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Regional Haze Negotiated Rulemaking
 

DEQ's Administrative Rules Coordinator

Paula Wilson

DEQ State Office

1410 N. Hilton

Boise, Idaho 83706

ph: (208) 373-0418

fx: (208) 373-0481

paula.wilson@deq.idaho.gov


Rules and Policies: Administrative Rules

Rulemaking Stages: Proposed  |  Negotiated  |  Temporary  |  Pending  |  Final
Rules Governing DEQ Programs
 

Idaho’s administrative rulemaking process is governed by the Idaho Administrative Procedure Act, Idaho Code §§67-5201 et seq., and contains five stages: proposed, negotiated, temporary, pending, and final.
 
 Rulemaking Stages

 Proposed (Idaho Code §67-5221 - 67-5223)
Proposed rulemaking is the stage in which the agency proposes to amend or repeal an existing rule or to adopt a new rule. Prior to the adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule, the agency is required to publish a notice and the text of the proposed rule in the Idaho Administrative Bulletin. During this stage, the public is invited to submit comments to the agency.
 

 Negotiated (Idaho Code §67-5220)
Negotiated rulemaking is an optional process in which all interested parties and the agency seek a consensus on the content of a rule. Agencies are encouraged to proceed through this informal stage whenever feasible. This stage is initiated with the publication of a Notice of Negotiated Rulemaking in the Idaho Administrative Bulletin. This process leads to the proposed and/or temporary rulemaking stages.
 

 Temporary (Idaho Code §67-5226)

If the Governor finds that temporary adoption of a rule (a) protects the public health, safety, or welfare; (b) complies with deadlines in amendments to governing law or federal programs; or (c) confers a benefit, the agency may proceed with temporary rulemaking.

A temporary rule may become effective immediately upon adoption and expires upon conclusion of the next succeeding regular legislative session unless extended by concurrent resolution. Once the temporary rule is adopted, the agency is required to publish a notice and the text of the temporary rule in the Idaho Administrative Bulletin. If the text of the temporary rule is the same as that of the proposed rule, the rulemaking can be combined and published in the Idaho Administrative Bulletin as a temporary/proposed rule.
 

 Pending (Idaho Code §§67-5224 and 67-5227)
A pending rule is a rule that has been adopted by an agency under the regular rulemaking process and remains subject to legislative review before becoming final and effective. Once the pending rule is adopted, the agency is required to publish a notice of pending rule in the Idaho Administrative Bulletin. If the rule varies in content from that which was initially proposed, the pending rule also must be printed in the Idaho Administrative Bulletin. A pending rule must be submitted to the legislature for review before it can become final and effective.
 

 Final (Idaho Code §67-5224)
Unless specified otherwise, a pending rule that has been submitted for review and approved by the legislature will become final and effective upon conclusion of that legislative session. Final rules are annually codified in the Idaho Administrative Code.
 
 Rules Governing DEQ Programs
Link to an index to rules governing DEQ's operations on the Department of Administration Web site.



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