N.H. Admin. Code § Ec-Wet 202.02

Current through Register No. 45, November 7, 2024

Section Ec-Wet 202.02 - Public Comment for Rulemaking

(a) The council shall hold at least one public hearing on any proposed rulemaking. The presiding officer shall control the conduct of any rulemaking hearing held in accordance with RSA 541-A:11.

(b) Control of the conduct of any rulemaking hearing shall include, but not be limited to:

(1) Calling the hearing to order;

(2) Affording each person wishing to comment on the proposed rulemaking a reasonable opportunity to speak;

(3) Refusing to recognize for speaking or revoke the recognition of any person who:

a. Speaks in an abusive or disruptive manner;

b. Fails to keep comments relevant to the proposed rules that are the subject matter of the hearing; or

c. Restates more than once what the person, or the organization or entity upon whose behalf the person is speaking, has already stated;

(4) Calling for recesses as needed; and

(5) Adjourning the hearing.

(c) Persons who wish to testify at a public comment hearing shall be asked to write on the speaker's list:

(1) Their full names and addresses; and

(2) The name and address of any organization, entity, or other person whom they represent, if any.

(d) Written comments, which may be submitted in lieu of or in addition to oral testimony, shall:

(1) Conform to the filing requirements of Ec-Wet 201.01; and

(2) Be clearly marked "Attention: Council Secretary" on the envelope.

(e) Public comment hearings shall be open to the public and members of the public shall be allowed to testify, subject to control of the presiding officer.

(f) All comments shall be recorded in full by audio recording or other method that will provide a verbatim record of the hearing.

N.H. Admin. Code § Ec-Wet 202.02

Derived from Volume XLII Number 2, Filed January 13, 2022, Proposed by #13305, Effective 12/15/2021 (see Revision Note at chapter heading for Ec-Wet 100).