12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-11-80 - Appointment of negotiated rulemaking panel

A. The agency may appoint a negotiated rulemaking panel (NRP) if a regulatory action is expected to be controversial.

B. An NRP that has been appointed by the agency may be dissolved by the agency when:

1. There is no longer controversy associated with the development of the regulation;

2. The agency determines that the regulatory action is either exempt or excluded from the requirements of the Administrative Process Act; or

3. The agency determines that resolution of a controversy is unlikely.

Notes

12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-11-80

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 25, Issue 4, eff. January 1, 2009.

Statutory Authority

§§ 2.2-4007.02 and 32.1-12 of the Code of Virginia.