657—28.8(17A) Time and manner of rule adoption.
	28.8(1) Time of adoption. At least 35 days following publication of a Notice of Intended Action, the board may adopt a rule or terminate the rule making. Within 180 days after the date of publication of the notice or the deadline for public comments, whichever is later, the board shall adopt a rule or terminate the proceeding. Subsequent actions shall be published in the Iowa Administrative Bulletin.
	28.8(2) Consideration of public comment. Before the adoption of a rule, the board shall consider fully all of the written submissions and oral submissions received in that rule-making proceeding, or any memorandum summarizing such oral submissions, and any regulatory analysis, jobs impact statement, or fiscal impact statement issued in that rule-making proceeding.
	28.8(3) Reliance on board expertise. Except as otherwise provided by law, the board may use its own experience, technical competence, specialized knowledge, and judgment in the adoption of a rule.
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