Section Plc 207.11 - Continuing an Oral Public Hearing(a) An oral public hearing on proposed rules shall be continued past the scheduled time or to another date if such continuance is necessary to provide a reasonable opportunity for public comment, as provided in RSA 541-A:11, III.(b) If a hearing on rules proposed by the executive director is continued to a later date, notice of the date, time, and place of the continued hearing shall be given as required by RSA 541-A:11, III, by: (1) Publication of a notice in the "NH Rulemaking Register" published by the office of legislative services, if there is sufficient time to do so; and(2) Posting a notice on: a. The OPLC's web page related to laws and rules, currently; andb. If the proposed rules apply to a specific profession for which the executive director acts in lieu of a board or in consultation with an advisory board, on the profession-specific web page maintained by the OPLC.(c) If a hearing on rules proposed by a policy-autonomous board is continued to a later date, the notice required by RSA 541-A:11, III of the date, time, and place of the continued hearing shall be given by: (1) Publication of a notice in the "NH Rulemaking Register" published by the office of legislative services, if there is sufficient time to do so;(2) Posting a notice on the profession-specific web page maintained by the OPLC; and(3) Such means as are required by RSA 91-A.(d) An oral public hearing for other than proposed rules shall be continued past the scheduled time or to another date if:(1) The time available is not sufficient to give each individual who wishes to speak a reasonable opportunity to do so; or(2) For in-person or hybrid-type hearings, the capacity of the room in which the hearing is to be held does not accommodate the number of people who wish to attend and it is not possible to immediately move the hearing to another location.(e) If an oral public hearing conducted by or on behalf of the executive director for any purpose other than rulemaking is continued to a later date, notice of the date, time, and place of the continued hearing shall be given by such means as is likely to reach the most persons who may be interested in the subject of the hearing, including by posting a notice on one or more of the pages in the OPLC's website.(f) If an oral public hearing conducted by a policy-autonomous board for any purpose other than rulemaking is continued to a later date, notice of the date, time, and place of the continued hearing shall be given as required by RSA 91-A and by such additional means as is likely to reach the most persons who may be interested in the subject of the hearing, including by posting a notice on one or more of the pages in the OPLC's website.N.H. Admin. Code § Plc 207.11
Derived from (See Revision Note #1 at chapter heading for Plc 200), Proposed by #13427, Effective 8/4/2022.Amended by Number 2, Filed January 11, 2024, Proposed by #13837, Effective 12/28/2023 (formerly Plc 207.07(e) and (f) (See Revision Note #2 at chapter heading for Plc 200).