SECTION 200:10-15-6. Procedure for adoption, amendment or repeal of rules

(a)   Notice. Prior to the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rule, the Administrator will give notice in accordance with the requirements of the Oklahoma Administrative Procedures Act. This notice will include a statement of either the terms or substance of the intended action specified in the notice. This notice will be mailed to all persons who have made a timely request of the Administrator to receive advance notice of its rule-making proceedings.

(b)   Public input. The Administrator will afford all interested persons reasonable opportunity to submit data, views, or arguments, orally or in writing, concerning proposed action on a rule.

(c)   Emergency rules. The Administrator may adopt an emergency rule if it determines that there is an imminent peril to the public health, safety and welfare. The Administrator must state its reasons for the emergency to the Governor who must certify that the emergency exists.

(d)   Filing and effectiveness of rules; hearings. All rules of the Administrator will be filed and will take effect according to the provisions of the Oklahoma Administrative Procedures Act. Unless otherwise specified by the Administrator in the required notice, all rule-making hearings will be conducted in the Administrator's official office in Oklahoma City. Any interested person may appear, individually, by an attorney or by authorized agent at the Administrator's rule-making hearings.