N.J.S.A. 52:14B-7 — New Jersey Administrative Code; New Jersey Register; publication

52:14B-7. New Jersey Administrative Code; New Jersey Register; publication 7. (a) The director shall compile, index, and publish a publication to be known as the "New Jersey Administrative Code," containing all effective rules adopted by each agency. The code shall be periodically supplemented or revised, and shall remain under the control and direction of the Office of Administrative Law regardless of the method or medium chosen to store, maintain or distribute it. (b) The director shall publish a bulletin, at least monthly, to be known as the "New Jersey Register" setting forth: (1) the text of all rules filed during the preceding month, and (2) such notices as shall have been submitted pursuant to this act. (c) The director shall issue annually a schedule for the filing of documents for publication in the New Jersey Register. The director may omit from the New Jersey Register or compilation any rule the publication of which would be unduly cumbersome, expensive, or otherwise inexpedient, if the rule in printed or processed form is made available by the adopting agency on application thereto, and if the register or code contains a notice stating the general subject matter of the omitted rule and stating the manner in which a copy thereof may be obtained. The director may include within the New Jersey Register and the New Jersey Administrative Code any document, material or information which the director may deem appropriate and convenient. (d) At least one copy of the New Jersey Administrative Code and copies of the New Jersey Register and compilations shall be made available upon request to the Governor, the head of each principal department, the Office of Legislative Services, the State Library and to such other State agencies and public officials as the director may designate free of charge. The director shall provide for the publication, sale and distribution of the Code and Register to the public by whatever means, including entering into contractual or licensing arrangements, most likely to ensure the widest dissemination possible. (e) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1993, c.343). (f) The director may determine the order in which such rules or any parts thereof are to be presented in the New Jersey Register and the New Jersey Administrative Code; the director may number or renumber the parts, paragraphs and sections into which such rules may be divided; the director may further divide or combine existing parts, paragraphs and sections and may provide for appropriate digests, indices and other related material. The director shall not, however, change the language of any existing rule excepting a title or explanatory caption; but shall recommend any such changes as the director may deem advisable to the administrative agency authorized to adopt such rule. The director may periodically review the New Jersey Administrative Code for expired rules and shall remove such rules upon notice to the appropriate agency head. (g) The director is hereby authorized and empowered to promulgate and enforce interagency rules for the implementation and administration of this act. L.1968,c.410,s.7; amended 1973,c.227; 1993,c.343,s.7. 52:14B-7.1 OAL to establish, maintain Internet publication of a State rule-making database. 1. a. The Office of Administrative Law shall establish and maintain, at a publicly accessible location on its Internet website, a searchable database that identifies the number, nature, and current status of all pending or proposed rule-making actions in the State. The database shall include written descriptions and listings of all such pending or proposed State rule-making actions, and shall additionally incorporate the use of charts, tables, graphs, and other graphics or visual aids, as necessary or appropriate, to provide members of the public with a full, complete, and easily comprehensible overview of pending or proposed rule-making actions in the State. b. (1) The database established and maintained pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall include, with respect to each proposed rule-making action, a summary description that indicates: (a) the title or subject matter of the rule-making action; (b) the State agency responsible for the rule-making action; (c) the identification number, if any, that is associated with the rule-making action; (d) the types or groups of persons who are the subject of, or who will, or are likely to be, affected by, the rule-making action; (e) the legal authority for the rule-making action; (f) the date on which the rule-making action was initiated by the State agency; (g) the legal deadline, if any, that is associated with the rule-making action; (h) a concise abstract or synopsis describing the basis for, and pertinent factors necessitating, the rule-making action; and (i) a timetable showing the history of the rule-making action. (2) The summary description required by this subsection shall additionally include a brief statement that identifies the potential impacts of the rule-making action on the State and its residents, and the anticipated significance of those impacts. At a minimum, this statement shall indicate: (a) the type and potential significance of any expected socio-economic impacts associated with the rule-making action, as determined in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of section 4 of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-4); (b) the number of jobs that will, or are likely to, be generated or lost as a result of the rule-making action, as determined in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of section 4 of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-4); (c) the type and significance of any expected agricultural industry impacts associated with the rule-making action, as determined in accordance with the provisions of section 7 of P.L.1998, c.48 (C.4:1C-10.3) and paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of section 4 of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-4); (d) whether the State agency has prepared, or will prepare, a regulatory flexibility analysis in connection with the rule-making action, in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1986, c.169 (C.52:14B-16 et seq.) and paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of section 4 of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-4); and (e) if a regulatory flexibility analysis has been prepared in connection with the rule-making action, the estimated number of small businesses that will, or are likely to, be affected by the rule-making action. c. Notwithstanding the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the Office of Administrative Law may require each State agency to provide the information to be included in the database summary description under subsection b. of this section in association with any notice of proposed rule-making that is submitted by the agency prior to, on, or after, the effective date of this act. The form and manner in which the information will be provided shall be determined by the Office of Administrative Law. d. The database established and maintained pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall also include distinct listings or graphics that identify the total number of pending rule-making actions by: (1) State agency; (2) rule-making type and stage; and (3) current length, in 30-day intervals, of the State agency review associated therewith, as determined by looking to the date of each rule-making action's initiation by the State agency. e. The Office of Administrative Law shall make regular and timely updates to the database established pursuant to subsection a. of this section to ensure that it reflects the most current information pertaining to rule-making actions undertaken by each State agency. The Office of Administrative Law shall indicate, on its Internet website, the date on which the most recent database update was performed pursuant to this subsection. L.2017, c.262, s.1.

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