Periodic Review of Existing Administrative Rules

Periodic Review of Rules

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-21.3A, adopted in 2013 and revised in July 2019 by Session Law 2019-140, requires state agencies to review existing rules every 10 years according to a schedule set by the Rules Review Commission. The NC Department of Administration’s rules are located in Title 1 of the NC Administrative Code.

During the period of rules review, state agencies are required to evaluate each of the existing rules and make an initial determination from either two classifications:

• Unnecessary — the agency determines that the rule is obsolete, redundant or otherwise not needed.
• Necessary — the agency determines that the rule is any rule other than an unnecessary rule.

Once initial determinations are made, a report is issued by the Rules Review Commission and public comments are accepted for at least 60 days, providing an opportunity for public feedback on the agency classifications of existing rules.

Current Rules Under Review and Available for Public Comment

• 1 NCAC 01 Departmental Rules;
• 1 NCAC 04 Auxiliary Services;
• 1 NCAC 25 Environmental Policy Act.

The Comment Period begins August 25, 2025, and ends at 5:00 p.m. on October 24, 2025.

Instructions on Submitting a Comment

The public may provide written comments to existing rules, within the designated comment period, by mail or email at:

Please include the rule citation that your comment concerns. (ex: 1 NCAC 01A, 01B, and/or 01C)

A “public comment” is defined by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-21.3A(a)(5) as a written comment objecting to the rule, in whole or in part, or objecting to an agency’s determination of the rule as necessary or unnecessary, received by an agency from any member of the public. Additionally, for the Rules Review Commission to determine whether a public comment has merit, the public comment must address the specific substance of the rule and address any of the standards of Commission review, as set forth in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-21.9(a).

Notification of NCDOA Rulemaking

If you would like to receive notices regarding rules undergoing rules review that are open for public comment under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-21.3A, please request to be added to our interested parties list by emailing adminrules@doa.nc.gov.

Documents

• 01 NCAC 01
• 01 NCAC 04
• 01 NCAC 25