HAR §15-31-33

HAR §15-31-33. recommendations

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Written protest, comments, or recommendations or replies thereto shall not be accepted unless an original and ten copies (or lesser number of copies as may be specifically agreed to by the presiding officer) are filed. The period for filing wiitten protest, comments, or recommendations may be extended by the presiding officer for good cause. (e) Unless otherwise specifically ordered by the board or the presiding officer, testimony given at the hearing need not be reported verbatir. All supporting written statements, maps, cherts, tabulations, or similar data offered in evidence at the hearing, and which are deemed by the presiding officer to be authentic and relevant, shall be received in evidence and aade a part of the record. Unless the presiding officer finds that the furnishing of the required number of copies iipracticable ahd reduce8 the nuaber, eleven copies of the exhibits rhell be submitted. (f) At the close of the final public hearing, the board shall announce the date when it8 decision shall be announced, or the board ray, if it so desires, make the decision et the public hearing. The board shall consider all relevant coaaents end aateriel of record before taking final action in a rulereking proceeding. (g) The board shall adopt the development rules as’is or with modifications end direct the chief executive officar to irpleaent 8uch developaent rules. fBff )IAR 20 1987 ] (Auth: HRS Sec. 206M-3) (Inp: ERS Sec. 206M-3) Sec. 15-31-32 Brerltencv ruleraking. Notwithstanding sections 15-31-l to 15-31-31, if the board finds that an imminent peril to public health, safety, or rote18 requires adoption, arendrent, or repeal of a rule upon It88 then twenty days' notkce of hearing, end 8tate8 in writing its reason for the . finding, it ray proceed without prior notice or hearing or upon an abbreviated notice and hearing to adopt an ererg'ency rule to be effective for a period not longer then one-hundred and ten day8 without renewal. @ff ffhl 20 1987 ] (Auth: RRS Sec. 206M-3) (1s~: ERS Sec. 206M-3) .Sec. 15-31-33 Petition8 for .adoDtion. amendlent, or repeal of rules. (a) Any interested person or any 31-13 I sec. 15-31-33 agency of the State or county government may petition the board for the issuance, amendment, modification, or repeal of any rule which is designed to implement, interpret, or prescribed by law, policy, organization, procedure, or practice requirement of the board. (b) Petitions for rulenaking shall sit forth the text of any proposed rule or amendment desired or specifying the rule the repeal of which is desired and stating concisely the nature of the petitioner’s interest in the subject matter and the reasons for seeking the issuance, amendment, or repeal of the rule and shall include any facts, views, arguments, and data deemed relevant by petitioner. The board may require the petitioner to adequately and properly notify persons or governmental agencies known to be interested in the proposed ruleaaking of the existence of the filed petition. No request for the issuance, amendment, modification, or repeal of a rule which does not conform to the requirerents set forth above 1 shall be considered by the board. Where the board determines that the petition does not disclose sufficient reasons to justify the institution of public rulemaking procedures, or where the petition for ruleraking fails in material respect to comply with the requirements of these rules, the petitioner shall be so notified together with the grounds for the denial. The provisions of this section shall not operate to prevent the board, on its own motion, front acting on any matter disclosed in any petition. [Eff MAR 20 W ] (Auth: HRS Sec. 206M-3) (Imp: HRS Sec. 206M-3). SUBCHAPTER 4 MISCBLLANBOUS