20190826DECISION MEMO.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER RAPER
COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
FROM:STEPHEN GOODSON,POLICY ADVISOR
DATE:AUGUST 26,2019
SUBJECT:REQUESTTO EXTEND COMMENT PERIOD;CASE NO.RUL-U-19-01;
IDAPA DOCKET 31-0000-1900
BACKGROUND
On June 19,2019,a special edition of the Idaho Administrative Bulletin reauthorized
rules that were deemed necessary to protect public health,safety,and welfare or to confer a
benefit.Each rule docket was published as temporary and proposed concurrently.The proposed
rules must be adopted as pending rules prior to the 2020 legislative session.DFM intends to
publish a special edition of the Idaho Administrative Bulletin to adopt pending rules on
November 20,2019.
A memo from the Governor's Chief of Staff outlined that,"it is the expectation of the
Governor that each agency continues to review their reauthorized proposed rules for
opportunities to eliminate or simplify."
A notice of public hearing was published in the August Administrative Bulletin.On
August 20th staff held a public hearing to review suggested draft changes to the Commissions
reauthorizedproposed rules.At the end of the public hearing a request was made to staff to
extend the comment deadline from August 27th to September 1063.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the public comment deadline be extend to September 10,2019.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to approve Staff's recommendations?
SteßÍ1e o ,P cy Advisor
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