Rulemaking

Each bureau maintains a rulemaking page. If you are not sure which bureau may be conducting the rulemaking in which you are interested, or cannot find information related to a particular rulemaking, contact Karl Wilkins.

Rulemaking pages

Air Quality

General (department-wide administrative rules)

Land and Water Quality

Remediation and Waste Management

Rulemaking notice

Mailed notice concerning a particular rulemaking. If you would like to receive notification concerning a specific upcoming rulemaking, contact the staff person listed beside the description of the rulemaking on the rulemaking pages above or the DEP Regulatory Agenda below. There is no charge for this notification.
Newspapers. DEP publishes rulemaking notices in the legal sections of five papers: the Kennebec Journal, Lewiston Sun, Morning Sentinel, Portland Press and Bangor Daily.
Subscription service. If you would like to receive notification forms by mail for all DEP rulemakings, contact Terry Hanson (207-287-2811). The annual cost is $19.16 (including tax).

Links

DEP Regulatory Agenda (off-site). The regulatory agenda is required by law (38 MRSA 8060) and is updated once a year. The anticipated schedule for listed rulemakings is subject to change.

Maine Administrative Procedures Act is the statutory framework under which agency rulemakings are conducted. (off-site)

Maine Secretary of State's Web Site includes texts of rules currently in effect, weekly newspaper notices, a rulemaking guide, and other information.

Special Topics Page may include information on informal processes at DEP, which are sometimes related to a future rulemaking.