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NH Rev Stat § 541-A:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 541-A - Administrative Procedure Act|Section 541-A:9 - Rulemaking Register.

    541-A:9 Rulemaking Register. –||I. The director of legislative services shall publish directly online a weekly rulemaking register which shall contain:||(a) Notice of intended rulemaking actions.||(b) Notice of rules adopted under RSA 541-A:14, RSA 541-A:18, and RSA 541-A:19.||(c) Nonconfidential opinions of the attorney general under RSA 541-A:28.||(d) Final objections under RSA 541-A:13, V.||(e) Notices of continued or postponed public comment hearings under RSA 541-A:11.||(f) Notices of declaratory rulings issued pursuant to rules adopted under RSA 541-A:16, I(d).||(g) Notice for the submission of comments on possible rulemaking under RSA 541-A:11, VIII.||(h) Publication of notice of the list of regulated toxic air pollutants and classifications by the department of environmental services under RSA 125-I:4.||(i) At the request of any agency, any other notices or documents related to rulemaking, at the discretion of the director.||(j) A list of proposals filed under RSA 541-A:12, I and proposed interim rules filed under RSA 541-A:19, II, and placed on the agenda for committee review at a regularly scheduled or special committee meeting.||I-a. Prior to publication, the director of legislative services may correct clarity, formatting, typographical, spelling, and punctuation errors, as well as unintentional errors in references and citations in a submission. Consistent with RSA 541-A:6, II, the director shall notify the agency prior to publication of the notice of any amendments made to the notice and may set a deadline for agency comment on the amendments.||I-b. The date of publication of the rulemaking register shall be the date on which the register is available to the public on the general court information services web site.||I-c. The director of legislative services may prescribe the specific electronic file format for all documents provided by state agencies for inclusion in the register.||II. The rulemaking register shall be made available free of charge.|||Source. 1994, 412:1. 1996, 279:6. 2000, 288:9, eff. July 1, 2000. 2011, 252:3, 4, eff. Sept. 11, 2011. 2018, 28:2, eff. July 14, 2018; 217:2, eff. July 14, 2018 at 12:01 a.m. 2020, 37:71, eff. Sept. 27, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 541-A:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 541-A - Administrative Procedure Act|Section 541-A:10 - Filing of Proposed Rule Text; Establishing and Revising Text.

    541-A:10 Filing of Proposed Rule Text;  Establishing and Revising Text. –||I. At the same time the notice required by RSA 541-A:6, I is filed, the agency shall file the text of the proposed rule with the director of legislative services. The text of each proposed rule filed shall encompass at least a full rules section. The text of the proposed rules as filed by the agency pursuant to RSA 541-A:3, III shall not be changed prior to the hearing held pursuant to RSA 541-A:11, I(a).||II. The agency shall not establish the text of the final proposal until after the conclusion of the public comment period established pursuant to RSA 541-A:11, I(b). If the agency elects to solicit comment pursuant to RSA 541-A:11, I(c), the agency shall prepare a draft final proposal that is annotated to show how the rules as initially proposed are proposed to be changed. In response to comment received, the agency may revise the draft prior to filing the final proposal in accordance with RSA 541-A:12.|||Source. 1994, 412:1, eff. Aug. 9, 1994. 2011, 107:1, eff. July 30, 2011; 252:5, eff. Sept. 11, 2011. 2015, 234:5, eff. Sept. 11, 2015. 2017, 156:207, eff. July 1, 2017. 2020, 37:72, eff. Sept. 27, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 541-A:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 541-A - Administrative Procedure Act|Section 541-A:14 - Final Adoption.

