- (a) Within sixty (60) calendar days after the petition is filed with the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission, the commission shall either initiate the procedures for adopting the proposed rule or deny the petition.
- (b) A decision to initiate rulemaking shall not constitute an endorsement of the proposed rule.
- (c) If the commission denies the petition, the reasons for the denial shall be stated in a written order.
- (d) The written order shall constitute a final commission decision for the purposes of appeal to circuit court.