OFFICIAL SITE OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEYNotices of Rule Petitions
The Department has received the following petitions for rulemaking:
| Date of Receipt | Subject of Petition | Petition | Petitioner | Document | Publication Date |
| 12/5/24 | Petition for the Department to Amend the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act Rules Exemptions at N.J.A.C. 7:38-2.3(a)7 to Delete the Phrase “[for public lands]” and to Restrict the Exemption to Private Lands | Petition | Bill Wolfe | Notice of receipt of petition for rulemaking | 1/21/2025 |
| 1/22/24 | Proposed Amendments to N.J.A.C 7:7-2.4 (Hudson River Walkway) | Petition | Hudson River Waterfront Conservancy | Notice of receipt of petition for rulemaking | 2/29/2024 |
| Addenda to Petition | |||||
| 10/20/2023 | Petition to Amend Rules Governing Class C Recycling Facilities for Food Waste; N.J.A.C. 7:26A-4.5 | Petition | Vivaria Ecologics LLC | Notice of action on petition for rulemaking | 4/15/24 |
| Notice of further deliberation on petition for rulemaking | 1/16/24 | ||||
| Notice of receipt of petition for rulemaking | 11/20/2023 | ||||
| 9/1/2023 | Petition for Rules Requiring the Disclosure, Monitoring, Treatment, and Fee Schedule to Fully Fund Controls on Currently Unregulated Drinking Water Contaminants | Petition | Bill Wolfe | Notice of action on petition for rulemaking | 12/4/2023 |
| Notice of receipt of petition for rulemaking | 10/16/2023 | ||||
| 8/3/2023 | Petition to Adopt a Rule Allowing the Department to Accept Certification from Additional Organizations for Advanced Wastewater Pretreatment Components | Petition | AquaKlear | Notice of action on petition for rulemaking | 11/6/2023 |
| Notice of receipt of petition for rulemaking | 9/18/2023 | ||||
| 3/29/2023 | Petition to Amend Rules Related to Awarding Contracts for State Assisted Projects to Small Business Concerns Owned and Controlled by Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Individuals; N.J.A.C. 7:22-9 | Petition | Gerald T. Reiner, Jr., Bergen County Utilities Authority | Notice of action on petition for rulemaking | 8/7/2023 |
| Notice of receipt of petition for rulemaking | 5/15/2023 | ||||
| 9/22/2022 | Adopt Regulations Addressing Acute and Chronic Effects of Aluminum | Petition | Bill Wolfe | Notice of action on petition for rulemaking | 12/19/2022 |
| Notice of receipt of petition for rulemaking | 11/7/2022 | ||||
| 6/28/2022 | Green Acres Rules; Request to amend disposal and diversion requirements | Petition | Daniel Greenhouse | Notice of action on petition for rulemaking | 10/3/2022 |
| Notice of receipt of petition for rulemaking | 8/15/2022 | ||||
| 4/19/2022 | Green Acres Rules; Request to amend disposal and diversion requirements | Petition | Robert Moss | Notice of action on petition for rulemaking | 7/18/2022 |
| Notice of receipt of petition for rulemaking | 6/6/2022 | ||||
| 3/9/2022 | Adopt Rules Limiting or Prohibiting Development in Certain Wildfire Hazard Areas; Mandating Retrofit of State-of-the-Art Fire Prevention Practices on Existing Development in Certain Wildfire Hazard Areas; and Requiring Monitoring and Reporting of Emissions of Air Pollutants from Wildfires and Prescribed Burns | Petition | Bill Wolfe | Notice of action on petition for rulemaking | 6/6/2022 |
| Notice of receipt of petition for rulemaking | 4/18/2022 | ||||
| 3/1/2022 | Stormwater Management Rules; Request to amend requirements regarding Green Infrastructure | Petition | NAIOP New Jersey | Notice of action on petition for rulemaking | 6/6/2022 |
| Notice of receipt of petition for rulemaking | 4/18/2022 | ||||
| 8/11/2021 | Coastal Zone Management Rules; Request to amend N.J.A.C. 7:7-9.2, 9.6 and 12.5; Recreational docks or piers at single-family dwellings in submerged vegetation and shellfish habitat | Petition | Craig and Tracy Cinelli | Notice of action on petition for rulemaking | 2/7/2022 |
| Notice of further deliberation on petition for rulemaking | 11/15/2021 | ||||
| Notice of receipt of petition for rulemaking | 9/20/2021 | ||||
| 7/21/2021 | Air Pollution Control, NJAC 7:27; set a 50 percent greenhouse gas reduction target by 2030 from 2005 levels, specify how that reduction is to be achieved, and restrict the issuance of operating permits for new fossil fuel infrastructure projects | Petition | EmpowerNJ | Notice of action on petition for rulemaking | 1/18/2022 |
| Notice of further deliberation on petition for rulemaking | 10/18/21 | ||||
| Notice of receipt of petition for rulemaking | 9/7/2021 | ||||
| 11/9/2020 | Coastal Zone Management Rules; Request to amend Coastal Wetland Maps 224-1752, 224-1758, 231-1752, 231-1758, and 238-1752; Lower Alloways Creek Twp. | Petition | PSEG | Notice of action on petition for rulemaking | 1/3/2022 see note in document header |