    541-A:14 Final Adoption. –||I. An agency may adopt a properly filed final proposed rule after:||(a) The passage of 45 days from filing of a final proposal under RSA 541-A:12, I, or 60 days from filing under RSA 541-A:12, I-a, without receiving notice of objection from the committee;||(b) Receiving approval from the committee;||(c) Written confirmation is sent to the agency by committee legal counsel relative to agency compliance with the committee's conditional approval pursuant to RSA 541-A:13, V(a);||(d) Passage of the 50-day period for committee review of the preliminary objection response, or revised objection response, if applicable, provided that the committee has not voted to sponsor a joint resolution pursuant to RSA 541-A:13, VII; or||(e) Final legislative action, as defined in RSA 541-A:1, VI-a, is taken on the joint resolution sponsored pursuant to RSA 541-A:13, VII(b) or the passage of the 90 consecutive calendar days specified by RSA 541-A:13, VII(c), whichever occurs first.||II. The text of the adopted rule shall be the same as the text of the final proposed rule submitted under RSA 541-A:12, unless revised by the agency in direct response to the committee's written objection or as otherwise provided in RSA 541-A:13. The director of legislative services may refuse to accept for filing any final rule which contains changes, other than minor editorial changes, that are not specifically made in accordance with the procedures provided in RSA 541-A:13, II(b) or RSA 541-A:13, V. The agency shall identify each minor editorial change in writing to the director of legislative services.||III. The agency shall file all adopted rules with the director of legislative services.||IV. Adopted rules shall become effective under RSA 541-A:16, III on the day after filing by the agency, or at a later date, provided that the agency so specifies in a letter to the director of legislative services, and further provided that the agency does not establish different effective dates for different provisions within the same rule. If the agency has specified a later effective date, the agency may modify the date by providing a statement to the director of legislative services which shall indicate the new effective date and all reasons for modifying the date. The statement shall be published by the director of legislative services in the rulemaking register. No modified effective date shall occur earlier than the date of publication in the rulemaking register. The director shall maintain a file of all currently effective rules, and each agency shall maintain a file of its own currently effective rules, both of which shall be open to the public.|||Source. 1994, 412:1. 2000, 288:14. 2001, 110:4, eff. Aug. 25, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 541-A:14-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 541-A - Administrative Procedure Act|Section 541-A:14-a - Extension of Currently Effective Rules Pending Readoption.

    541-A:14-a Extension of Currently Effective Rules Pending Readoption. –||I. If an agency files a notice pursuant to RSA 541-A:6 to readopt existing rules, with or without amendments, the currently effective rules in the filing which would otherwise expire prior to the completion of the readoption of the rules by the agency shall continue in effect until the proposed rules are adopted and effective.||II. If, after filing a notice pursuant to paragraph I, an agency fails to file a final proposal by the deadline specified in RSA 541-A:12, fails to file a response to objection as specified in RSA 541-A:13, or fails to adopt and file the proposed rule as specified in paragraph III, the existing rules which would otherwise expire prior to the completion of the readoption of the rules by the agency shall expire 30 days after such deadline unless the agency has obtained a waiver of the deadline pursuant to RSA 541-A:40, IV(a). If the agency has obtained a waiver to a deadline, such existing rules shall expire 30 days after the deadline established pursuant to RSA 541-A:40, IV(b) if the required action is not taken.||III. If rules are extended pursuant to this section, the agency shall:||(a) Adopt and file the proposed rules as required by RSA 541-A:14, III no later than 30 days after the date on which the agency is allowed to adopt the rules under RSA 541-A:14, I; and||(b) File the rules as required by RSA 541-A:14, III with an effective date that is not more than 60 days from the date of filing, except that an agency may specify an effective date that is more than 60 days from the date of filing if a waiver is obtained pursuant to RSA 541-A:40.|||Source. 2011, 252:8, eff. Sept. 11, 2011. 2015, 234:6, eff. Sept. 11, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 541-A:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 541-A - Administrative Procedure Act|Section 541-A:15 - Publication of Rules.

