SECTION 300:1-5-3. Requests for declaratory rulings

(a)   Any interested person or entity may petition the Authority for a declaratory ruling as to the applicability of any rule of the Authority. The petition shall be addressed to the Legal Department of the Authority at the administrative office in Vinita, Oklahoma.

(b)   The petition must identify the rule questioned, the date on which such rule became effective, and shall summarize the contents of the rule. The petition shall contain a brief statement of the issue or issues raised by the rule which cause such a request to be made, and a statement of the petitioner's personal interest in the ruling of the Authority and how a ruling of the Authority would affect those interests.

(c)   Upon receipt of the petition for declaratory ruling, the Authority shall consider the petition and within a reasonable time following receipt thereof, either deny the petition in writing with the reasons for denial, submit the petition to the Board of Directors for consideration and decision, or issue a declaratory ruling on the matter(s) contained in the petition.

[Source: Added at 23 Ok Reg 1318, eff 5-25-06]