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DEQ seeks to align contested-case procedures with Office of Administrative Hearings; temporary rule extends coverage

2218093 · January 28, 2025
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The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality asked the House Environment, Energy and Technology Committee to approve rule docket 5-801-232401 to update DEQ contested-case procedures and records rules to align with the Office of Administrative Hearings while retaining DEQ-specific filing windows and trade-secret safeguards.

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality asked the House Environment, Energy and Technology Committee to approve rule docket 5-801-232401 so the agency’s contested-case procedures and its rules on protection and disclosure of records align with the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) and retain DEQ-specific provisions.

"This rule provides procedural requirements related to administrative cases called contested cases," DEQ Director Jess Byrne said in presenting the docket. Byrne said the pending rule…

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