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This
page last reviewed April 18, 2008
The ARB encourages public input to its regulatory and
non-regulatory items being worked on by ARB staff (ARB
Workshops, etc., Public Comments) and ultimately presented to
the Board (ARB
Board Meeting Public Comments). Submitting
comments is easy. Transparency in our decision-making
processes is important to us and the following
explains how easy it is to submit your comments or to view / print the
comments of others.
| Submit Your Comments to the ARB |
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Here are the few steps to follow: |
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Go to the webpage called "Send Us
Your Comments." |
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Click on the
"List Name" associated with the comment item of interest. |
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Fill in the
blanks (Phone Number, Affilitaion and Attachment Uploads are optional). |
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Click on the
"Submit" button. |
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Be
on the look-out for a web-based plus an email acknowledgment notifying
you that your comment was received by the ARB. If you do not receive
this email, please click on our disclaimer
webpage for action items. |
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| Deadline for Submitting Public
Comments |
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ARB
Board Meeting Public Comments:
These are accepted via ARB's web-based docket system during an initial
"45-day" comment period or a "15-day" supplemental comment period up
until the date and time identified in the column reading "Deadline
for Comments." Once the comment deadline is reached, the item
will no longer be shown on the "Send Us Your Comments" page.
For many years, ARB's hearing notices have stated that email comments,
and written comments not presented at the Board hearing, must be
submitted by noon of the day before the hearing to be considered by the
Board. This deadline is reflected in the "Deadline
for Comments" column and is necessary to assure that the
Clerk of the Board is able to compile all of the pre-hearing comments
for each Board member, particularly when the hearing is outside
Sacramento.
As an accommodation, the Clerk of the Board has nevertheless generally
accepted comments submitted by mail or facsimile through the day of the
hearing, and has tried to provide those comments to Board members at
the hearing. As of the July 2006 hearing, this practice will no longer
be followed and the Clerk will strictly adhere to the process described
in the hearing notice. This means that written comments not received by
the Clerk by noon of the day before the hearing will not become part of
the rulemaking record unless they are presented to the Clerk at the
hearing prior to the Chair's closure of the record for the item.
ARB Workshops,
etc., Public Comments:
These are accepted until the date and time listed in the Deadline
for Comments column. |
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| Viewing and/or Printing Public
Comments |
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Please note that under the
California Public Records Act (Govt. Code Section 6250 et. seq.), your
written and oral comments, attachments, and associated contact
information (e.g. your address, phone, email, etc.) become part of the public
record (ARB
Board Meeting Public Comments or ARB
Workshops, etc., Public Comments) and can be released to the
public upon request. Additionally, this information may become
available via Google, Yahoo, and any other search engines.
Simply click on the "Comment Log" for your subject area of interest.
Then select an individual comment of interest to view or print. Or,
scroll down to the bottom of the list of comments and click on the link
"Compilation of all Printable Comments" and then view and/or print the
resulting PDF file which will include all comments processed to date
for that subject. |
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If you have any questions regarding any of the above, please contact
the Clerk
of the Board at (916) 322-5594 for Board Items or Office of the Ombudsman
at (916) 327-1266 for ARB Workshops, etc.
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