    541-A:15 Publication of Rules. –||I. The director of legislative services shall compile, index, and publish, or require agencies to publish, all effective rules adopted by each agency. The text of an adopted rule as filed with the director and which is effective shall be the official version of the rule, unless or until a version prepared for publication, which may have editorial changes not affecting the substance of the rule, is certified by the agency as the same in substance as originally filed. The certified version shall be the official version. Both the adopted rule as-filed and as-certified may be an electronic document and still be the official version if in compliance with RSA 541-A:1, V-a and VI and the drafting and procedure manual for administrative rules under RSA 541-A:8. The official version of the rule shall be available to the public by the agency and the director pursuant to RSA 541-A:14, IV.||I-a. The director shall send the text of a rule to be certified to the agency adopting the rule. The agency shall certify the rule under paragraph I within 120 days of receiving the first edited text. The 120-day deadline shall not apply to interim rules or emergency rules. A copy of each rule as filed and each as certified shall be sent by the director to the state library and the New Hampshire law library at the supreme court.||I-b. Compilations shall be supplemented, revised, or published as often as necessary. The compilation, indexing, or publishing of fiscal impact statements shall not be required. The director of legislative services, in consultation with state agencies, may enter into a contract for the preparation and publishing of the compilation of agency rules or any portion of it, or may certify a commercially prepared version of the compilation. Any version or portion of the code published under this section shall conform to all requirements of this chapter.||II. The director of legislative services shall assist the agencies in developing a publicly accessible electronic rules database.||III. The director of legislative services may omit from the compilation any rule the publication of which would be unduly cumbersome, expensive, or otherwise inexpedient, if the rule in printed or processed form is made available on application to the adopting agency, and if the compilation contains a notice stating the general subject matter of the omitted rule and stating how a copy thereof may be obtained.|||Source. 1994, 412:1. 1998, 346:1, eff. Aug. 25, 1998. 2020, 37:75, eff. Sept. 27, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 541-A:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 541-A - Administrative Procedure Act|Section 541-A:16 - Rules; Filing Required.

    541-A:16 Rules;  Filing Required. –||I. In addition to other rulemaking requirements imposed by law, each agency shall:||(a) Adopt as a rule a description of its organization, stating the general course and method of its operations and the methods by which the public may obtain information or make submissions or requests.||(b) Adopt rules of practice setting forth the nature and requirement of all formal and informal procedures available, including:||(1) [Repealed.]||(2) Rules governing adjudicative proceedings pursuant to RSA 541-A:30-a; and||(3) Rules governing public comment hearings for rulemaking.||(c) Adopt rules setting the format and procedures for submitting, considering, and disposing of rulemaking petitions under RSA 541-A:4.||(d) Adopt rules relating to filing petitions for declaratory rulings and their prompt disposition.||II. Each agency shall also:||(a) Make available to the public all written statements of policy or interpretations, other than rules, formulated or used by the agency in the discharge of its functions.||(b) File with the director of legislative services all declaratory rulings issued.||III. A rule shall become effective as of 12:01 a.m. on the day after the filing of the adopted rule or as of 12:01 a.m. on the date specified by the agency pursuant to RSA 541-A:14, IV, RSA 541-A:14-a, III, or RSA 541-A:19, X, or such other date and time as specified, provided that filing occurs before such effective date and time. Except as provided in RSA 541-A:14-a, a rule adopted under RSA 541-A:14, IV shall expire after the last day of the tenth year following its becoming effective, unless sooner amended, readopted, or repealed.||IV. If any deadline for action by an agency, the public, or the committee imposed by this chapter falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or state legal holiday, the deadline for such action shall be extended to the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or state legal holiday.|||Source. 1994, 412:1. 1998, 298:1. 2006, 145:11, eff. July 21, 2006. 2011, 252:9, eff. Sept. 11, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 541-A:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 541-A - Administrative Procedure Act|Section 541-A:17 - Time Limit.

