{"id":1514,"date":"2021-11-30T14:26:21","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T19:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rules\/?page_id=1514"},"modified":"2026-02-24T14:04:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T19:04:58","slug":"111609b","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rules\/notice-of-rule-proposal-archive\/111609b\/","title":{"rendered":"111609b"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<b>NJ DEPARTMENT of ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION<\/b><br \/>\nNATURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES<br \/>\nNATURAL AREAS and the NATURAL AREAS SYSTEM<\/p>\n<p><strong>Notice of Rule Proposal<br \/>\n<\/strong>Natural Areas and the Natural Areas System Rules N.J.A.C. 7:5A<\/p>\n<p><b>Public Notice<\/b><br \/>\nTake notice that the NJ Department of Environmental Protection is proposing \u00a0to readopt the Natural Areas and the Natural Areas System rules at N.J.A.C. 7:5A (the Natural Areas rules). The Natural Areas rules are scheduled to expire on November 17, 2009.\u00a0 The Department is proposing to readopt the rules with amendments that would change the administering agency for two natural areas (Bear Swamp East, Cape May Wetlands), from the Division of Parks &amp; Forestry to the Division of Fish &amp; Wildlife, as a result of an interagency transfer of these lands that was approved in 2007.\u00a0 The Department is also proposing to change the administering agency for Hacklebarney Natural Area from Voorhees State Park to Spruce Run Recreation Area.\u00a0 The Department is also proposing to change the name of the Liberty Park Natural Area to the Richard J. Sullivan Natural Area, based on the dedication of this natural area in 2005.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal is scheduled to be published in the New Jersey Register dated November 16, 2009.\u00a0 A copy of the proposal is available from <a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rules\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/proposals\/111609b.pdf\">the Department\u2019s website<\/a> (<span class=\"specialNote\">PDF<\/span>) and from DEP Rule Manager Sarah Ritchie, (609) 984-0041.\u00a0 The proposal may also be found in official repository libraries and may also be ordered from LexisNexis Customer Service at (800)223-1944 or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lexisnexis.com\/hottopics\/njoal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.lexisnexis.com\/hottopics\/njoal\/<\/a>.\u00a0Be advised that there may be a fee for obtaining a copy of the proposal from some sources.<\/p>\n<p>Written comments may be submitted by January 15, 2009 to:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>NJ Department of Environmental Protection<br \/>\nLeslie W. Ledogar, Esq.<br \/>\nATTN: DEP Docket No. 15-09-10\/735<br \/>\nOffice of Legal Affairs<br \/>\nPO Box 402<br \/>\nTrenton, New Jersey 08625<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]NJ DEPARTMENT of ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NATURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES NATURAL AREAS and the NATURAL AREAS SYSTEM Notice of Rule Proposal Natural Areas and the Natural Areas System Rules N.J.A.C. 7:5A Public Notice Take notice that the NJ Department of Environmental Protection is proposing \u00a0to readopt the Natural Areas and the Natural Areas System rules [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":112,"featured_media":0,"parent":79,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"fullwidth-title.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1514","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rules\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rules\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rules\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rules\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/112"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rules\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1514"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rules\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1514\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4031,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rules\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1514\/revisions\/4031"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rules\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/79"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rules\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}