Reports with Initial Determinations Filed for Posting
The following are reports from State agencies, boards, and commissions that are in the public comment period. The reports are posted in this section when an agency makes the initial determination on its rules and has an open comment period. The reports remain in this section and shall move to the next stage when an agency submits the reports with their final determinations after receiving public comments to then be reviewed by the RRC.
All comments on the individual rules contained in the reports must be directed to the agency contact who is listed below the link to the report. Comments should NOT be sent directly to the Rules Review Commission or its staff. Any such comments directed to the Commission or its staff will not be considered as official comments.
Periodic Review Schedule 2024-2027
Board for Licensing of Soil Scientist
21 NCAC 69
Comment period: July 26, 2024 - September 24, 2024
Date of RRC review: November 2024
Direct comments to:
Board for Licensing of Soil Scientist
PO Box 1038
Wake Forest, NC 27588
Attn: Jason Hall
Email: chair@ncblss.org
Further information may be found on the agency's website: https://ncblss.wordpress.ncsu.edu/
Board of Agriculture
02 NCAC 31, 02 NCAC 39, 02 NCAC 43A, 02 NCAC 43B, 02 NCAC43C, 02 NCAC 43D, 02 NCAC43E,
02 NCAC 43G, 02 NCAC43L, 02 NCAC 53
Comment period: July 26, 2024 - September 24, 2024
Date of RRC review: February 2025
Direct comments to:
Board of Agriculture
1002 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699
Attn: Anna Hayworth
Email: anna.hayworth@ncagr.gov
Further information may be found on the agency's website: https://www.ncagr.gov/divisions/legal-affairs/legal-affairs-rules
Board of Agriculture
02 NCAC 48C, 02 NCAC 48D
Comment period: July 26, 2024 - September 24, 2024
Date of RRC review: March 2025
Direct comments to:
Board of Agriculture
1002 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699
Attn: Anna Hayworth
Email: anna.hayworth@ncagr.gov
Further information may be found on the agency's website: https://www.ncagr.gov/divisions/legal-affairs/legal-affairs-rules
Board of Agriculture
02 NCAC 09B, 02 NCAC 09C, 02 NCAC 09D, 02 NCAC 09E, 02 NCAC 09F, 02 NCAC 09G, 02 NCAC 09H,
02 NCAC 09J, 02 NCAC 09K, 02 NCAC 09M, 02 NCAC 09N, 02 NCAC 09O, 02 NCAC 38, 02 NCAC 43F,
02 NCAC 51, 02 NCAC 52A, 02 NCAC 52K
Comment period: July 26, 2024 - September 24, 2024
Date of RRC review: January 2025
Direct comments to:
Board of Agriculture
1002 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699
Attn: Anna Hayworth
Email: anna.hayworth@ncagr.gov
Further information may be found on the agency's website: https://www.ncagr.gov/divisions/legal-affairs/legal-affairs-rules
Department of the Secretary of State
18 NCAC 02
Comment period: August 6, 2024 - October 7, 2024
Date of RRC review: January 2025
Direct comments to:
Department of the Secretary of State
US MAIL: P.O. Box 29622, Raleigh, NC 27626-0622
DELIVERY BY HAND OR COURIER: 2 South Salisbury St., Raleigh, NC 27601-2903
Attn: Ann B. Wall, General Counsel and Rulemaking Coordinator
Email: rules@sosnc.gov
Further information may be found on the agency's website: https://sosnc.gov/divisions/general_counsel/existing_rules_review
Environmental Management Commission
15A NCAC 02S
Comment period: July 12, 2024 - September 20, 2024
Date of RRC review: February 2025
Direct comments to:
Depart. of Environmental Quality
Division of Waste Management, Dry Cleaning Solvent Cleanup Act Program
1646 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1646
Attn: Jennifer Everett
Email: dwm.publiccomments@deq.nc.gov
Further information may be found on the agency's website: deq.nc.gov
Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission
14B NCAC 15A
Comment period: July 19, 2024 - September 17, 2024
Date of RRC review: June 2025
Direct comments to:
NC Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission
400 East Tryon Road
Raleigh, NC 27610
Attn: Renee C. Metz
Email: rules@abc.nc.gov
Further information may be found on the agency's website: abc.nc.gov
Department of Insurance
11 NCAC 18, 11 NCAC 20, 11 NCAC 21
Comment period: July 1, 2024 - September 6, 2024
Date of RRC review: November 2024
Direct comments to:
Department of Insurance
1201 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1201
Attn: Alisha Benjamin
Email: NCDOI.Rulemaking@ncdoi.gov
Further information may be found on the agency's website: www.ncdoi.gov
Social Services Commission
10A NCAC 97
Comment period: July 8, 2024 - September 9, 2024
Date of RRC review: February 2025
