1. A. When a rulemaking docket is established, an agency shall submit a notice of rulemaking docket opening to the Office.

2. B. The Notice of Rulemaking Docket Opening shall contain the heading NOTICE OF RULEMAKING DOCKET OPENING in all capital letters centered on a line approximately one inch from the top of the page; followed by the name of the agency below the notice heading centered on the line. The remainder of the notice shall contain the following information in the same numbered order:

   1. 1. The Title and its heading; the Chapter and its heading; the Subchapter and its heading, if applicable; the Article and its heading; the Part and its heading, if applicable; and the appropriate Section numbers;

      1. a. If an agency does not know specific Sections at the time of docket opening, the agency may specify “Sections to be determined.”
      2. b. If an agency knows specific Sections but may want to add Sections to the rulemaking as the rulemaking is drafted, the agency shall specify the particular Sections and add the language “Sections may be added, deleted, or modified as necessary.”
   2. 2. The subject matter of the proposed rule and the agency docket number, if applicable;
   3. 3. A citation to all published notices relating to the proceeding, including the type of published notice, the Register volume number; the abbreviation “A.A.R.”; the page number on which the notice began; and the issue date including month, day, and year;
   4. 4. The name and address of agency personnel with whom persons may communicate regarding the proposed rule (this may include a telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address);
   5. 5. The time during which the agency will accept written comments and the time and place where oral comments may be made; and
   6. 6. A timetable for agency decisions or other action on the proceeding, if known.

Historical Note

Adopted effective January 1, 1987 (Supp. 86-6). Section repealed, new Section adopted effective January 1, 1995; filed in the Office of the Secretary of State December 30, 1994 (Supp. 94-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 468, effective March 23, 2004 (Supp. 04-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 21 A.A.R. 117, effective December 29, 2014 (Supp. 14-4).