New Jersey Administrative Code, Title 16

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Chapter 1A ADMINISTRATION, ORGANIZATION, RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION REQUESTS

Subchapter 1 GENERAL INFORMATION

N.J. Admin. Code § 16:1A-1.3 Department logo

(a) The official logo of the Department of Transportation is proprietary to the Department and may not be used by persons, firms, partnerships, corporations, cooperatives, organizations, or other entities for any purpose without the written permission of the Commissioner.

(b) The logo is described as follows: A blue right-facing plain arrowhead which appears within a circular white field. Surrounding the white circle is a circular red ring which contains letters. The upper half of the ring shows the words "Department of Transportation." The lower half of the ring shows the words "The State of New Jersey." The letters are shown in white. It appears below in black and white.

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History

• Recodified to N.J.A.C. 16:1A-3.1 by R.2010 d.070, effective 5/17/2010.
• See: 41 N.J.R. 4419(a), 42 N.J.R. 952(a).
• Section was "Procedure for filing a rulemaking petition".
• New Rule, R.2012 d.151, effective 9/4/2012.
• See: 44 N.J.R. 1592(a), 44 N.J.R. 2196(a).
• Section was "Reserved".

Subchapter 2 DEFINITIONS

N.J. Admin. Code § 16:1A-2.1 Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Custodian of records" or "custodian" means the Supervisor, Records Management or other officer officially designated by formal action of the Department.

"Department" means the New Jersey Department of Transportation.

"Government record" or "record" means any paper, written or printed book, document, drawing, map, plan, photograph, microfilm, data processed or image processed document, information stored or maintained electronically or by sound-recording or in a similar device, or any copy thereof, that has been made, maintained or kept on file in the course of the Department's official business by any officer or employee or that has been received in the course of the Department's official business. The term shall not include inter-agency or intra-agency advisory, consultative or deliberative material or any other information deemed to be confidential or privileged pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq.

"Traffic camera video record" or "video record" means the image or images of traffic information captured and recorded by a video camera on the Department's closed circuit television video system operated and maintained by the Department to manage and monitor traffic operations and to identify traffic operational issues.

History

• Amended by 47 N.J.R. 498(a), effective 2/17/2015

Subchapter 3 RULEMAKING

N.J. Admin. Code § 16:1A-3.2 Extension of the public comment period

(a) The Department, in accordance with the New Jersey Administrative Procedure Act, N.J.S.A. 52:14B-1 et seq., and the Office of Administrative Law Rules for Agency Rulemaking, N.J.A.C. 1:30-5.4, may extend the time for submission of public comments on a proposed rulemaking at its discretion without the need for a specific request or the demonstration of sufficient public interest.

(b) The Department, in accordance with the New Jersey Administrative Procedure Act, N.J.S.A. 52:14B-1 et seq., and the Office of Administrative Law Rules for Agency Rulemaking, N.J.A.C. 1:30-5.4, shall extend the time for submission of public comments for an additional 30-day period, if, within 30 days of the publication of a notice of proposal, sufficient public interest is demonstrated in an extension of time to submit comments.

(c) Sufficient public interest is demonstrated in an extension of the comment period when 10 or more individuals have expressed the need for the extension of the comment period.

History

• Amended by 49 N.J.R. 3363(a), effective 10/2/2017