Direct comments to:
Social Services Commission
Dorothea Dix Park, McBryde Building,
820 S Boylan Road, Raleigh, NC 27603
Attn: Paris Penny
Email: paris.penny@dhhs.nc.gov
and
Social Services Commission
693 Palmer Drive, Raleigh NC 27603
Attn: Misty Piekaar-McWilliams
Email: Misty.Piekaar@dhhs.nc.gov
Further information may be found on the agency's website: dhhs.nc.gov
Department of Public Safety
14B NCAC 18
Comment period: June 17, 2024 - August 16, 2024
Date of RRC review: October 2024
Direct comments to:
Department of Public Safety
4201 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-4201
Attn: Margaret McDonald
Email: margaret.mcdonald@ncdps.gov
Further information may be found on the agency's website: ncdps.gov
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
24 NCAC 03
Comment period: June 15, 2024 - September 15, 2024
Date of RRC review: November 2024
Direct comments to:
NC OSH Review Commission
1101 Mail Service Center
Raleigh NC 27699-1101
Attn: Karissa B. Sluss
Email: NCOSHRC@OSHRC.labor.nc.gov
Further information may be found on the agency's website: oshrc.nc.gov
Acupuncture Licensing Board
21 NCAC 01
Comment period: June 13, 2024 - August 12, 2024
Date of RRC review: September 2024
Direct comments to:
Acupuncture Licensing Board
P.O. Box 10686
Raleigh, NC 27605
Attn: Pat Pritchard, Executive Director
Email: pat@smvt.com
Further information may be found on the agency's website: www.ncalb.com
Medical Care Commission
10A NCAC 13D
Comment period: May 31, 2024 - July 31, 2024
Date of RRC review: January 2025
Direct comments to:
Medical Care Commission
2701 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2701
Email: dhsr.rulescoordinator@dhhs.nc.gov
Further information may be found on the agency's website: www.dshr.gov
Department of Commerce
04 NCAC 20
Comment period: May 10, 2024 - July 16, 2024
Date of RRC review: August 2024
Direct comments to:
North Carolina Department of Commerce
Division of Workforce Solutions
4316 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC, 27699-4316
Email: DWS.Rules@commerce.nc.gov
Further information may be found on the agency's website: commerce.nc.com
Board of Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors
21 NCAC 53
Comment period: May 6, 2024 - July 6, 2024
Date of RRC review: December 2024
Direct comments to:
NC Board of Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors
P.O. Box 77819
Greensboro, NC 27417
Email: ncfaq@ncblcmhc.org
Melonie Davis, Rulemaking Coordinator
Further information may be found on the agency's website: https://www.ncblcmhc.org/LawsAndCodes
State Human Resources Commission
25 NCAC 01A, 25 NCAC 01B, 25 NCAC 01C
Comment period: April 23, 2024 - July 1, 2024
Date of RRC review: August 2024
Direct comments to:
State Human Resources Commission
1331 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1331
Attn: Blake Thomas
Email: Blake.Thomas@nc.gov
Denise H. Mazza, Rulemaking Coordinator
Further information may be found on the agency's website: oshr.nc.gov
Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy
21 NCAC 30
Comment period: April 27, 2024 - June 25, 2024
Date of RRC review: September 2024
Direct comments to:
North Carolina Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy
4140 ParkLake Avenue
Suite 100
Raleigh, NC 27612
Attn: Elizabeth Kirk
Email: cwilkins@bws-law.com
Charles P. Wilkins, Rulemaking Coordinator
Further information may be found on the agency's website: BMBT.ORG
Board of Recreational Therapy Licensure
21 NCAC 65
Comment period: April 17, 2024 - June 19, 2024
Date of RRC review: November 2024
Direct comments to:
North Carolina Board of Recreational Therapy Licensure
P.O. Box 2655
Durham, NC 27715
Attn: Joan L. Sutton, Rulemaking Coordinator
Email: joan@ncbrtl.org
Further information may be found on the agency's website: www.ncbrtl.org
Landscape Contractors' Licensing Board
21 NCAC 28B
Comment period: April 16, 2024 - June 30, 2024
Date of RRC review: February 2025
Direct comments to:
Landscape Contractors' Licensing Board
PO Box 20875
Raleigh, NC 27619
Attn: Calvin M. Kirven, Rulemaking Coordinator
Email: ckirven@nclclb.com
Further information may be found on the agency's website: https://www.nclclb.com
Department of Insurance
11 NCAC 10
Comment period: April 15, 2024 - June 28, 2024
Date of RRC review: September 2024
Direct comments to:
NC Department of Insurance
1201 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1201
Attn: Alisha Benjamin, Rulemaking Coordinator
Email: NCDOI.Rulemaking@ncdoi.gov
Further information may be found on the agency's website: www.ncdoi.gov
