Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Department of Labor › Division 13 - Board of Electrical Examiners › Rule 010.13.15-001 - Administrative Regulations of the Board of Electrical Examiners

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
010.13
Administrative Regulations of the Board of Electrical Examiners of the
			 State of Arkansas
Amendment 1.
Amend Rule
				010.13 -002 to read as
				follows:
010.13-002
Information
			 for public guidance
The mailing address and telephone number for the Board of
				Electrical Examiners of the State of Arkansas is:
Arkansas Board of Electrical Examiners
Arkansas Department of Labor
10421 West Markham Street
Little Rock, AR 72205
(501) 682-4549
The Department of Labor makes available a list of persons
				holding certain responsibilities for handling FOIA requests, licensing
				questions, complaints against licensees, and compliance requests or assistance
				so that the public may obtain information about the agency or make submissions
				or requests. The names, mailing addresses, telephone numbers and electronic
				addresses can be obtained from the agency's office or web site. The Department
				of Labor's Web site is
http://www.labor.ar.gov/
. The web site
				for the Board of Electrical Examiners is:
http://www.labor.ar.gov/divisions/Pages/electricaInspectionLicensing.asrjx
.
The agency has a list of official forms used by the agency and
				a list of all formal, written statements of policy and written interpretative
				memoranda, and orders, decisions and opinions resulting from adjudications,
				which may be obtained from the division's office or web site. Copies of all
				forms used by the agency, written statements of policy and written interpretive
				memoranda, and all orders issued by the division may be obtained from the
				division's office.
Amendment 2.
Amend Rule
				010.13 -004(D), dealing with
				rule-making, is amended to read as follows:
D. Filing with Legislative Council.
Thirty (30) days before the public-comment period ends, the
				division will file with the Legislative Council the text of the proposed rule
				or amendment as well as a financial impact statement and any additional
				information as may be required by the Legislative Councilas provided by Ark.
				Code Ann. §
											10-3-309.
Amendment 3.
Amend Rule
				010.13 -004(G), dealing with
				rule-making, is amended to read as follows:
G. The Decision to Adopt a Rule
1. The Board will not finalize language of
			 the rule or decide whether to adopt a rule until the period for public comment
			 has expired and the proposed rule has been reviewed and approved by the
			 Legislative Council or other legislative committee pursuant to Ark. Code Ann.
			 §
											10-3-309.
2. Before acting on a proposed rule, the
			 Board will consider all of the written submissions and/or oral submissions
			 received in the rule-making proceeding or any memorandum summarizing such oral
			 submissions, and any regulatory analysis or fiscal impact statement issued in
			 the rule-making proceedings.
3. The
			 Board may use its own experience, specialized knowledge, and judgment in the
			 adoption of a rule.
Amendment 4.
Amend Rule
				010.13 -004(M), dealing with
				rule-making, is amended to read as follows:
M. Filing
1.
			 After the Board formally adopts a new rule or amends a current rule or repeals
			 an existing rule, and after the rule change has been reviewed and approved by
			 the Legislative Council, the staff will file final copies of the rule with the
			 Secretary of State, the Arkansas State Library, and the Legislative Council, or
			 as otherwise provided by Ark. Code .Ann. §
											25-15-204(d).
2. Proof of filing a copy of the rule,
			 amendment, or repeal with the Secretary of State, the Arkansas State Library,
			 and the Legislative Council will be kept in a file maintained by the Legal
			 Division of the Arkansas Department of Labor.
3. Notice of the rule change will be posted
			 on the department Web site.
Amendment 5.
Amend
				010.13 -005(C) dealing with
				emergency rule-making is amended to read as follows:
C. Effective Date of Emergency Rule
1. The Board shall not finalize an emergency
			 rule or file an emergency rule with the Secretary of State for adoption until
			 the emergency rule has been approved under Ark. Code Ann. §
											10-3-309.
			 An emergency rule shall not be effective before the emergency rule has been
			 approved under Ark. Code Ann. §
											10-3-309.
2. The emergency rule will be effective
			 immediately upon filing, or at a stated time less than ten (10) days
			 thereafter, if the Board finds that this effective date is necessary because of
			 imminent peril to the public health, safety, or welfare. The Board will file
			 with the rule its written findings justifying the determination that emergency
			 rule-making is appropriate and, if applicable, the basis for the effective date
			 of the emergency rule being less than ten days after the filing of the rule
			 pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. §
											25-15-204(e).
			 The Board will take appropriate measures to make emergency rules known to
			 persons who may be affected by them.