Sec.22-7-11. Procedure for the issuance, amendment or repeal of a regulation

(a) Proceedings for the issuance, amendment, or repeal of regulation, including proceedings for the exemption of certain products or classes of products from statutory requirements, may be commenced by the department on its own initiative or pursuant to a petition submitted by an interested person.

(b) Notice of the proposed issuance, amendment, or repeal of a regulation will appear in the Connecticut Law Journal at least twenty days prior to the proposed action. The notice will contain: (i) a statement of the purpose of the proposed action; (ii) a statement of the time, date and place of the public hearing or other opportunity for the presentation of views; (iii) reference to the statutory authority under which the department is acting; and (iv) a statement of the terms or substance of the intended action.

(c) Adequate publicity will be provided by the department to assure that all interested parties have notice of the time, date and place of the public hearing or other opportunity for the presentation of views. The purpose is to afford an opportunity for all interested parties to participate in the proceedings through the submission of written or oral data, views, arguments, or suggestions.

(d) After any necessary revisions have been made, the proposed regulations will be forwarded to the Attorney General and to the Legislative Review Committee of the General Assembly for approval, as required under sections 4-169 and 4-170 of the General Statutes.

(e) The new regulation or the amendment or repeal of an existing regulation will become final following approval by the Attorney General and the Legislative Review Committee and certification thereof to the Secretary of State.

(f) When the department finds that an imminent peril to the public health, safety, or welfare so requires, it may adopt emergency regulations, as provided in section 4-168 (b) of the General Statutes.

(Effective September 6, 1973)