{"data":{"id":"us-va/24vac25-5-80","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"24VAC25-5-80","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. A 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 24. Transportation And Motor Vehicles","Agency 25. Department of Rail And Public Transportation","Chapter 5. Public Participation Guidelines"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title24/agency25/chapter5/section80/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:23Z","sha256":"06a8c09973f6fa55e634a5a022c125a0ff42091f3d4e2f00afa86e2cdcd4f696","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/24vac25-5-70","next":"us-va/24vac25-5-90"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}