21 NCAC 54 .2402             DISPOSITION OF PETITION

(a)  The Board shall determine whether to grant the petitioner's request. Prior to making this determination, the Board's chairperson or his or her designee may request additional information from the petitioner(s), may contact interested persons likely to be affected by the proposed rule and request comments, or may use any other method for obtaining information. The chairperson or designee shall consider all of the contents of the petition submitted plus any other information obtained by the means described herein.

(b)  Based upon the information submitted as set forth in G.S. 150B-20 and Rule .2401 of this Section, the chairperson or designee shall recommend to the Board to either grant or deny the petition.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90‑270.143; 150B-20;

Eff. June 1, 1988;

Readopted Eff. April 1, 2020.