Section Per 201.01 - Petitions for Rulemaking(a) Pursuant to RSA 541-A: 4, any person may petition the director to adopt, amend, or repeal a rule.(b) The petition shall be in writing and shall be addressed to the director.(c) The petition shall: (1) Be signed by the petitioner;(2) Contain a draft of the proposed rule change; and(3) State at a minimum: a.The name and address of the individual petitioner or, if the request is that of an organization or other entity, the identity of such organization or entity and the name and address of the representative authorized by the entity to file the petition;b.The purpose of the petition, whether the adoption, amendment or repeal of a rule;c.If amendment or adoption of a rule is sought, the text proposed;d.If amendment or repeal of a rule is sought, identification of the current rule sought to be amended or repealed; ande.The statutory provision that authorizes or supports the rulemaking petition.(d) The director shall respond to a completed petition within 30 days by either denying the petition in writing and stating the reasons for the denial or by initiating a rulemaking proceeding under RSA 541-A: 4.(e) In accordance with the director's sole authority to adopt rules pursuant to RSA 21-I: 43, I, the petition shall be denied unless the director concludes that to grant the petition is desirable in order to fulfill the functions of the division in accordance with the law.(f) The denial of a petition for rulemaking shall not entitle the petitioner to a hearing.N.H. Admin. Code § Per 201.01
(See Revision Notes at chapter heading for Per 100) #8736, eff 10-18-06