The template number corresponds to the accompanying Secretary of State’s Model Rule number in ARM Title 1, chapter 3, as proposed at page 1003 (MAR Notice No. 44-2-145) and adopted at page 1593 of the 2008 Montana Administrative Register, Issue No. 10 and Issue No. 14. For example, template number 312b corresponds to ARM 1.3.312.
Template No. | Template Name | Additional Information |
Proposed Agency Action | An agency can use this notice to allow public participation before making a final decision on a matter of significant interest to the public. | |
Organizational Rule | As an example, this rule describes the organization and functions of a fictitious Department of Natural Resources and Conservation and its various units, including the administratively attached Board of Oil and Gas Conservation. The organizational rule must be dated and signed by the Governor and department head. It should be noted that the administratively attached board is required to submit its own organizational description. | |
Rulemaking Petition | Petition from interested person who wants the agency to make rule changes. | |
Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed [action] | Notice of public hearing on the proposed adoption, amendment, repeal, and/or transfer of rules. Section 2-4-302, MCA. References to the proposed adoption, amendment, repeal, and/or transfer are omitted if not applicable to the notice. | |
Notice of Proposed [action] No Hearing | Notice of proposed adoption of a rule when no public hearing is contemplated. Sections 2-4-201, 2-4-302, MCA. References to the proposed adoption, amendment, repeal, and/or transfer are omitted if not applicable to the notice. | |
Notice of Public Hearing | Notice of public hearing when no public hearing was contemplated in the original proposal notice. Section 2-4-302, MCA. | |
Amended Notice of Proposed [action] | Amendment of notice of public hearing on proposed adoption, amendment, repeal, and/or transfer of a rule. Section 2-4-302, MCA. | |
Notice of Extension of Comment Period | The agency needs to extend the amount of time the public can comment on the proposed rulemaking. | |
Adoption Notice [with amendments & comments] | Notice of adoption, amendment, repeal, and/or transfer of a rule when the rule is changing from the proposal notice, and when the public commented. Section 2-4-302, MCA. | |
Adoption Notice [with comments] | Notice of adoption, amendment, repeal, and/or transfer of a rule when the public commented, and when the rule is not changing from the proposal notice. Section 2-4-302, MCA. | |
Adoption Notice [no comments or amendments] | Notice of adoption, amendment, repeal, and/or transfer of a rule when no comments or testimony were received, and the rule is being adopted as proposed. Section 2-4-302, MCA. | |
Notice of Agency Decision | Notice that the department is not adopting the previously proposed changes. | |
Notice of Transfer | An agency is reorganizing rules without also amending them. | |
Corrected Notice | Corrected notice of adoption. A rule or other part of an adoption notice needs to be corrected. Section 2-4-305(8), MCA. | |
Administrative Order | Transmittal and confirmation document for every adoption notice and corrected notice. | |
Adoption of Temporary Emergency Rule | Abbreviated notice for temporary emergency rulemaking. Section 2-4-303(1), MCA. Can be adapted for temporary emergency amendment of an existing rule. | |
Repeal of Temporary Emergency Rule | The temporary emergency rule is no longer needed. | |
Proposed Temporary Rule | Notice of proposed adoption of temporary rules. Section 2-4-303(2), MCA. Can be adapted for temporary amendment of an existing rule. | |
Adopted Temporary Rule | Notice of adoption of temporary rules. |