Minnesota Administrative Rules

4695.1600 RECONSIDERATION PROCESS.

Subpart 1.

Request for reconsideration.

If an interested person or the applicant group is dissatisfied with the decision of the commissioner, the person or applicant group may request, within 60 days of notification of that decision, that the commissioner reconsider the application. The person or applicant group shall submit in writing, along with the request for reconsideration, arguments detailing why the decision of the commissioner was not supported by the evidence presented or why new or changed evidence does not support the earlier decision of the commissioner.

Subp. 2.

Commissioner action.

The commissioner may reconsider the regulatory decisions or remand them, along with all reports, recommendations, and supporting documents to the council. If the matter is remanded, the council shall reconsider the application and recommend either no change or appropriate changes to the commissioner. The council may refer the matter to the subcommittee which initially considered the application. The recommendation of the council shall include substantiating documentation. Reconsideration by the council may include new public forums if new or changed evidence warrants it.

Subp. 3.

Notice of result.

The commissioner shall notify the person or applicant group of the results of the request to reconsider the regulatory decisions.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 214.13

Published Electronically:

January 21, 2000