Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 401 - Mississippi Auctioneer Commission General Rules › Chapter 2 - Public Procedures › Rule 30-401-2.3 - Oral Proceedings of Proposed Rules

Current through June 25, 2024
(a)
Scope.
This rule applies to all oral proceedings held for the
				purpose of providing the public with an opportunity to make oral presentations
				on proposed new rules and amendments to rules before the Commission pursuant to
				Section
				25-43-3.104.
(b)
When Oral Proceedings will be
				scheduled on Proposed Rules.
The Commission will conduct an oral
				proceeding on a proposed rule or amendment if requested by a political
				subdivision, an agency or ten (10) persons in writing within twenty (20) days
				after the filing of the notice of the proposed rule.
(c)
Request Format.
Each request
				must be printed or typewritten, or must be legible handwriting. Each request
				must be submitted on standard business letter-sized paper (8 1/2 inches by 11
				inches). Requests may be in the form of a letter addressed to the Commission
				and signed by the requestor(s).
(d)
Notification of Oral Proceeding.
The date, time and place of all
				oral proceedings shall be filed with the Secretary of State's office and mailed
				to each requestor. The oral proceedings will be scheduled no earlier than
				twenty (20) days from the filing of this information with the Secretary of
				State.
(e)
Presiding Officer.
The Chairman of the Commission or his designee, who is familiar with the
				substance of the proposed rule, shall preside at the oral proceeding on a
				proposed rule.
(f)
Public
				Presentations and Participation.
(1) At
				an oral proceeding on a proposed rule, persons may make oral statements and
				documentary and physical submissions, which may include data, views, comments
				or arguments concerning the proposed rule.
(2) Persons wishing to make oral presentation
				at such a proceeding shall notify the Commission at least one business day
				prior to the proceeding and indicate the general subject of their
				presentations. The presiding officer in his or discretion may allow individuals
				to participate that have not previously contacted the Commission.
(3) At the proceeding, those who participate
				shall indicate their names and addresses, identify any person or organizations
				they may represent, and provide any other information relation to their
				participation deemed appropriate by the Chairman of the Commission.
(4) The Chairman may place time limitations
				on individual oral presentations when necessary to assure the orderly and
				expeditious conduct of the oral proceeding. To encourage join oral
				presentations and to avoid repetition, additional time may be provided for
				person whose presentation represent the views of other individuals as well as
				their own views.
(5) Persons making
				oral presentations are encouraged to avoid restating matters that have already
				been submitted in writing.
(6)
				There shall be no interruption of a participant who has been given the floor by
				the presiding officer, except that the presiding officer may in his or her
				discretion interrupt or end the partisan's time where the orderly conduct of
				the proceeding so requires.