Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - REAL PROPERTY APPRAISER BOARD › Title 297 - NEBRASKA REAL ESTATE APPRAISER BOARD › Chapter 1 - Rules of Practice and Procedure for Negotiated Rulemaking › Section 297-1-003 - Definitions

Current through June 17, 2024
For purposes of this Chapter of these model procedural
				  rules:
003.01 APA
APA shall mean the Administrative Procedure Act,
Neb.
				  Rev. Stat. §§
84-901
				  through
				  84-920.
003.02 Agency
Agency shall mean the Appraiser Board, including the Director
				  and staff. Agency shall not include those entities exempted in
Neb.
				  Rev. Stat. §
84-901(1).
003.03 Board
Board shall mean the Nebraska Real Estate Appraiser Board the
				  governing board of state government which is promulgating these procedural
				  rules.
003.04 Consensus
Consensus shall mean unanimous concurrence among the
				  interests represented on a negotiated rulemaking committee unless the committee
				  agrees upon another specified definition.
003.05 Convenor
Convenor shall mean a person who impartially assists the
				  Board in determining whether establishment of a negotiated rulemaking committee
				  is feasible and appropriate for a particular rulemaking
				  procedure.
003.06
				Facilitator
Facilitator shall mean a person who impartially aids in the
				  discussion and negotiations among the members of a negotiated rulemaking
				  committee to develop a proposed rule. A facilitator shall not have
				  decisionmaking authority.
003.07 Director
Director shall mean the person appointed as the Director of
				  the Board by the Board pursuant to NEB. REV. STAT. §
										76-2224.
003.08 Interest
Interest shall mean, with respect to an issue or matter,
				  multiple parties that have a similar point of view or that are likely to be
				  affected in a similar manner.
003.09 Negotiated rulemaking
Negotiated rulemaking shall mean rulemaking through the use
				  of a negotiated rulemaking committee.
003.010 Negotiated rulemaking committee or
				committee
Negotiated rulemaking committee or committee shall mean an
				  advisory committee established to consider and discuss issues for the purpose
				  of reaching a consensus in the development of a proposed rule.
003.011 Person
Person shall mean an individual, partnership, limited
				  liability company, corporation, association, governmental subdivision, agency,
				  or public or private organization of any character.
003.012 Rule or regulation
Rule or regulation shall mean any rule, regulation, or
				  standard issued by the Board, including the amendment or repeal thereof whether
				  with or without prior hearing and designed to implement, interpret, or make
				  specific the law enforced or administered by it or governing its organization
				  or procedure, but not including rules and regulations concerning the internal
				  management of the Board not affecting private rights, private interests, or
				  procedures available to the public, and any rules of interpretation thereof,
				  and for the purpose of the APA, every rule and regulation which shall prescribe
				  a penalty shall be presumed to have general applicability or to affect private
				  rights and interests.