Section Auc 204.02 - Disposition of Petitions for Rulemaking(a) The board shall request additional information or argument from the petitioner for rulemaking or from others if such additional information or argument is required to reach a reasoned decision.(b) The board shall grant the petition for rulemaking unless the adoption, amendment or repeal sought would result in:(1) A rule that is not within the rulemaking authority of the board;(2) Duplication of a rule or of a statutory provision;(3) Inconsistency between the existing rules and the statutory mandate of the board; or(4) Inconsistency of administrative rules one with another.(c) Within 30 days following the next scheduled board meeting, of receipt of a sufficient petition the board shall dispose of it in the following manner: (1) By notifying the petitioner that the petition is granted and beginning rulemaking proceedings as required by RSA 541-A:4; or(2) By notifying the petitioner in writing that the petition is denied and the reasons for its denial.(d) The denial of a petition for rulemaking shall not entitle the petitioner to a hearing.N.H. Admin. Code § Auc 204.02
Derived From Volume XXXVII Number 28, Filed July 13, 2017, Proposed by #12201-A, Effective 6/7/2017.