26 NCAC 05 .0115             EXTENSIONS OF THE PERIOD FOR REVIEW

(a)  An agency may submit a request for an extension pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.10(3) to respond to Requests for Technical Changes and make rule revisions in response thereto or to rebut RRC staff opinions, at or before the RRC meeting at which the agency's rules are reviewed.

(b)  In exercising its discretion to grant the extension and the length of the extension, the RRC shall consider the complexity of Request for Technical Changes or staff recommendations for objection, the complexity of the rules, the RRC's current and projected agenda, the circumstances proffered by the agency as to the necessity for an extension, RRC staff availability and counsel, and public comment in its determination whether to grant the request.

(c)  For rules subject to an extension, the agency shall submit to RRC staff all written responses to Requests for Technical Changes and RRC staff opinions, or revised rules no later than the second Friday prior to the RRC meeting to which the review is extended.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143B-30.1;

Eff. June 1, 2023;

Amended Eff. October 1, 2024.