227.112 Guidance documents.

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(a)Before adopting a guidance document, an agency shall submit to the legislative reference bureau the proposed guidance document with a notice of a public comment period on the proposed guidance document under par.

(b), in a format approved by the legislative reference bureau, for publication in the register. The notice shall specify the place where comments should be submitted and the deadline for submitting those comments.

(b)The agency shall provide for a period for public comment on a proposed guidance document submitted under par.

(a), during which any person may submit written comments to the agency with respect to the proposed guidance document. Except as provided in par.

(c), the period for public comment shall end no sooner than the 21st day after the date on which the proposed guidance document is published in the register under s. 35.93

(b)3. im. The agency may not adopt the proposed guidance document until the comment period has concluded and the agency has complied with par.

(d).

(c)An agency may hold a public comment period shorter than 21 days with the approval of the governor.

(d)An agency shall retain all written comments submitted during the public comment period under par.

(b)and shall consider those comments in determining whether to adopt the guidance document as originally proposed, modify the proposed guidance document, or take any other action.

(2)An agency shall post each guidance document that the agency has adopted on the agency’s Internet site and shall permit continuing public comment on the guidance document. The agency shall ensure that each guidance document that the agency has adopted remains on the agency’s Internet site as provided in this subsection until the guidance document is no longer in effect, is no longer valid, or is superseded or until the agency otherwise rescinds its adoption of the guidance document.