Haw. Code R. § 15-31-33 - Petitions for adoption, amendment or repeal of rules

(a) Any interested person or any agency of the State or county government nay petition the board for the issuance, amendment, modification, or repeal of any rule which is designed to implement, interpret, or prescribed by law, policy, organization, procedure, or practice requirement of the board.

(b) Petitions for rulemaking shall set forth the text of any proposed rule or amendment desired or specifying the rule the repeal of which is desired and stating concisely the nature of the petitioner's interest in the subject matter and the reasons for seeking the issuance, amendment, or repeal of the rule and shall include any facts, views, arguments, and data deemed relevant by petitioner. The board may require the petitioner to adequately and properly notify persons or governmental agencies known to be interested in the proposed rulemaking of the existence of the filed petition. No request for the issuance, amendment, modification, or repeal of a rule which does not conform to the requirements set forth above shall be considered by the board. Where the board determines that the petition does not disclose sufficient reasons to justify the institution of public rulemaking procedures, or where the petition for rulemaking fails in material respect to comply with the requirements of these rules, the petitioner shall be so notified together with the grounds for the denial. The provisions of this section shall not operate to prevent the board, on its own motion, from acting on any matter disclosed in any petition.

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Haw. Code R. § 15-31-33

[Eff MAR 20 1987] (Auth: HRS Sec. 206M-3) (Imp: HRS Sec. 206M-3)