procedural rules:
002.01APA shall mean the Administrative Procedure Act, Neb. Rev. Stat §§84-901 through 84-920 (1987, Cum. Supp. 1992, Supp. 1993).002.02Consensus shall mean unanimous concurrence among the interests represented on a negotiated rulemaking committee unless the committee agrees upon another specified definition.002.03Convenor shall mean a person who impartially assists the Department in determining whether establishment of a negotiated rulemaking committee is feasible and appropriate for a particular rulemaking procedure.002.04Department shall mean the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles.002.05Director shall mean the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles or his or her designee.002.06Facilitator shall mean a person who impartially aids in the discussion and negotiations among the members of a negotiated rulemaking committee to develop a proposed rule. A facilitator shall not have decisionmaking authority.002.07Interest shall mean, with respect to an issue or matter, multiple parties that have a similar point of view or that are likely to be affected in a similar manner.002.08Negotiated rulemaking shall mean rulemaking through the use of a negotiated rulemaking committee.002.09Negotiated rulemaking committee or committee shall mean an advisory committee established to consider and discuss issues for the purpose of reaching a consensus in .the development of a proposed rule.002.10Person shall mean an individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, association, governmental subdivision, department, or public or private organization of any character.002.11Rule or regulation shall mean any rule, regulation, or standard issued by the Department, including the amendment or repeal thereof whether with or without prior hearing and designed to implement, interpret, or make specific the law enforced or administered by it or governing its organization or procedure, but not including rules and regulations concerning the internal management of the Department not affecting private rights, private interests, or procedures available to the public and not including permits, certificates of public convenience and necessity, franchises, rate orders and rate tariffs, and any rules of interpretation thereof, and for the purpose of the APA, every rule and regulation which shall prescribe a penalty shall be presumed to have general applicability or to affect private rights and interests.247 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 13, § 002