N.J. Admin. Code § 17:30-3.10

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 17:30-3.10 - Extension of public comment period on a proposed rule

(a) The Commission may extend the public comment period on a proposed rule whenever it determines an extension is appropriate.

(b) If, within 30 days of the publication of a notice of proposal, sufficient public interest is demonstrated in an extension of the time for submissions, the Commission shall provide an additional 30-day period for the receipt of submissions by interested parties. No notice of proposal shall be adopted until after the end of this 30-day extension, if provided.

(c) For purposes of this section, sufficient public interest for granting an extension of the public comment period exists when:

1. One hundred or more individuals have communicated the need for the extension of the public comment period in writing, legible and intelligible, to the Commission.

i. At least 50 of the individuals shall have specified in their written communications, an objection to at least one provision of the proposed rule.

ii. All written communications have been directed to the individual who has been designated, on behalf of the Commission, to receive comments in the notice of proposal.

(d) For the purposes of this section, a professional organization, law firm, corporation, partnership, association, or any other organization or groups of persons that submit(s) a request for an extension of the public comment period on behalf of a group of interested parties shall be considered one person.

N.J. Admin. Code § 17:30-3.10

Adopted by 53 N.J.R. 1583(a), effective 8/19/2021

Amended by 55 N.J.R. 402(a), effective 3/6/2023