21 NCAC 39 .0904             WAIVER OR EXTENSION

The Board may waive or extend any rule in this Chapter that is not statutorily required if a certificate holder submits a written request. Factors the Board shall use in determining whether to grant the waiver or extension are:

(1)           degree of disruption to the Board;

(2)           cost to the Board;

(3)           degree of benefit to the public;

(4)           whether the requesting party had control over the circumstances that required the requested waiver or extension;

(5)           notice to and opposition by the public;

(6)           need for the waiver or extension; and

(7)           previous requests for waivers or extensions submitted from the requesting party.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90A-74; 150B-19(6);

Emergency Adoption Eff. May 20, 2020;

Temporary Adoption Eff. July 24, 2020;

Eff. June 1, 2021.