June 16, 2021

WEEKLY NOTICES OF STATE RULEMAKING
Public Input for Proposed and Adopted Rules

Notices are published each Wednesday to alert the public regarding state agency rulemaking. You may obtain a copy of any rule by notifying the agency contact person. You may also comment on the rule, and/or attend the public hearing. If no hearing is scheduled, you may request one -- the agency may then schedule a hearing, and must do so if 5 or more persons request it. If you are disabled or need special services to attend a hearing, please notify the agency contact person at least 7 days prior to it. Petitions: you can petition an agency to adopt, amend, or repeal any rule; the agency must provide you with petition forms, and must respond to your petition within 60 days. The agency must enter rulemaking if the petition is signed by 150 or more registered voters, and may begin rulemaking if there are fewer. You can also petition the Legislature to review a rule; the Executive Director of the Legislative Council (115 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333, phone (207) 287-1615) will provide you with the necessary petition forms. The appropriate legislative committee will review a rule upon receipt of a petition from 100 or more registered voters, or from "...any person who may be directly, substantially and adversely affected by the application of a rule..." (Title 5 Section 11112). World-Wide Web: Copies of the weekly notices and the full texts of adopted rule chapters may be found on the internet at: http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules. There is also a list of rulemaking liaisons, who are single points of contact for each agency.

PROPOSALS

AGENCY: 13-188 - Department of Marine Resources (DMR)
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Ch. 5, Confidentiality of Fisheries Statistics
TYPE OF RULE: Routine Technical
PROPOSED RULE NUMBER: 2021-P107
BRIEF SUMMARY: This proposed rulemaking clarifies that any statistics collected by the Department of Marine Resources from a dealer, harvester, business, person or vessel as a result of compliance with reporting requirements, or an agreement by that dealer, harvester, business, person or vessel to participate in a Department led project to develop or test new methodologies or technologies for the reporting of fisheries statistics, is confidential data as provided by 12 MRS §6173.
PUBLIC HEARING: July 7, 2021 - 4:00 p.m., held remotely via Microsoft Teams. For information on how to join the hearing, please visit: www.maine.gov/dmr. Instructions will be posted on DMR’s homepage under meetings and events. Hearing facilities: If you require accommodations due to disability, please contact Meredith Mendelson at (207) 624-6553.
COMMENT DEADLINE: July 19, 2021
CONTACT PERSON FOR THIS FILING: Amanda Ellis, DMR, 21 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0021. Telephone: (207) 624-6573. Fax: (207) 624-6024. TTY: (207) 624-6500 (Deaf/Hard of Hearing). Email: dmr.rulemaking@maine.gov .
CONTACT PERSON FOR SMALL BUSINESS IMPACT STATEMENT: Same
FINANCIAL IMPACT ON MUNICIPALITIES OR COUNTIES: None
STATUTORY AUTHORITY FOR THIS RULE: 12 MRS §6173
SUBSTANTIVE STATE OR FEDERAL LAW BEING IMPLEMENTED: Same
DMR RULEMAKING WEBSITE: http://www.maine.gov/dmr/rulemaking/ .
DMR WEBSITE: https://www.maine.gov/dmr/index.html .
DMR RULEMAKING LIAISON: Deirdre.Gilbert@Maine.gov .

ADOPTIONS

AGENCY: 02-031 - Department of Professional & Financial Regulation (PFR), Bureau of Insurance
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Ch. 851 (New), Clear Choice Designs for Individual and Small Group Health Plans
ADOPTED RULE NUMBER: 2021-124
CONCISE SUMMARY: The purpose of the rule is to develop standardized health plan cost-sharing designs as set out in 24-A MRS §2793. At this time, section 2793 applies to both the individual and small group markets. However, the Legislature will be considering whether to apply Clear Choice designs exclusively to the individual market until the individual and small group markets are pooled under 24-A MRS §2792; if so, further rulemaking will be needed to make conforming changes to this chapter.
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 8, 2021
BUREAU CONTACT PERSON / RULEMAKING LIAISON: Benjamin Yardley, Senior Staff Attorney, Department of Professional & Financial Regulation - Bureau of Insurance, 76 Northern Avenue – 34 State House Station, Gardiner, ME 04345. Telephone: (207) 624-8537. Email: Benjamin.Yardley@Maine.gov .
BUREAU OF INSURANCE WEBSITE: https://www.maine.gov/pfr/insurance/ .