Okla. Admin. Code § 655:10-9-1

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 655:10-9-1 - [Effective until 9/14/2025] Electronic copies and submissions; special treatment of rule documents

(a)Electronic preparation of documents. All documents must be prepared using word processing software, as required by 655:10-7-2(1)(A).

(b)Submission of documents. When submitting a document to the OAR for publication in the Register, agencies shall submit the document as set forth in this subsection. [See also (c) of this Section for special treatment of rule documents and 655:10-7-10 for rule document components.]

(1)Electronic copies.

(A)Rule documents.

(i)Permanent rules. Within 30 calendar days after final adoption of permanent rules, submit an electronic copy of the permanent rule document to the OAR via web submission. [See also (c) of this Section]

(ii)Emergency rules. Upon approval by the Governor of emergency rules, submit an electronic copy of the emergency rule document and the Governor's approval to the OAR via web submission. [See also (c) of this Section]

(iii)Preemptive rules. Upon approval by the Governor of preemptive rules, submit an electronic copy of the preemptive rule document and the Governor's approval to the OAR via web submission [75:250.6(B)(3)]. [See also (c) of this Section]

(B)Notice documents. Submit an electronic copy of notice documents to the OAR. [75:303(B)].

(2)Electronic submission. Submit documents electronically in electronic format, as required by this Section via web submission.

(3)Inaccessible records. If the OAR is unable to access a document (e.g., due to a faulty, corrupt, or incompatible file), the OAR will notify the agency as soon as possible. The agency must resubmit the file electronically in a format that is accessible by the OAR.

(c)Special treatment of rule documents.

(1)Emergency and preemptive rules. Upon approval by the Governor of an emergency or preemptive rule document, the agency shall submit the rule document in electronic form via web submission to the OAR, as set forth in this Section, and pursuant to the following:

(A) Submit an electronic copy of the entire rule document. The rule document submitted must include any corrections needed to bring the document into substantial compliance with this Chapter, including any that were identified by the OAR in its review of the document during the Governor's review period [75:253(C)(2) and 250.6(B)(2)].

(B) Submit an electronic copy of the Governor's approval.

(2)Permanent rules. Within 30 calendar days after final adoption of permanent rules, the agency must submit a permanent rule document to the OAR [75:308.1] in electronic form via web submission, as set forth in (b) of this Section. The rules included in the permanent rule document must include any corrections necessary to bring the rules into substantial compliance with this Chapter, including any that were reported to the agency by the OAR at earlier stages of the rulemaking process.

Okla. Admin. Code § 655:10-9-1

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 32, Issue 24, September 1, 2015, eff. 9/11/2015

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 39, Issue 03, October 15, 2021, eff. 9/1/2021

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 39, Issue 24, September 1, 2022, eff. 9/11/2022

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 41, Issue 14, April 1, 2024, eff. 3/4/2024, exp. 9/14/2025 (Emergency)