N.J. Admin. Code § 1:30-5.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 1:30-5.2 - Publication and distribution of notice of proposal

(a) After the OAL's receipt of a notice of proposal that conforms to the requirements of N.J.A.C. 1:30-5.1

1. The OAL shall submit the notice, within two business days of receipt, to the Senate and the General Assembly;

2. The OAL shall publish the notice of proposal in the next available issue of the New Jersey Register. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:14B-7(c), any notice of proposal that would be cumbersome, or unduly expensive to publish, shall not be printed in full. Instead, such notices shall be summarized in the Register. The proposing agency shall make available the notice of proposal and provide in the published notice the manner in which, and from where, copies may be obtained;

3. The agency shall mail or e-mail either the notice of proposal, as filed, or a statement of the substance of the proposed action to:

i. Interested persons;

ii. Those persons who have made timely request of the agency for notice of its rulemaking actions; and

iii. Those persons on the agency's electronic mailing list or similar type of subscription-based e-mail service;

4. The agency shall distribute either the notice of proposal, as filed, or a statement of the substance of the proposed action to the news media maintaining a press office in the State House Complex;

5. The agency shall publish the notice of proposal on its Internet website, no later than the date of publication of the notice in the New Jersey Register; and

6. The agency shall undertake an additional method of publicity, other than dissemination under (a)2, 3, 4, and 5 above. Each agency shall adopt rules prescribing the manner in which it shall provide additional publicity under this paragraph, which rules shall set forth the circumstances under which each additional method shall be employed.

i. The additional method of publicity shall include information on the time, place, and manner in which interested persons may present comments and either of the following:

(1) The full text of the proposed rule;

(2) A statement of the substance of the proposed action; or

(3) A description of the subject and issues involved.

ii. The additional method of publicity may be by:

(1) Notice in a newspaper of general circulation;

(2) Trade, industry, government, or professional publications;

(3) Distribution of a press release to the news media; or

(4) Posting of a notice in an appropriate location(s), including the agency's Internet website.

(A) If an agency's rule on its method of additional publicity promulgated pursuant to this paragraph provides that the agency's method shall be posting of notice on its Internet website, the publication of a notice of proposal from the agency on the agency's Internet website pursuant to (a)5 above shall satisfy the additional publicity requirements of this paragraph for that notice of proposal.

(b) Additional notice of the rulemaking under (a)3, 4, and 6 above shall be provided at least 30 days prior to the close of the public comment period.

(c) Any notice of proposal that does not meet the requirements in N.J.A.C. 1:30-5.1 and this section may be subject to the provisions of N.J.A.C. 1:30-1.12.

N.J. Admin. Code § 1:30-5.2

Amended by47 N.J.R. 1311(b), Effective 6/15/2015

Amended by 50 N.J.R. 1433(a), effective 6/18/2018