| Notice of receipt of petition for rulemaking | 1/4/2021 | ||||
| 10/19/2020 | Coastal Zone Management Rules; Request to expand Permit-by-Rule 16, placement of land-based upwellers and raceways for aquaculture activities | Petition | BaySide Shellfish Co. | Notice of action on petition for rulemaking | 2/16/2021 |
| Notice of receipt of petition for rulemaking | 12/7/2020 | ||||
| 5/6/2019 | Division of Fish and Wildlife Rules; Methods and Restrictions for Wild Turkey Hunting; Request to repeal N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.7(e)12 | Petition | Nicholas Marchesani | Notice of action on petition for rulemaking | 10/21/2019 |
| Notice of receipt of petition for rulemaking | 6/17/2019 | ||||
| 7/3/2018 | Recycling rules; Amend N.J.A.C. 7:26A-1.4 to include composting activities at a community garden | Petition | Planting Seeds of Hope | Notice of action on petition for rulemaking | 12/17/2018 |
| Notice of further deliberation on petition for rulemaking | 10/1/2018 | ||||
| Notice of receipt of petition for rulemaking | 8/20/2018 | ||||
| 3/19/2018 | Recycling rules; Request for Amendments to Recycling rule, N.J.A.C. 7:26A-13.1. | Petition | Walter Alcorn of the Consumer Technology Association | Notice of action on petition for rulemaking | 10/1/2018 |
| Notice of further deliberation on petition for rulemaking | 7/2/2018 | ||||
| Notice of receipt of petition for rulemaking | 4/5/2018 | ||||
| 4/5/2017 | Noise Control rules; Request for Amendments to Industrial, Commercial or Community Service Facilities, N.J.A.C. 7:29-1.2 | Petition | Amy Black | Notice of action on petition for rulemaking | 7/3/2017 |
| Notice of receipt of petition for rulemaking | 5/15/2017 | ||||
| 3/27/2017 | Regulations Governing the Certification of Laboratories and Environmental Measurements; Request for Amendments to the Requirements for Quality Assurance/Quality Control, N.J.A.C. 7:18-5.5 | Petition | David A. Bossie for In-Situ, Inc. | Notice of action on petition for rulemaking | 7/3/2017 |
| Notice of receipt of petition for rulemaking | 5/15/2017 | ||||
| 10/21/2015 | Coastal Zone Management Rules: Request for amendments related to construction/reconstruction of dredged material facilities/confined disposal facilities | Petition | Martha Steinberg, Gamal el-Zoghby, Michael Knight, Ricardo Valdes, Michael Pierro, Michele Pierro, David Fox, Andreas Beutler, Michaela Banck, the New Jersey Conservation Foundation, and Environment New Jersey | Notice of action on petition for rulemaking | 1/19/2016 |
| Notice of receipt of petition for rulemaking | 12/7/2015 | ||||
| 10/8/2015 | Surface Water Quality Standards: Request for Category One antidegradation designation for the Raritan River, including the Cuckels Brook tributary within Bridgewater Township | Petition | David S. Stempien | Notice of action on petition for rulemaking | 2/1/2016 |
| Supplement 1 | |||||
| Supplement 2 | Notice of receipt of petition for rulemaking | 11/16/2015 | |||
| 3/27/2015 | Ground Water Quality Standards; Practical Quantitation Limit and GWQS for bis (2-chloroethyl) ether, N.J.A.C. 7:9C, Appendix, Table 1 | Part 1 | Ernie Risha | Notice of action on petition for rulemaking | 9/21/2015 |
| Notice of further deliberation on petition for rulemaking | 7/6/2015 | ||||
| Part 2 | Notice of receipt of petition for rulemaking | 5/4/2015 | |||
| supplemental materials | |||||
| 8/11/2014 | Licensing of Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment System Operators; License Renewal Requirements, N.J.A.C. 7:10A-1.9 | Petition | New Jersey Water Environment Association | Notice of action on petition for rulemaking | 3/16/2015 |
| Notice of action on petition for rulemaking | 11/17/2014 | ||||
| Notice of receipt of petition for rulemaking | 10/6/2014 | ||||
| 3/10/2014 | Coastal Permit Program rules; Coastal Wetlands Maps, N.J.A.C. 7:7-2.2(c) | Petition | Mark Davies Builders & Developers LLC, David Collins and Esther Tessel Collins, Kim Lambert, and Michelle Forte | NOA 3 | 11/3/2014 |
| aerial 1 | NOA 2 | 9/2/2014 | |||
| aerial 2 | Notice of action on petition for rulemaking | 6/16/2014 | |||
| wetlands map | Notice of receipt of petition for rulemaking | 4/21/2014 | |||
| 2/21/2014 | Solid Waste; Regulated Medical Waste, Generator Recordkeeping, N.J.A.C. 7:26-3A.21 | Petition | New Jersey Association of Funeral Directors | Notice of action on petition for rulemaking | 5/19/2014 |
| Notice of receipt of petition for rulemaking | 4/7/2014 | ||||
| 2/20/2014 | Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act Rules, N.J.A.C. 7:7A Mitigation for a larger disturbance; N.J.A.C. 7:7A-15.6 |
Petition | Ecologic Mitigation Oxford, LLC | Notice of action on petition for rulemaking | 5/19/2014 |
| Notice of receipt of petition for rulemaking | 4/7/2014 |