SECTION 655:10-9-3. Filing and acceptance deadlines

(a)   Permanent rule documents. For permanent rule documents submitted to the OAR, the following shall apply [see also (c) of this Section (relating to submission deadlines that fall on weekends or holidays):

(1)   Publication in mid-May issue. If submitted to the OAR by April 15 and accepted by the OAR by the first working day following April 30, the permanent rule document will be published in the Register on the first working day following May 14.

(2)   Publication in first issue in June. If submitted to the OAR by from April 16 through May 1 and accepted by the OAR by the first working day following May 14, the permanent rule document will be published in the Register on the first working day following May 31.

(3)   Publication in mid-June issue. If submitted to the OAR from May 2 through May 15 and accepted by the OAR by the first working day following May 31, the permanent rule document will be published in the Register on the first working day following June 14.

(4)   Publication in first issue in July. If submitted to the OAR from May 16 through May 25 and accepted by the OAR by the first working day following June 14, the permanent rule document will be published in the Register on the first working day following June 30.

(5)   Publication in mid-July issue. If submitted to OAR from May 26 through June 1 and accepted by the OAR by the first working day following June 30, the permanent rule document will be published in the Register on the first working day following July 14.

(6)   Publication in first issue in August. If submitted to the OAR from June 2 through June 8 and accepted by the OAR by the first working day following July 14, the permanent rule document will be published in the Register on the first working day following July 31.

(7)   Publication in mid-August issue. If submitted to the OAR from June 9 through June 15 and accepted by the OAR by the first working day following July 31, the permanent rule document will be published in the Register on the first working day following August 14.

(8)   Publication in first issue in September. If submitted to the OAR from June 16 through August 8 and accepted by the OAR by the August 15 deadline for publication in that year's code edition or supplement [75:256(B)(1)], the permanent rule document will be published in the Register on the first working day following August 31.

(b)   All other documents. For all documents other than permanent rule documents, the following shall apply:

(1)   Publication in first issue of month. If a document, other than a permanent rule document, is to be included in an issue of the Register published on the first working day of the month, the document must be submitted to the OAR by the 8^th day of the preceding month, and accepted by the OAR by the first working day preceding the 16th day of the preceding month. [See also(c) of this Section (relating to submission deadlines that fall on weekends or holidays)]

(2)   Publication in second issue of month. If a document, other than a permanent rule document, is to be included in an issue of the Register published on the first working day following the 14th day of the month, the document must be submitted to the OAR by the 25^th day of the preceding month, and accepted by the OAR by the first working day preceding the 2nd day of the same month. [See also(c) of this Section (relating to submission deadlines that fall on weekends or holidays)]

(c)   Submission deadlines that fall on weekend/holiday. When a submission deadline described in (a) and (b) of this section falls on a weekend or holiday, the agency must submit the document by the first working day preceding that day.

(d)   Schedule of publication date and deadlines. The Secretary of State issues a schedule of Register publication dates and corresponding submission and acceptance deadlines prior to the beginning of each new volume of the Register, and publishes the schedule on the OAR's website [see 655:10-15-1(c)].

[Source: Amended at 9 Ok Reg 1289, eff 2-12-92 (emergency); Amended at 9 Ok Reg 2983, eff 7-13-92; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 2476, eff 7-1-04; Amended at 31 Ok Reg 584, eff 3-18-14 (emergency); Amended at 32 Ok Reg 2250, eff 9-11-15]