The Department of Law (Department) proposes the following changes to regulations in Title 9 of the Alaska Administrative Code, dealing with the registration of charitable organizations and paid solicitors:

9 AAC 12.890. Electronic filing and signatures will be changed to require that charitable organizations and paid solicitors submit filings required under AS 45.68 or 9 AAC 12 electronically. The regulation clarifies that the department may waive the electronic filing requirement in certain circumstances.

You may comment on the proposed regulation changes, including the potential costs to private persons of complying with the proposed changes, by submitting written comments to Jonathan Clement, Assistant Attorney General, Department of Law, 1031 West 4th Avenue, Suite 200, Anchorage, AK 99501. Additionally, the Department will accept comments by facsimile at (907) 276-3697 and by electronic mail at jonathan.clement@alaska.gov. Comments may also be submitted through the Alaska Online Public Notice System, by accessing this notice on the system and using the "comment" link. The comments must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 23, 2018.

You may submit written questions relevant to the proposed action to Jonathan Clement, Assistant Attorney General, Department of Law, 1031 W. 4th Avenue, Suite 200 or by electronic mail at jonathan.clement@alaska.gov. The questions must be received at least 10 days before the end of the public comment period. The Department will aggregate its response to substantially similar questions and make the questions and response available on the Department’s website

http://law.alaska.gov/department/civil/consumer/cpindex.html or on Alaska Online Public Notice System. The Department may, but is not required to, answer written questions received after the 10-day cut-off date and before the end of the comment period.

If you are a person with a disability who needs a special accommodation in order to participate in this process, please contact Jonathan Clement, Assistant Attorney General at (907) 269-5200 no later than Friday, August 10, 2018 to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.

For a copy of the proposed regulation changes, contact Jonathan Clement at the address above, or at jonathan.clement@alaska.gov or (907) 269-5200, or go to http://law.alaska.gov/department/civil/consumer/cpindex.html.  

After the public comment period ends on Thursday, August 23, 2018, the Department will either adopt the proposed regulation changes or other provisions dealing with the same subject, without further notice, or decide to take no action. The language of the final regulations may be different from that of the proposed regulations. You should comment during the time allowed if your interests could be affected.

Statutory Authority: AS 09.80.150, AS 45.68.010, AS 45.68.020, AS 45.68.055, AS 45.68.130

Statutes Being Implemented, Interpreted, or Made Specific: AS 09.80.150, AS 45.68.010, AS 45.68.020, AS 45.68.055, AS 45.68.130

Fiscal Information: The proposed regulation changes will not require an increased appropriation.

DATE:  July 23, 2018                              

/s/
Jonathan Clement, Assistant Attorney General
Department of Law, Civil Division



ADDITIONAL REGULATION NOTICE INFORMATION
(AS 44.62.190.(d))


1. Adopting agency: Department of Law                                                                            

2. General subject of regulation: Registration of Charitable Organizations and Paid Solicitors.

3. Citation of regulation: 9 AAC 12.890                                                                             

4. Department of Law file number, if any: JU2017200693

5. Reason for the proposed action:

(  ) Compliance with federal law or action

(  ) Compliance with new or changed state statute

(  ) Compliance with Federal or state court decision

(  ) Development of program standards

(x) Other: Update and clarification of current regulations

6. Appropriation/Allocation: Law                                                                                     

7. Estimated annual costs in the aggregate to comply with the proposed action to:

Private Persons: There are no costs to private persons through this action because no changes are made to the annual registration fee for charitable organizations or paid solicitors.
Other State Agencies: None                                                                                
Municipalities: None                                                                                                       

8. Cost of implementation to the state agency and available funding (in thousands of dollars): No costs are expected for 2018 or subsequent years.

9. The name of the contact person for the regulations:
    Jonathan Clement, Assistant Attorney General
    Department of Law, Civil Division
    1031 W. 4th Avenue, Suite 200
    Anchorage, AK 99501
    Telephone: (907) 269-5200
    Email Address: jonathan.clement@alaska.gov

10. The origin of the proposed action:

    X        Staff of state agency

_____     Federal government

_____     General public

_____     Petition for regulation change

_____     Other (identify)

DATE:  July 23, 2018

Prepared by: Jonathan Clement, Assistant Attorney General
                    Department of Law, Civil Division