Section R6-1-104. Proposed Rulemaking: Notices; Copy Fees; Fee Waiver

A.      A person who wishes to obtain a notice of the establishment of a rulemaking docket pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1021(C), or a notice of proposed rulemaking pursuant to A.R.S. § 41- 1022(C) shall file a written request for such notice with the Department. The request shall contain:

1.        The name and address of the requestor;

2.        A statement describing the nature of the notice being requested, directed either to proposed rulemaking in gen- eral or to specific rules or subject matter; and

3.        The signature of the requestor.

B.       The Office of the Department’s Associate Director, or that per- son’s successor, shall maintain a mailing list of all docket requests and requests for notice of proposed rulemaking. Requestors shall renew the request for notice by January 30 of each even-numbered year or the Department shall purge the request. It shall be the responsibility of the requestor to keep current any address and information filed with the Division.

C.      The Department shall charge a fee of 25¢ per page to cover the actual costs of providing the requested information.

D.      The Department may waive the fee described in subsection (C) when:

1.        The requestor demonstrates that payment of the fee would cause the requestor financial hardship; or

2.        The Department is voluntarily providing information to a person who or an entity which has not requested it, for the purpose of receiving comment from that person or entity.

Historical Note

Adopted effective September 22, 1988 (Supp. 88-3).

Amended effective December 22, 1993 (Supp. 93-4).