Any person or agency may file a petition for rule making with
the board at Iowa Public Information Board, Wallace State Office Building, 502
East 9th Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50319. Petitions may also be filed by fax at
(515)725-1789 or by email at ipib(Sjiowa.gov. A petition is deemed filed when
it is received by the board. The board must provide the petitioner with a
file-stamped copy of the petition if the petitioner provides the board an extra
copy for this purpose. The petition must be typewritten or legibly handwritten
in ink and must substantially conform to the following form:
IOWA PUBLIC INFORMATION BOARD
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Petition by (Name of Petitioner) for the (adoption,
amendment, or repeal) of rules relating to (state subject of matter).
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PETITION FOR RULE MAKING
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The petition must provide the following information:
1. A statement of the specific rule-making
action sought by the petitioner including the text or a summary of the contents
of the proposed rule or amendments to a rule and, if it is a petition to amend
or repeal a rule, a citation and the relevant language to the particular
portion or portions of the rule proposed to be amended or repealed.
2. A citation to any law deemed relevant to
the board's authority to take the action urged or to the desirability of that
action.
3. A brief summary of
petitioner's arguments in support of the action urged in the
petition.
4. A brief summary of the
data supporting the action urged in the petition.
5. The names and addresses of other persons,
or a description of any class of persons, known by petitioner to be affected by
or interested in, the proposed action which is the subject of the
petition.
6. Any request by
petitioner for a meeting provided for by rule
497-5.4 (17A).
(1) The petition must be dated and signed by
the petitioner or the petitioner's representative. It must also include the
name, mailing address, email address, and telephone number of the petitioner
and petitioner's representative, and a statement indicating the person to whom
communications concerning the petition should be directed.
(2) The board may deny a petition because it
does not substantially conform to the required form.
Notes
Iowa Admin. Code r. 497-5.1
ARC 0741C, IAB 5/15/2013,
effective 7/1/2013; ARC 1091C, IAB 10/16/2013, effective
11/20/2013
Amended by
IAB
October 24, 2018/Volume XLI, Number 9, effective
11/28/2018
