Sec. 23. (a) This section does not apply to rules adopted under IC 4-22-2-37.1.
(b) At least twenty-eight (28) days before an agency notifies the public of the agency's intention to adopt a rule under section 24 of this chapter, the agency shall notify the public of its intention to adopt a rule by publishing a notice of intent to adopt a rule in the Indiana Register. The publication notice must include an overview of the intent and scope of the proposed rule and the statutory authority for the rule.
(c) The requirement to publish a notice of intent to adopt a rule under subsection (b) does not apply to rulemaking under IC 13-14-9.
(d) In addition to the procedures required by this article, an agency may solicit comments from the public on the need for a rule, the drafting of a rule, or any other subject related to a rulemaking action, including members of the public who are likely to be affected because they are the subject of the potential rulemaking or are likely to benefit from the potential rulemaking. The procedures that the agency may use include the holding of conferences and the inviting of written suggestions, facts, arguments, or views.
(e) The agency shall prepare a written response that contains a summary of the comments received during any part of the rulemaking process. The written response is a public document. The agency shall make the written response available to interested parties upon request.
As added by P.L.31-1985, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.44-1995, SEC.3; P.L.1-1996, SEC.29; P.L.215-2005, SEC.3; P.L.152-2012, SEC.7.