21 NCAC 16N .0103         DISPOSITION OF PETITIONS

(a)  The Board will determine whether the public interest would be served by the adoption, amendment or repeal of the requested rule. Prior to making this determination, the Board may:

(1)           Request additional information from the petitioner;

(2)           Contact interested persons or those likely to be affected by the proposed rule and request comments; and

(3)           It may use any other appropriate method for obtaining information on which to base its determination. It will consider all the contents of the petition submitted plus any other information obtained by the means described herein.

(b)  The Board shall act on a petition at its next regularly scheduled meeting or within 120 days after submission of a petition.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 150B‑16;

Eff. August 25, 1977;

Amended Eff. May 1, 1989; October 1, 1986; January 1, 1983;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. January 9, 2018.