Maine § 5 §8053 Notice

Maine Statutes

§ 5 §8053 — Notice

Maine·Title 5 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES·Part 18 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES·Ch. 375 MAINE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT

1.Notice of rulemaking without hearing. At least 17 days prior to the comment deadline of any proposed rule for which a public hearing will not be held, the agency shall send an electronic notice or paper notice to:

2.Notice of rule-making hearing. When an agency holds a public hearing prior to adoption of a rule, notice of the hearing must be given in the manner described in subsections 1 and 5, using the date of the hearing to calculate the time periods involved.

3.Contents of notice. A notice under this section must: 3-A. Availability of proposed rules. At least 17 days prior to a public hearing on any proposed rule and at least 17 days prior to the comment deadline of any proposed rule for which a public hearing will not be held, the agency shall make available on its publicly acces

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1.
Notice of rulemaking without hearing.
At least 17 days prior to the comment deadline of any proposed rule for which a public hearing will not be held, the agency shall send an electronic notice or paper notice to:
2.
Notice of rule-making hearing.
When an agency holds a public hearing prior to adoption of a rule, notice of the hearing must be given in the manner described in subsections 1 and 5, using the date of the hearing to calculate the time periods involved.
3.
Contents of notice.
A notice under this section must:
3-A.
Availability of proposed rules.
At least 17 days prior to a public hearing on any proposed rule and at least 17 days prior to the comment deadline of any proposed rule for which a public hearing will not be held, the agency shall make available on its publicly accessibly website a copy of the proposed rule, as well as provide a paper copy of the proposed rule to any person upon request.
4.
Fee schedule.
5.
Newspaper publication and online posting of agency rule-making proposal notices.
Using the information listed in subsection 3, the Secretary of State:
5-A.
Agency posting of proposed and adopted rules.
An agency shall post its proposed rules on its publicly accessible website. An agency also shall post on its publicly accessible website the adopted rules or provide a link to the adopted rules posted on a publicly accessible website maintained by the Secretary of State.
6.
Online posting of agency rule-making notices regarding adoption.
In addition to the online posting of agency rule-making proposal notices required in subsection 5, the Secretary of State shall post, or cause to be posted, on the Secretary of State's publicly accessible website the weekly notices of agency rule-making adoptions, provisional adoptions and final adoptions. The notices regarding adoption and final adoption must state the effective date of the adopted or finally adopted rules, as well as provide the information specified in subsection 3, paragraphs A‑1, A‑2, A‑3, C‑1, D‑1 and G.
6-A.
Explanation of rule-making process.
The Secretary of State shall post on the Secretary of State's publicly accessible website a brief explanation of rulemaking to assist the public in participating in the rule-making process. The explanation must include information regarding the manner in which a hearing on a proposed rule may be requested by a member of the public if the agency proposing the rule did not schedule a hearing.
7.
Contents of notice for newspaper publication.
The notice for publication in the newspaper under subsection 5 is shorter than the notice provided for all other purposes pursuant to subsection 3. The notice for newspaper publication must:

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Legislative History

PL 1977, c. 551, §3 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 692, §1 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 694, §34-B (AMD). PL 1979, c. 127, §38 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 425, §5 (RPR). PL 1979, c. 596, §2 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 456, §A21 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 470, §A9 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 524, §§7-10 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 698, §§10-12 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 39, §2 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 77, §2 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 837, §A11 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 373, §§4,5 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 207, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 181, §§2-4 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 581, §3 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 256, §§1-4 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 326, §1 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 479, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 146, §§1-5 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 384, §§6-15 (AMD). RR 2025, c. 1, Pt. A, §§8, 9 (COR).