950 CMR, § 20.02
As used in 950 CMR 20.00:
Agency means every executive office, department, board, commission division or authority of the state government or sub-division of any of the foregoing, or state official authorized by law to make regulations or to conduct adjudicatory proceedings.
Code or CMR means the Code of Massachusetts Regulations which contains the regulations of state agencies as published by the Secretary.
Draft Regulation means the proposed regulation pages prepared by the Regulations Division as CMR "draft".
Notice of Compliance means the notice filed when an agency makes an emergency regulation permanent by completion of public review requirements. A Notice of Compliance can only be used when there are no changes to the emergency regulation.
Notice of Expiration means the notice published by the Secretary when no agency action has been taken on an emergency regulation after three months.
Register means the Massachusetts Register which contains the regulations of state agencies as filed with the Secretary in accordance with M.G.L. c. 30A, §§ 1 through 6A and 950 CMR 20.00. The Register is published bi-weekly on Fridays.
Regulation means the whole or any part of every rule, regulation, standard or other requirement of general application and future effect, including the amendment or repeal thereof, adopted by an agency to implement or interpret the law enforced or administered by it and filed with the Secretary in accordance with M.G.L. c. 30A, §§ 5 and 6 and 950 CMR 20.00 for publication in the Register and Code.
Regulations Manual means the guide containing procedures, policy and instructions for promulgating regulations. The Manual is available from the State Publications and Regulations Division, State House, Room 117, Boston, MA 02133 and at the following website: www.sec.state.ma.us/spr/sprpdf/manual.pdf.
Secretary means the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Small Business Impact Statement means a statement filed with the Secretary in accordance with M.G.L. c. 30A, §§ 2 and 3 which considers the impact of a proposed regulation on small business.
950 CMR, § 20.02