A person may comment on a proposed rule as published in the Administrative Register. Under the law the agency is required to accept informal (written) comments on the proposal. Under the law an agency may choose not to schedule an oral proceeding to accept formal (verbal) comments. A person mays request an oral proceeding on the proposed rules if one is not scheduled in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

A.R.S. § 41-1033 ~ A person may petition (ask) an agency to make, amend, or repeal of a rule codified in the Code. A person may also petition an agency to review an existing agency practice or substantive policy statement that the petitioner alleges to constitute a rule. For more information, click here.

A.R.S. § 41-1033 provides that a person may petition Governor's Regulatory Review Council (GRRC) to request a review of a final rule based on the person's belief that the final rule does not meet requirements prescribed in A.R.S. § 41-1030 or whether an existing agency practice or substantive policy statement constitutes a rule. Contact the Council at (602) 542-2058 for more information or visit the Governor's Regulatory Review Council's website.