Board for Licensing of Geologists
21 NCAC 21
Comment period: April 12, 2024 - June 18, 2024
Date of RRC review: November 2024
Direct comments to:
Board for Licensing of Geologists
P.O. Box 41225
Raleigh, NC 27629-1225
Attn: Barbara Geiger, Rulemaking Coordinator
Email: contact@ncblg.org
Further information may be found on the agency's website: https://www.ncblg.org
North Carolina Department of Labor
13 NCAC 01, 13 NCAC 04, 13 NCAC 06, 13 NCAC 13, 13 NCAC 16, 13 NCAC 17, 13 NCAC 19
Comment period: April 15, 2024 - June 30, 2024
Date of RRC review: November 2024
Direct comments to:
North Carolina Department of Labor
1101 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1101
Attn: Jill Cramer, Rulemaking Coordinator
Email: dol.rules@labor.nc.gov
Further information may be found on the agency's website: https://www.labor.nc.gov/rules-and-regulations
State Board of Environmental Health Specialist Examiners
21 NCAC 62
Comment period: April 2, 2024 - June 3, 2024
Date of RRC review: December 2024
Direct comments to:
State Board of Environmental Health Specialist Examiners
On-Site Water Protection Branch
PO Box 238
Efland, NC 27243
Attn: Wilson Mize, Rulemaking Coordinator
Email: rehs.board@dhhs.nc.gov
Further information may be found on the agency's website: https://ncrehs.com/
Department of the Secretary of State
18 NCAC 08, 18 NCAC 11, 18 NCAC 12
Comment period: April 2, 2024 - June 3, 2024
Date of RRC review: September 2024
Direct comments to:
North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State
P.O. Box 29622
Raleigh, NC 27626-0622
Attn: Ann B. Wall, General Counsel, and Rulemaking Coordinator
Email: awall@sosnc.gov
Further information may be found on the agency's website: https://sosnc.gov/divisions/general_counsel/existing_rules_review
Environmental Management Commission
15A NCAC 02B, 15A NCAC 02H, 15A NCAC 02T, 15A NCAC 02U
Comment period: March 15, 2024 - May 22, 2024
Date of RRC review: October 2024
Direct comments to:
Department of Environmental Quality
DWR, Water Planning Section
1611 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
Attn: Jennifer Everett, Rulemaking Coordinator
Email: publiccomments@deq.nc.gov
Further information may be found on the agency's website: https://deq.nc.gov/permits-rules/rules-regulations/rules-review
Department of Environmental Quality
15A NCAC 01A , 15A NCAC 01S
Comment period: February 23, 2024 - May 3, 2024
Date of RRC review: September 2024
Direct comments to:
Department of Environmental Quality
General Counsel Office
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
Attn: Jennifer Everett
Email: Jennifer.Everett@deq.nc.gov
Further information may be found on the agency's website: https://www.deq.nc.gov/accessdeq/rules-regulations/rules-review
Date of RRC review: September 2024
Office of the Commissioner of Banks
04 NCAC 16
Comment period: February 26, 2024 - April 26, 2024
Date of RRC review: November 2024
Direct comments to:
Office of the Commissioner of Banks
4309 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-4309
Attn: Marlika D. Hairston
Email: mhairston@nccob.gov
Further information may be found on the agency's website: https://nccob.nc.gov/
Date of RRC review: November 2024
Medical Care Commission
10A NCAC 13A Updated comment period 3/22/2024
Comment period: March 22, 2024 - May 21, 2024
Date of RRC review: January 2025
Direct comments to:
Medical Care Commission
2701 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2701
Email: dhsr.rulescoordinator@dhhs.nc.gov
Further information may be found on the agency's website: https://info.ncdhhs.gov/dhsr/index.html
Date of RRC review: December 2024
Board of Chiropractic Examiners
21 NCAC 10
Comment period: March 1, 2024 - May 1, 2024
Date of RRC review: December 2024
Direct comments to:
Board of Chiropractic Examiners
9121 Anson Way Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27615
Rulemaking Coordinator: Dr. Joe Siragusa
Email: dr.joe@ncchiroboard.com
Further information may be found on the agency's website: ncchiroboard.com
Environmental Management Commission
15A NCAC 02K
Comment period: January 19, 2024 - March 26, 2024
Date of RRC review: September 2024
Direct comments to:
Dept. of Environmental Quality
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
Dam Safety Program (Attn. Rules review)
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
Email: damsafety@deq.nc.gov
Further information may be found on the agency's website: https://deq.nc.gov/permits-rules/rules-regulations/rules-review
Date of RRC review: September 2024