N.J. Admin. Code § 18:1-2.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 18:1-2.5 - Sufficient public interest; public hearings

(a) The Division shall conduct a public hearing on the proposed rule at the request of a committee of the Legislature, or a governmental agency or subdivision, or if sufficient public interest is shown, provided such request is made to the Division within 30 days following publication of the proposed rule in the New Jersey Register pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:14B-4 and N.J.A.C. 1:30-5.5.

(b) For purposes of this section, sufficient public interest to require a public hearing exists when 100 or more individuals have:

1. Communicated in writing, legible and intelligible, the need for a public hearing on the rule proposal; and

2. At least 50 of the individuals shall each have specified in their written communications, an objection to at least one provision of the proposed rule, and the objection neither relates to proposed rule provisions that are required by law, nor to matters not reflected in the provisions.

N.J. Admin. Code § 18:1-2.5