New Mexico Register / Volume XXXI, Issue 6 / March 24, 2020

NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING AND OF RULEMAKING

The New Mexico Commission of Public Records (CPR) has scheduled a regular meeting and rule hearing for Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at 10:00 A.M. at the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, which is an accessible facility, at 1205 Camino Carlos Rey, Santa Fe, NM. If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or any form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the meeting, please contact Amanda Griego at 476-7913 by May 8, 2020, or as soon as possible. Public documents, including the agenda and minutes, can be provided in various accessible formats.

The Commission of Public Records (“CPR”) and State Records Administrator (“SRA”) may consider the following items of rulemaking at the meeting:

Amend:

1.13.5 NMAC, New Mexico Historical Records Grant Program Guidelines (CPR and SRA Rule).

Synopsis:

The proposed amendment of 1.31.5 NMAC consists of the following modifications:

Section 7 - is being amended to add “Legal Custody” means either legal ownership of the documents or collection(s) wherewith one proposes to work or written permission to work with the documents or collection(s) in question (the letter establishing written permission must be made available to the NMHRAB upon request, for purpose of verification).

Section 8 - Adding or website print out to Subparagraph (b) of Paragraph (2) of Subsection A of 1.13.5.8 NMAC.

Deleting Subsection D and re-letter Subsection E to Subsection D.

Section 9 - Deleting Paragraph (2) and renumbering Paragraph (3) through (4) and deleting Paragraph (6).

Section 13 - Deleting Subparagraph (d) of Paragraph (9) of Subsection B and re-letter Subparagraphs (e) through (h).

A summary of the proposed revisions and copies of the full text of the proposed rules may be accessed at the Commission’s website (www.nmcpr.state.nm.us), or by contacting Rick Hendricks at Rick.Hendricks@state.nm.us, or via regular mail at 1205 Camino Carlos Rey, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505 or 476-7955.

At the hearing the CPR and Administrator will take oral and written comments related to the rulemaking actions listed below and during the meeting consider approving these rulemaking actions. The Commission may vote on the proposed rules during the meeting on May 26, 2020. The State Records Administrator may take action on those rules at the close of the public rulemaking hearing.

Interested persons may submit comments on the proposed rules at the rule hearing or may submit written comments via email at rmd.cpr@state.nm.us. Written comments must be received no later than 5 p.m. on May 8, 2020. If submitting written comments by email, please indicate in the subject line the number of each rule(s) for which you are providing comments. Persons offering written comments at the hearing must have eight (8) copies for the Commission and Administrator to review. Oral comments will also be accepted at the rule hearing, subject to time limitations.

A copy of the agenda for the combined regular meeting and rule hearing is also available on the Commission website and at the office of the State Records Administrator located at the State Records Center and Archives at 1205 Camino Carlos Rey, Santa Fe, NM. The agenda is subject to change up to 72 hours prior to the meeting. Legal authority for this rulemaking can be found in the Public Records Act, Section 14-3-1, et seq. and in the State Rules Act, Section 14-4-1, et seq. NMSA 1978.