1 Va. Admin. Code § 45-5-80 - 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. A 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

1 Va. Admin. Code § 45-5-80

Derived From Virginia Register Volume 32, Issue 05, eff. 12/17/2015.

Statutory Authority: § 2.2-4007.02 of the Code of Virginia.