NYC Rules of the City of New York

§ 8-04 — Procedures for Consideration of and Responses to Petitions.

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(a) When a petition submitted in proper form is received, the Commissioner, or his or her representative, will deny or approve the petition within 60 days from the date the petition was received. (b) The Commissioner, or his or her representative, will either deny the petition in a written statement or grant the petiti

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§ 8-04 Procedures for Consideration of and Responses to Petitions.

RCNY § 8-04

(a)When a petition submitted in proper form is received, the Commissioner, or his or her representative, will deny or approve the petition within 60 days from the date the petition was received.

(b)The Commissioner, or his or her representative, will either deny the petition in a written statement or grant the petition by stating in writing his or her intention to initiate rulemaking by a specified date.

(c)The Commissioner, or his or her representative, may grant the petition in whole or in part and is not bound by the proposed language in the petition.

(d)The Commissioner, or his or her representative, may amend or modify the language of the rule as proposed in the petition at his or her discretion. (Added City Record 1/10/2022, eff. 2/9/2022)

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