    541-A:17 Time Limit. –||I. No rule shall be effective for a period of longer than 10 years except as extended pursuant to RSA 541-A:14-a, but the agency may adopt an identical rule under RSA 541-A:5 through RSA 541-A:14-a, in conformance with the drafting and procedure manual adopted under RSA 541-A:8.||II. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph I, any organizational and procedural rules proposed and adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A:16, I and as identified in the drafting and procedure manual shall not expire, provided that they have been approved by the committee. No changes to such organizational and procedural rules may be made by the agency, other than editorial changes not affecting the substance of the procedural rules, without following the rulemaking procedures in this chapter. However, if the adoption or amendment of a statute governing the agency renders the agency's organizational and procedural rules no longer accurate, such rules shall expire one year after the effective date of the statute that makes such change, unless such organizational and procedural rules are amended, superseded, or repealed before such expiration. The agency shall commence rulemaking to amend its rules no later than 90 days after the effective date of such statute. If the agency reorganizes its organization and responsibilities in such a way that the agency's rules under RSA 541-A:16, I(a) describing its organization are no longer accurate, the agency shall amend its rules as soon as is practicable, but shall commence rulemaking not later than 90 days after such changes occur.|||Source. 1994, 412:1. 2000, 288:15, eff. July 1, 2000. 2009, 232:5, eff. Jan. 1, 2010. 2011, 89:1, eff. July 26, 2011; 252:10, eff. Sept. 11, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 541-A:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 541-A - Administrative Procedure Act|Section 541-A:18 - Emergency Rules.

    541-A:18 Emergency Rules. –||I. An agency may proceed to adopt an emergency rule if it finds either that an imminent peril to the public health or safety requires adoption of a rule with less notice than is required under RSA 541-A:6 or that substantial fiscal harm to the state or its citizens could occur if rules are not adopted with less notice than is required under RSA 541-A:6. The rule may be adopted without having been filed in proposed or final proposed form and may be adopted after whatever notice and hearing the agency finds to be practicable under the circumstances. The agency shall make reasonable efforts to ensure that emergency rules are made known to persons who may be affected by them.||II. Notwithstanding RSA 541-A:16, III, emergency rules adopted under this section shall not remain in effect for more than 180 days from the date and time of filing with the director of legislative services. An agency may propose a permanent rule on the same subject at the same time that it adopts an emergency rule, but it shall not adopt the same emergency rule when the emergency rule expires.||III. Emergency rules adopted under this section shall include:||(a) The name and address of the agency.||(b) The statutory authority for the rule.||(c) Whether the intended action is an adoption, amendment, or repeal.||(d) The rule number and title.||(e) A signed and dated statement by the adopting authority explaining the nature of the basis for the emergency rule, including an explanation of the effect upon the state if the emergency rule were not adopted.||(f) A listing of people, enterprises, and government agencies affected by the rule.||(g) The name, address, and telephone number of an individual in the agency able to answer questions on the emergency rule.||IV. Emergency rules adopted under this section shall not be adopted solely to avoid the time requirements of this chapter. The committee may petition the adopting agency to repeal the rule if it determines that the statement of emergency required by RSA 541-A:18, III(e) is inadequate and does not demonstrate that the rule is necessary to prevent an imminent peril to the public health or safety.||V. Effective rules which are amended or repealed by adoption of an emergency rule shall again be effective in their original form upon expiration of the emergency rule.||VI. An agency may repeal an emergency rule by filing a statement with the director of legislative services which includes:||(a) The name and address of the agency.||(b) The rule number and title.||(c) The effective date of the repeal.||(d) The name, address, and telephone number of an individual within the agency able to answer questions about the repeal.||(e) An explanation of why the rule is being repealed.|||Source. 1994, 412:1. 2000, 288:16, eff. July 1, 2000. 2011, 252:11, 12, eff. Sept. 11, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 541-A:19-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 541-A - Administrative Procedure Act|Section 541-A:19-b - Adoption of Forms.

