(1)
Contents. Each rule
adopted by the office shall contain the text of the rule and, in addition:
a. The date the office adopted the
rule;
b. A brief explanation of the
principal reasons for the rule-making action if such reasons are required by
Iowa Code section
17A.4(2)
or the office in its discretion decides to
include such reasons;
c. A
reference to all rules repealed, amended, or suspended by the rule;
d. A reference to the specific statutory or
other authority authorizing adoption of the rule;
e. Any findings required by any provision of
law as a prerequisite to adoption or effectiveness of the rule;
f. A brief explanation of the principal
reasons for the failure to provide for waivers to the rule if no waiver
provision is included and a brief explanation of any waiver or special
exceptions provided in the rule if such reasons are required by Iowa Code
section
17A.4(2)
or the office in its discretion decides to
include such reasons; and
g. The
effective date of the rule.
(2)
Incorporation by
reference. The office may incorporate by reference in a proposed or
adopted rule, and without causing publication of the incorporated matter in
full, all or any part of a code, standard, rule, or other matter if the office
finds that the incorporation of such matter in the office's proposed or adopted
rule would be unduly cumbersome, expensive, or otherwise inexpedient. The
reference in the office's proposed or adopted rule shall fully and precisely
identify the incorporated matter by location, title, citation, date, and
edition, if any; shall briefly indicate the precise subject and the general
contents of the incorporated matter; and shall state that the proposed or
adopted rule does not include any later amendments or editions of the
incorporated matter. The office may incorporate such matter by reference in a
proposed or adopted rule only if the office makes copies of such matter readily
available to the public. The rule shall state how and where copies of the
incorporated matter may be obtained at cost from the office, and how and where
copies may be obtained from the agency of the United States, this state,
another state, or the organization, association, or persons, originally issuing
that matter. The office shall retain permanently a copy of any materials
incorporated by reference in a rule of the office.
If the office adopts standards by reference to another
publication, it shall deliver an electronic copy of the publication, or the
relevant part of the publication, containing the standards to the
administrative code editor who shall publish it on the general assembly's
Internet site. If an electronic copy of the publication is not available, the
office shall deliver a printed copy of the publication to the administrative
code editor who shall deposit the copy in the state law library where it shall
be made available for inspection and reference.
(3)
References to materials not
published in full. When the administrative code editor decides to omit
the full text of a proposed or adopted rule because publication of the full
text would be unduly cumbersome, expensive, or otherwise inexpedient, the
office shall prepare and submit to the administrative code editor for inclusion
in the Iowa Administrative Bulletin and Iowa Administrative Code a summary
statement describing the specific subject matter of the omitted material. This
summary statement shall include the title and a brief description sufficient to
inform the public of the specific nature and subject matter of the proposed or
adopted rules, and of significant issues involved in these rules. The summary
statement shall also describe how a copy of the full text of the proposed or
adopted rule, including any unpublished matter and any matter incorporated by
reference, may be obtained from the office. The office will provide a copy of
that full text (at actual cost) upon request and shall make copies of the full
text available for review at the state law library and may make the standards
available electronically.
At the request of the administrative code editor, the office
shall provide a proposed statement explaining why publication of the full text
would be unduly cumbersome, expensive, or otherwise
inexpedient.
(4)
Style and form. In preparing its rules, the office shall
follow the uniform numbering system, form, and style prescribed by the
administrative rules coordinator.
