HAR §13-300-12. Notice of hearing

(a) Notice of proposed rulemaking shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the State and in each county affected by the proposed rule. All notices shall be issued at least thirty days prior to the date set for hearing. (b) A notice of the proposed adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule shall include: (1) A statement of the date, time, and place where the hearing shall be held; (2) Reference to the authority under which the adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is proposed; (3) A statement of the substance of the proposed rulemaking or a general description of the subjects involved and the purposes to be achieved by the proposed rule adoption, amendment, or repeal; and (4) A statement that a copy of the proposed rule to be adopted, amended, or repealed will be mailed at no cost to any interested person who requests a copy, together with a description of where and how the requests may be made. (c) The notice shall be mailed to all persons who have made a timely written request to the department for advance notice of its rulemaking proceedings. (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an agency finds that an imminent peril to the public health, safety, or morals requires adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule upon less than thirty days notice of hearing, and states in writing its reasons for the finding, the department may proceed without prior notice or hearing or upon such abbreviated notice and hearing as the department finds practicable to adopt an emergency rule to be effective for a period of not longer than one hundred twenty days without renewal. [Eff SEP 28 1996 ] (Auth: HRS §§6E-43.5, 91-2) (Imp: HRS §§6E-43, 6E-43.5, 6E-43.6, 91-3)