    541-A:19-b Adoption of Forms. –||An agency may adopt a form as defined in RSA 541-A:1, VII-a by incorporating the actual form by reference or by setting forth the requirements of the form in rules adopted according to the procedures in this chapter.|||Source. 2009, 232:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2010. 2011, 89:2, eff. July 26, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 541-A:19-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 541-A - Administrative Procedure Act|Section 541-A:19-c - Revisions to Forms; Expedited Procedure.

    541-A:19-c Revisions to Forms;  Expedited Procedure. –||I. An agency may make editorial changes to a previously adopted form without following the procedures required in RSA 541-A:19-b, in this section, or in RSA 541-A:3.||II. An agency may revise a form as defined in RSA 541-A:1, VII-a without meeting the requirements of RSA 541-A:5-7 and RSA 541-A:9-14 either in accordance with RSA 541-A:19-b or by providing notice and adopting the form in accordance with paragraphs III through VII.||III. Notice of an agency's intent to adopt a form or amendment to a form shall include:||(a) The name and address of the agency.||(b) The statutory authority for the form.||(c) An explanation of the reason for the proposed adoption or amendment of a form.||(d) The name, address, electronic address, and telephone number of an individual in the agency able to answer questions about the proposed form.||(e) The deadline for receipt by the agency of written or electronic public comment, which shall be no sooner than the 7th calendar day after the date of publication of the notice in the rulemaking register.||IV. The notice required by paragraph III shall be filed with the director of legislative services for publication in the rulemaking register. A copy of the form to be adopted shall be filed with the notice.||V. If on the basis of public comment the official or the group of individuals with rulemaking authority determines that the form should not be adopted, the agency shall so notify the director of legislative services and the form shall not be adopted.||VI. The proposed form shall be placed on the agenda of the committee for review at the first regularly scheduled or special meeting at least 5 calendar days after the close of the period for written or electronic comment described in subparagraph III(e). The committee may approve or object to the form. The committee may object to the adoption of the form if the form is:||(a) Beyond the authority of the agency;||(b) Contrary to the intent of the legislature; or||(c) Deemed by the committee not to meet the requirements of this section.||VII. Subsequent review and adoption of the form shall be as provided in RSA 541-A:13 for final proposed rules.|||Source. 2009, 232:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 541-A:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 541-A - Administrative Procedure Act|Section 541-A:20 - Initiating Rulemaking Prior to Effective Date of Statutory Authority.

    541-A:20 Initiating Rulemaking Prior to Effective Date of Statutory Authority. –||After the enactment and before the effective date of any statute granting rulemaking authority, the agency to whom such authority is granted may initiate procedures to adopt such rules; provided that the effective date of the rule, under RSA 541-A:14, IV or RSA 541-A:19, X shall not occur before the effective date of the act granting statutory authority for that rule.|||Source. 1994, 412:1, eff. Aug. 9, 1994.|
NH Rev Stat § 541-A:20-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LV - Proceedings in Special Cases|Title 541-A - Administrative Procedure Act|Section 541-A:20-a - Initiating Rulemaking Prior to Expiration Date of Existing Rule; Expired Rule.

    541-A:20-a Initiating Rulemaking Prior to Expiration Date of Existing Rule;  Expired Rule. –||I. Provided that the relevant statute granting rulemaking authority for an existing rule is valid and in effect and requires the agency to adopt the rule, the agency to which such authority is granted shall act expeditiously to commence rulemaking pursuant to RSA 541-A to prevent expiration of such rules and to allow adequate time for the committee to consider the rules.||II. If an agency consistently fails to readopt its rules prior to their expiration as provided in paragraph I, the committee may direct the agency to contact the director to develop a timetable of readoption or readoption with amendments.||III. An agency shall not be precluded from adopting an interim rule pursuant to RSA 541-A:19, I(d) to keep rules from expiring or RSA 541-A:19, I(e) to put expired rules back into effect.|||Source. 2009, 230:1, eff. Sept. 14, 2009.|