OAR 137-001-0011: Permanent Rulemaking Notice

(1) The agency will give notice of proposed permanent rulemaking to those listed in the rule adopted under ORS 183.341(4) and to legislators specified by 183.335(15) by mailing, electronic mailing, or personally delivering a copy of the rule or rules as proposed and a copy of the notice required under 183.335(2). In lieu of providing a copy of the rule or rules as proposed, the agency may describe the subject matter of the rule or rules and state how and where a copy may be obtained on paper, via electronic mail, or from a specified web site. If the agency posts the rule or rules on a web site, the agency must provide a web address or link sufficient to enable a person to find the rules easily. Failure to provide a web address or link shall not affect the validity of any rule. (2) Persons who have asked the agency to send notices of proposed rulemaking to them pursuant to ORS 183.335(8) may choose to receive copies of the proposed rule or rules and notice required under 183.335(2) by mail. (3) If the agency offers it, persons who have asked the agency to send notices of proposed rulemaking to them pursuant to ORS 183.335(8) may choose to receive: (a) An abbreviated form of mailed notice containing the caption, summary, and information about how to comment, required by ORS 183.335(2)(a), accompanied by a reference to a web site where copies of the proposed rule or rules and other information required by 183.335(2) are posted or (b) Notice by electronic mail that either contains the proposed rule or rules and the notice required under ORS 183.335(2) as attachments or provides a reference to a web site where the notice and the rule(s) are posted.