NJ DEPARTMENT of ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Environmental Regulation
Worker and Community Right to Know

Notice of Rule Proposal
Worker and Community Right to Know Regulations, N.J.A.C. 7:1G- 1.2, Definition of “Employer”

Public Notice
Take notice that the NJ Department of Environmental Protection is proposing to amend the table of North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes published in the Worker and Community Right to Know Regulations, Conversion from SIC Codes to NAICS Codes; Definition of “Employer,” Adopted Concurrent Amendment: N.J.A.C. 7:1G-1.2, Adopted Concurrent New Rule: N.J.A.C. 7:1G-1.7, published in the New Jersey Register, 36 NJR 4121-4126, September 7, 2004.

A statement of the substance of the proposal follows: Four NAICS codes that correspond to employers in previously regulated SIC codes were inadvertently omitted from the rule published on September 7, 2004. The Department is proposing to restore these NAICS codes to ensure that the universe of entities regulated under the former SIC codes and N.J.S.A. 13:1D-138 et seq. remains constant under these rules.

The proposal is scheduled to be published in the New Jersey Register dated October 17, 2005, A copy of the proposal is available from the Office of Pollution Prevention and Right to Know web site (pdf) or Peter Costanza, DEP Rule Manager (609)292-6714.

Written comments may be submitted by December 16, 2005 to:

NJ Department of Environmental Protection
Leslie W. Ledogar, Esq.
ATTN: DEP Docket No. 34-05-09/521
Office of Legal Affairs
PO Box 402
Trenton, New Jersey 08625