{"data":{"id":"us-va/16vac5-5-80","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"16VAC5-5-80","heading":"Appointment of negotiated rulemaking panel","body":"A. The agency may appoint a negotiated rulemaking panel (NRP) if a regulatory action is expected to be controversial.\n\nB. An NRP that has been appointed by the agency may be dissolved by the agency when:\n\n1. There is no longer controversy associated with the development of the regulation;\n\n2. The agency determines that the regulatory action is either exempt or excluded from the requirements of the Administrative Process Act; or\n\n3. The agency determines that resolution of a controversy is unlikely.","path":["Title 16. Labor And Employment","Agency 5. Virginia Employment Commission","Chapter 5. Public Participation Guidelines","Part III. Public Participation Procedures"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title16/agency5/chapter5/section80/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:52:04Z","sha256":"02c539398899f879f2f0b6fde6343243d8cf2ee859b29e3ccbef88e76e66a24f","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/16vac5-5-70","next":"us-va/16vac5-5-90"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}